Abstract
Objects: to examine the effect of Virgin Coconut Oil on the skin moisture among uremic patients undergoinghemodialysis.Methods: the study was a quasi-experiment with a pre-test and post-test equivalent control group. The studypopulation was 80 persons.Results: The results showed that there was a significant effect of skin moisture on the intervention groupbefore and after being given Virgin Coconut Oil. Data were analyzed by pair t-test and independent test.Conclusion: There is no need for special emulsions such as Virgin Coconut Oil to moisturize the skin inuremic patients undergoing hemodialysis because of using ordinary lotions can moisturize the skin, but itmust be used regularly, twice a day after bathing, the lotion used must also be a lotion that does not containmercury as well as chemicals that can harm the skin.
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