Publication
Abstract: Introduction: Life with End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) is a perpetual challenge due to the demanding treatment schedule and other aspects of life, including pain and the patient's dependence on a machine (dialysis) for survival, which conflicts with the independence needed to maintain a normal life. Objectives: The study determined the quality of life among ESRD patients and explored the association between the respondents’ quality of life and their socio-demographic and health-related profiles. Methods: The research utilized the descriptive-correlational design. The respondents comprised 147 patients who sought hemodialysis treatment in hemodialysis centers of the first district of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. Results: Results showed that ESRD patients enjoy an acceptable quality of life. They have a good physical ability to enjoy life and a psycho-spiritual ability to cope with the effects of the disease, average economic productivity, and effective and meaningful political, community, and social participation. Factors like age, sex, civil status, occupation, educational attainment, co-morbidities, and several times undergoing hemodialysis showed a significant relationship to a better quality of life. Conclusion: The study indicates that living with a chronic illness such as ESRD can significantly compromise what the patients hold, relating to what gives their lives quality and to what they attribute meaning in their lives. ESRD has a detrimental influence on every element or aspect of a patient's life.
Keywords: hemodialysis, management, physical ability, psycho-spiritual ability, economic productivity
SDG: SDG 3
Abstract: Nature hides a treasure trove of resources that would also help with the medicinal needs of the Earth’s population. This study aimed to determine the local plants and their medicinal use among residents in Ilocos Sur. A descriptive type of research design is utilized. The 206 residents from upland, coastal, and lowland municipalities served as the respondents. The purposive sampling technique is employed. The study's findings showed that the majority of the respondents are 18-23 years old, female, Roman Catholics, with family members and social media as their sources of information about medicinal plants. A significant percentage are single, with a family monthly income of Php 5,000 and below, and unemployed. The Oregano is the most commonly used medicinal plant in upland and coastal areas and the guava in the lowland areas. Most of the respondents used the leaves as part of the plant to treat various ailments. The preparation method is mostly decoction and used orally as food/drink/gargle, taken at 1-2 glasses a day for twice a day. A significant percentage of the respondents use locally available medicinal plants mainly as an antiseptic or cleansing or washing wounds
Keywords: medicinal use, method of application, frequency of use, treatment of ailments
On-going
- Household Climate Change Adaptation Strategies and Disaster Resilience in Coastal Municipalities of Ilocos Sur (2026), SDG 11, 13 – (SS-26-3)
- Tracer Study of the Graduates in the College of Health Sciences (2025), SDG 3, 4, 8 – (E-25-13)
- Birth Outcomes of Covid-19 Infected Mothers of Referral Hospitals in Ilocos Sur (2024), SDG 3, 9 – (HN-24-3)
Presentation
- Problems and Coping Mechanisms of the Health Sciences Student Affiliates : Basis for Pre -Internship Program (2025), SDG 3
- Development of an Information Education and Communication Material for Commonly Used Medicinal Plants in Ilocos Sur (2025), SDG 3, 4
- Disaster Risk Reduction Management (DRRM) Training Needs of Coastal Barangays in Caoayan, Ilocos Sur: Basis in the Development of Extension Program (2024), SDG 3, 11
- Agsusupadi a Kapanunutan: The Lives of Ilokanos during Disasters (2024), SDG 3, 11
- Local Plants and their Medicinal Uses Among Residents of Ilocos Sur (2022), SDG 3
- Quality of Life among End Stage Renal Disease Patients (2022), SDG 3
- Tracer Study of the BSCHM Graduates of the Colegge of Health Sciences Batch 2016-2019 (2022), SDG 4
- Feasibility Study on the Offering of the Bachelor of Science in Emergency Health Services (2021), SDG 4, 8
- Sanitation Practices & Incidence of Intestinal Parasitism in Magsingal, Ilocos Sur (2020), SDG 3
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IP Registration
- Local Plants and their Medicinal Uses among Residents of Ilocos Sur (2022), SDG 3 – (Cert No. 2022-03517-A dated 13-Dec-22)