FAMILY HEALTH CARE RESEARCHES

- WHY STUDY FAMILY HEALTH CARE RESEARCHES?

o RELATED STUDIES (Philippine Setting)
 Evidenced-Based Practice
 Community-Based Research
- FAMILY HEALTH CARE
o Family health care is the practice of nursing towards maximizing the
health and well-being of all individuals within a family system.
- RESEARCH IN THE COMMUNITY
o Community health nurse participates in the conduct of research and
utilizes research findings in the practice of the profession.
- RESEARCH FUNCTION SAMPLE
o Disease surveillance is a research activity of the nurse. It is a
continuous collection and analysis of data of cases and deaths.
 To measure the magnitude of the problem.
 To measure the effect of the control program.
- DISEASE SURVEILLANCE NURSE
o It is important in monitoring the progress of the disease reduction
initiatives:
 Poliomyelitis Eradication
 Neonatal Tetanus Elimination
 Measles Control
- COMMUNITY BASED RESEARCH
o Provide precision in understanding specific behavioral phenomena
(Unleashing empowering potential & nurse- client interactive
experiences).
o Lived experiences shared by the community client- partners enhance
the nurse-catalyst-partner’s mental & psycho-social agility.
- Using affective and technical support interventions, the nurse can help client-
partners generate insights to understand the experience from the perspective
of “what happened and what is happening now? ”.
- Community based researches using the participatory approach provide the
best opportunities to understand the realities of human response of client-
partners and nurse catalyst-partner as both respond to health and health
service problems in various ways.

INTER-PROFESSIONAL CARE IN THE COMMUNITY

- Interprofessional care in the community is defined as "when multiple health
workers from different professional backgrounds work together with patients,
families, caregivers, and communities to deliver the highest quality of care."
- TYPES: RLGN
o Rural Health Unit Personnel
 The BHS is the initial unit, which dispenses basic health care,
i.e. maternal and childcare, immunizations, treatment of simple
medical conditions, nutrition, family planning, sanitary health
care, emergency treatment and health education.
 Patients with cases needing hospital attention are referred to
nearest Hospitals, e.g. Northern Mindanao Medical Center and
JR Borja General Hospital located in the city. Private clinics also
provide medical attention to its clients.
 Overall physical, social, and mental health status
 Disease prevention
 Detection, diagnosis, and treatment of illness
 Quality of life
 Preventable death
 Life expectancy
o Local Government Units
 Local authorities are multi-purpose bodies responsible for
delivering a broad range of services in relation to roads ; traffic;
planning; housing; economic and community development;
environment, recreation and amenity services; fire services and
maintaining the register of electors.
o Government Organizations
 DSWD
 The Department of Social Welfare and Development
(DSWD) is the primary government agency mandated to
develop, implement, and coordinate social protection and
poverty-reduction solutions for and with the poor,
vulnerable, and disadvantaged.
 National Nutrition Council
 National Nutrition Council, abbreviated as NNC, is an
agency of the Philippine government under the DOH
responsible for creating a conducive policy environment
for national and local nutrition planning, implementation,
monitoring and evaluation, and surveillance using state-of
the art technology and approaches.
 Population Commission
 The Commission on Population and Development
(POPCOM) strongly believes that correct information and
right choices among Filipino couples and individuals will
be vital in countering unplanned pregnancies .
 National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council
 The National Disaster Risk Reduction & Management
Council (NDRRMC), formerly known as the National
 Disaster Coordinating Council ( NDCC), is administered
by the Office of Civil Defense under the Department of
National Defense. The Council is responsible for ensuring
the protection and welfare of the people during disasters
or emergencies.
o Non-Government Organizations
 Socio-Civic, Religious & School Organizations
 NGOs functions independently of any government and
sometimes called civil societies, are organized on community,
national and international levels to serve a social and political
goal.
 Civic organization. (or club) means any local service club,
veterans' post, fraternal society or association, volunteer fire or
rescue groups, or local civic league or association of 10 or more
persons not proprietary but operated exclusively for educational
and charitable purposes, including the promotion of community
welfare, and the net earnings are devoted exclusively to
charitable, educational, recreational or social welfare purposes.
 Religious organizations include churches, conventions and
associations of churches, integrated auxiliaries of churches.
 The school organization this refers to any councils, organization
or clubs in the school that support health awareness in a form of
activities such medical outreach, blood donations and even
mental health support.

