DEVELOMPENT WALKER FOOT REFLECTION (WFR) PREVENTING RETURN OF TUBERCULOSIS SYMPTOMS IN INDONESIA

Abstract

Tuberculosis (TB) patients who take anti-tuberculosis drugs (OAT) tend to experience nausea and vomiting due to digestive disorders, and the TB infection itself causes decreased appetite. Likewise, heart problems that are often experienced due to TB complications such as Cardiac Tuberculosis or Cor Pulmonale Cronicum are complications of the heart that result in respiratory problems. The easiest non-pharmacological treatment for TB for families is reflexology. The acupressure points on the soles of the feet will provide reflection on the lungs, digestion and heart without side effects. The design of this research was a quasi-experiment with a pre post test design, a 2-year multi-year study in the first year carried out in the 3 (three) provinces with the highest TB cases in Indonesia, namely West Java, East Java and Central Java, with 150 respondents. The walking foot reflexology aid, hereinafter named Walker Foot Reflection (WFR), has been created based on human anatomical measurements and the size of an adult's foot and is equipped with four acupressure points. Training using WFR has an effect on reducing the number of symptoms in TB cases.