Supplementation Dadih Pudding as a Probiotic on the Psychosocial Problems of Children with Covid-19 Undergoing Isolation
Susmiati Susmiati1*
, Helmizar Helmizar2, Asrawati Asrawati3, Finny Fitry Yani3, Ilfa Khairina1, Nila Anggreiny4, and Nice Rachmawati Masnadi31Departement of Basic Nursing and Fundamental Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Andalas, Padang, Indonesia,
2Departement of Nutrition, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Andalas, Padang, Indonesia
3Departement of Child Health, , Faculty of Medicine Universitas Andalas, Padang, Indonesia
4Departement of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Andalas, Padang, Indonesia
Corresponding Author E-mail: susmiati.revalin@gmail.com
Abstract: Previous studies have found that probiotic supplementation can positively affect mood and psychological symptoms such as stress and anxiety. Dadih is a traditional food from West Sumatera, Indonesia, derived from buffalo milk, a source of probiotics, and contains a lot of lactic acid bacteria, the type of Lactobacillus. This study aimed to prove the effect of giving dadih pudding as probiotics on psychosocial problems in children and adolescents with COVID-19 who underwent isolation treatment. This quasi-experimental research uses with post-test only with a control group. Among the respondents, 43 patients 5 – 18 years old with Covid 19 were isolated at the Quarantine Center. The respondents were divided into two groups, the experimental group gave dadih pudding (23 members), and the control group gave pudding only (20 members). Psychosocial problems determined with Pediatric Symptom Checklist 17 (PSC-17) checklist after two weeks of intervention with dadih pudding. There is a significantly different mean internalization between the control and intervention groups p <0.05. Children given dadih pudding (intervention group) had lower psychosocial problems than those not given the dadih pudding/control group (12.5% vs 87.5%); otherwise, the control group had more significant psychosocial problems 62.9% than the intervention group 37.1% (p < 0.05). Dadih pudding supplementation can significantly reduce the score of PSC-17 among children or adolescents during quarantine COVID-19. This supplementation can be used modulation microbiota in children who suffer from the psychosocial problems.
Keywords: Children; Covid 19; Dadih Pudding; Probiotic; Psychosocial Problems Back to TOC