TRADITIONAL MEDICINE
- Traditional medicine refers to health practices, approaches, knowledge and
beliefs incorporating plant, animal and mineral based medicines, spiritual
therapies, manual techniques and exercises , applied singularly or in
combination to treat, diagnose and prevent illnesses or maintain well-being
(Fokunang et al., 2011).
- TRADITIONAL MEDICINE: SAkAm-BwByLN-TsPY-MTwB
o Thirteen (13) DOH Approved Herbal Medicine
1. Sambong (Blumea camphor) Blumea balsamifera (kidney stone)
 Family: Asteraceae
 KIDNEY STONES
 WOUNDS, CUTS, RHEUMATISM, COLDS, COUGHS
 ANTI-DIARRHEA & ANTI SPASMS.
 ROOTS & LEAVES: FEVERS AND HEADACHES
 TEA: COLDS & COUGHS
 JUICE: CUTS & WOUNDS
2. Akapulko (Acapulco/Ringworm bush) Cassia alata (insect bites)
 Family: Leguminosae
  TINEA INFECTION, INSECT BITES, RINGWORMS,
ECZEMA, SCABIES & ITCHINESS
 BRONCHITIS & DYSPNEA; RELIEVING SYMPTOMS
OF ASTHMA;
 LAXATIVE FOR INTESTINAL PARASITES
 COUGH AND FEVER
3. Ampalaya (Bitter gourd) Momordica charantia (removal of nicotine)
 Family: Cucurbitaceae
 DIABETES (HYPOGLYCEMIC POLYPEPTIDE &
LOWERING THE SUGAR)
 OTHER HEALTH BENEFITS: HEMORRHOIDS,
COUGHS, & ANTI-INFLAMMATORY, BODY
DETOXIFICATION & REMOVAL OF NICOTINE
FERTILITY REGULATION
4. Bawang (Garlic) Allium sativum (lowering cholesterol)
 Family: Amaryllidaceae
 INFECTIONS (ANTI- BACTERIAL AND ANTI-
INFLAMMATORY)
 LOWERING DOWN CHOLESTEROL AND BP LEVELS
 IMMUNE SYSTEM
5. Bayabas (Guava – leaves) Psidium guajava (open wounds)
 Family: Myrtaceae
 FIRST AID TO OPEN WOUNDS
 ANTIBACTERIAL
 ANTI-ALLERGY
 INTESTINES HEALTHY
6. Lagundi (Five-leaved chaste tree) Vitex negundo
 Family: Lamiaceae
 SEEDS: SKIN DISEASES
 FLOWERS: DIARRHEA AND CHOLERA
 BLACK FRUIT: RELIEVE AND REGULATE ANY
INTESTINAL DISCOMFORT
 ROOTS: RHEUMATISM AND DYSENTERY
 OTHER: ASTHMA
7. Niyog-niyogan (Rangoon creeper) Combretum indicum
(deworming)
 Family: Combretaceae
 DEWORMING PROPERTIES
 TREAT HEADACHES, DIARRHEA, FEVER, AND
PAINFUL URINATION
8. Tsaang gubat (Scorpion bush) Ehretia microphylla (skin allergies)
 Family: Boraginaceae
  TREAT SKIN ALLERGIES LIKE ECZEMA, SCABIES,
AND ITCHINESS AFTER CHILDBIRTH, MILD
PSORIASIS AND ALLERGIC RHINITIS
9. Pansit-pansitan /ulasimang bato (Clear weed/silver bush)
Peperomia pellucida (abscesses)
 Family: Piperaceae
 HEALTH CONDITIONS: ABSCESSES, ABDOMINAL
PAIN, SORES, CONJUNCTIVITIS, MEASLES, &
KIDNEY STONES
 ANTIMICROBIAL, CYTOTOXIC, & ANTIDIABETIC
10. Yerba Buena (Mint) Clinopodium douglasii (analgesic; body aches)
 Family: Lamiaceae
 ANALGESIC TO ALLEVIATE BODY ACHES SUCH AS
RHEUMATISM AND GOUT
 RELIEVE ACHES ON THE TOOTH AND STOMACH.
11. Malunggay (Horseradish tree /Drumstick tree) Moringa oleifera
 Family: Moringaceae
 HEALTH BENEFITS :
o ANTI-INFLAMMATORY
o ANTI-TUMOR
o ANTI-ASTHMA (SEEDS)
o ANTIBIOTIC
o ANTIOXIDANT
o ANTI-ULCER
o ANTIDIABETIC (LEAVES)
12. Tawa-Tawa (Asthma Plant) Euphorbia hirta (dengue fever)
 Family: Euphorbiaceae
