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Red Rosella Tea and Advocadoas Simvastatin Therapi Support Reduce Total Cholesterol
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Introduction: Hypercholesterolemia is a condition characterized by high levels of total cholesterol in the blood. Many
studies have proven that steeping tea rosella and flesh of an avocado can reduce total cholesterol levels. This study was
conducted to determine the effectiveness of therapy companion rosella tea and avocado in lowering total cholesterol levels in
hypercholesterolemic clients. Method: This type of research is a quasi-experimental study with pre-post test control group
design. The population study was a client with hypercholesterolemia in the working area of Menganti health centers. First
sample group consisted of nine respondents received the drug Simvastatin 10 mg and rosella tea consumed as much as 2 g
1x/day. The second group consisted of nine respondents received the drug Simvastatin 10 mg and avocado meat weighing
330 grams were consumed 1x/day. The control group consisted of 11 respondents have a drug Simvastatin 10 mg oral 1x
daily at night before bed. All groups examined total cholesterol levels before treatment and after treatment on day 15. Result:
The results of one-way ANOVA test showed a significant difference between before and after treatment in the first group
(p=0,001) and the second group (p= 0,005), and there is no significant difference before and after treatment in the control
group (p= 0,248). The difference between the three groups showed p= 0.025. Conclusion: The conclusion of this study is
giving rosella tea, and avocado has the same effectiveness in lowering total cholesterol levels so that health workers can
suggest the use of rosella tea and avocado as a companion therapy to reduce total cholesterol level.
Keywords: Hypercholesterolemia, Rosella tea, avocado, simvastatin
April 2017
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Jurnal Ners Vol 12, No 1 (2017)
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Indonesia
Fakultas Keperawatan Universitas Airlangga Surabaya
2017
Surabaya
ISSN 1858-3598
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Budi Artini. (2017).Red Rosella Tea and Advocadoas Simvastatin Therapi Support Reduce Total Cholesterol.(Electronic Thesis or Dissertation). Retrieved from http://repository.stikeswilliambooth.ac.id/