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: Preparation before an emergency is critical in ensuring that employers and workers have the necessary knowledge and skills on where to go and how to keep themselves safe. This study determined the level of preparedness of UNP personnel on the management of common medical emergencies and its relationship with selected socio-demographic factors. The study used the descriptive-correlational research method using the G power. 202 teaching and non-teaching personnel of the University of Northern Philippines were determined using the purposive sampling technique. The study findings were: A great number of the respondents are 40-44 years old, master's graduates with a monthly income of below Php30,000, 15-19 years in service, and male; a great majority are married. The majority of the respondent's sources of information are television, doctors, and newspapers. The respondents are highly prepared for the management of common medical emergencies. They are prepared to manage wounds, burns, nose bleeding, fainting, difficulty breathing, choking, bites, and fractures. The sex, educational attainment, and level of preparedness of the respondents have a significant relationship with their preparedness for the management of common medical emergencies. The male and those who have attained a higher education degree are well prepared to manage common medical emergencies. Although they have a high level of preparedness, their seminars and expertise must be improved.
Keywords: Teaching, non-teaching, difference, male, training
Abstract: The study determined the level of Psychological Distress of elderly in Selected Barangays in Caoayan, Ilocos Sur CY 2017. It also looked into the relationship between the level of psychological distress and their socio-demographic profile. The following results are: the respondents are 60-66 years old, male, married, lives in poblacion, elementary graduate, nuclear family structure, have a family monthly income of P5,000,with support of family members , roman catholic. The respondents have a “likely to be well” level of psychological distress. A relationship exists between the level of psychological distress and the age, number of family members, educational attainment, family monthly income, family structure, civil status, religion, place of residence and support system of the respondents. It is recommended that: (1) The local government unit should strictly implement RA 9994, an act granting additional benefits and privileges to senior citizens as a program of the government for the elders; (2) The family members should strengthen family ties by giving moral, financial support and to uplift social stability and socio- economic status of the elders; (3) The Senior citizen should actively participate in programs, activities, and gatherings to highlight social support to the organization as long as they can manage.
Keywords: Elderly, Mental Disorder, Depression, Anxiety
On-going
- Assessing Program Responsiveness: A Tracer Study of the CHS Graduates (2025), SDG 3, 4, 8 – (E-25-13)
- Diabetes Mellitus Management Practices among Residents in Selected Municipalities in Metro Vigan, Ilocos Sur (2025), SDG 3 – (HN-25-4)
- Interprofessional Collaborative of Healthcare Workers in Ilocos Sur Provincial Hospital Gabriela-Silang: A Mixed Method Study (2025), SDG 3, 17 – (HN-25-5)
- Preparedness of Disaster-Prone Communities in Ilocos Sur: A Mixed-Method Study (2026), SDG 3, 11 – (SS-26-6)
Presentation
- Problems and Coping Mechanisms of the Health Sciences Student Affiliates: Basis for Pre-Internship Program (2025), SDG 3
- Knowledge and Practice on Breast Self-Examination Among Reproductive-Aged Women in San Juan Abra (2025), SDG 3, 11
- Menopause Specific Health Problems Health Problems Among Women: Basis for Extension Activities (2025), SDG 3, 11
- Agsusupadi a Kapanunutan: The Lives of Ilokanos during Disasters (2024), SDG 3, 11
- Preparedness of University Personnel on the Management of Common Medical Emergencies (2022), SDG 3, 4
- Quality of Life Among ESRD Patients in Ilocos Sur (2021), SDG 3, 11