 DENGUE FEVER PATIENTS
 INCREASES BLOOD PLATELET
 UPPER RESPIRATORY & BOOSTS THE IMMUNE
SYSTEM
13. Banaba (Giant crape myrtle) Lagerstroemia speciosa (diabetes)
 Family: Lythraceae
 DIABETES & KIDNEY FAILURE
 REGULATE BP
 AIDS THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
 HELPS EASE URINATION
 FIGHTS DOWN OBESITY
Take note: Although these herbal plants have been tested and proven by many
generations, it is still, however, not necessarily always safe. That is why consulting a
professional expert is highly advisable.
o Acupuncture / Acupressure
 Acupuncture
  What are the side effects of acupuncture?
o The most common side effects of acupuncture
include bleeding, soreness, or bruising at the site
of needle insertion. Other risks of acupuncture
include dizziness, fainting, local internal bleeding,
convulsions, hepatitis B, dermatitis, nerve damage,
increased pain, and very rarely injury to an internal
organ.
 Does acupuncture work?
o In 1996, the FDA gave acupuncture its first U.S.
seal of approval, when it classified acupuncture
needles as medical devices. In the 20 years since,
study after study indicates that, yes, acupuncture
can work.
 How does acupuncture work for pain?
o Traditional Chinese acupuncture involves the
insertion of extremely fine needles into the skin at
specific "acupoints." This may relieve pain by
releasing endorphins, the body's natural pain-
killing chemicals, and by affecting the part of the
brain that governs serotonin, a brain chemical
involved with mood.
 What should you not do after acupuncture?
o Be Gentle With Yourself, After your treatment, take
it easy. It's best to avoid the substances listed
above (alcohol, caffeine, etc.) heavy exercise,
stressful intellectual work and sex for the rest of
the day after you've had acupuncture.
 Acupressure
 What are the side effects of acupressure?
o After an acupressure session, some people may
feel soreness or bruising at acupressure points.
You may also feel temporarily lightheaded.
Pressure should be gentle over fragile or sensitive
areas, such as the face.
 How does acupressure work?
o Acupressure works by placing pressure on specific
points on the body to release qi . Application of
pressure requires precision because some 365
points are located on the major channels, plus
there are over 650 individual pressure points.
  Can you do acupressure on yourself?
o You can do acupressure yourself, at home or work.
You simply apply pressure with the fingers or
another small object to the same points targeted
through acupuncture.
 Is acupressure as good as acupuncture?
o In comparison, acupuncture uses a hair-thin
needle to stimulate an acupoints whereas
acupressure uses a firm pressure to massage the
acupoints. Acupuncture triggers a stronger
stimulation to activate the body's innate healing
ability than does acupressure.

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