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THE EFFECTS OF ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE IN MANAGING STRESS IN
MANAOAG COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
CATHERINE P. NITOR

This study aimed to determine the relative effects of alternative medicine in managing
stress. Specially, it dealt on the profile of the respondents in terms of their age, sex, civil
status, educational attainment and religion; the level of stress experienced by the respondents;
the extents of use of alternative medicine used by the respondents in managing their stress
along massage, aromatherapy, meditation, acupuncture and acupressure; the level of relative
effects of alternative medicine in managing stress, the significant difference between the level of
relative effects of alternative medicine used by the respondents and their profile variables; the
significant relationship between the level of relative effects of alternative medicine used by the
respondents and their profile variables.
The results of the study showed that there is a significant difference between the
level of relative effects of alternative medicine in managing stress along highest educational
attainment and religion. However, age, sex and civil status are revealed no significant difference
is associated in level of relative effects of alternative medicine in managing their stress.
Similarly, no significant relationship between the level of relative effects of alternative
medicine along age, sex, and civil status but revealed there is a significant relationship on their
profile variable highest educational attainment and religion.

EFFECTS OF PHYSICAL FITNESS OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
AERON N. PAGAL

This study assessed the physical fitness as perceived by the health care providers in
some municipalities of the 6th district of Pangasinan as it sought answers on: 1) The profile of
the respondents in terms of their age, sex, civil status, highest educational attainment, position,
length of service and physical fitness undertaken; 2) The effects of physical fitness as perceived
by the health care providers along Physical, Mental/emotional and Social aspects; 3) On the
significant difference in the effects of physical fitness of health care providers across their profile
variables; and 4) On the significant relationship between the effects of the physical fitness of
health care providers and their profile variable.
The study revealed that 1) Majority of the respondents were female, in the age
bracket of 21 – 25 years old, married; Bachelors’ degree holder, with 1 – 3 years in service and
undertake brisk walking as their physical fitness activity; 2) The health care providers of some
municipalities in the 6th district of Pangasinan were of the combined perception that the effect of
the physical fitness is highly effective along their physical, mental/emotional, and social aspect;
3) The respondents relatively differ in their perceptions on the effects of physical fitness across
their profile variables. The perceptions of the health care providers on the effect of physical

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