Kyla Mae M.

Jumarito Level 3 - Block CCC November 30, 2023

A. Descriptive Profile

The name of the patient I interviewed is Mrs. Francisca Barroga Marcera, my Tita.
She prefers to be called "Francing or Franz" as everyone in our barangay calls her that. Tita
Francing is a 71-year-old female born on January 20, 1952, in Dimaluna, Ozamis City. She
currently resides at Purok 6, Manga, Kolambugan, Lanao del Norte with her husband, two
children, and 4 grandchildren. She has 3 children in all but her second son died because he
was being a hostage and killed by the Muslim Islamic rebels during the conflict in Lanao del
Norte last August 18, 2008. She is a devoted Roman Catholic with strong beliefs in
traditional actions. Her recorded weight is 53 kg and has a height of 157 cm. Her posture is
good and she is able to do her ADLs on a daily basis. She stays at home if not Copras time
and helps her grandchildren do household chores such as washing the clothes and the
dishes. Tita with her husband and son-in-law goes to Bukid to work in Copras and
Charcoals so that they can sell it. Last 2018, the patient was rushed to the hospital because
of food poison. She stated that she was eating Marang at the same time, and drinking coke
which later on caused a severe stomachache and diarrhea. As a result, she was having 5x
episodes of diarrhea. After she was rushed to the hospital, she complained of having
severe stomachache and diarrhea. She consulted a medical professional to ease the pain
in her stomach. In addition to her stomachache and diarrhea, she also experiences
vomiting 3x episodes. The current hospitalization she had was in the Year 2018 when she
was having severe stomachache and diarrhea. Her eyes are not very clear so it is difficult
for her to read and write. She has been given prescriptions for her eyes and was given the
right amount of grade glasses to match up with the grade of her eyes. The patient has no
infectious disease and no known allergies. She was vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccine
last 2020

For the client's health habits, Mrs. Francisca does not have a history of tobacco use
and does not intake any alcoholic drinks. The over-the-counter drugs she takes are Poten-
C and Amlodepine every morning after breakfast. She takes Paracetamol as needed when
gets a mild fever and herbal medicine like Dabong and water with lemon when she has a
cough. The familial disease present in the patient's family is hypertension. Her mother was
diagnosed with hypertension and anemia and her mother died due to a heart attack. On the
other hand, her father died because he slipped in a Mosquito Net. The client is the 5th out
of the six siblings. Her third brother died due to severe cough at the age of 70+ while the
fifth sibling due to excessive alcohol intake and smoking at the age of 75. As for his
husband, Mr. Godofredo P. Marcera is healthy as he is eats vegetables and fruits always
and just eats a little amount of meat or seafood, and also drinks 8 glasses of water every
day. When asked about her perception of her current illness, she stated that she is well
aware of her condition and drinks her medicines that are prescribed by the health center.

For the patient's Health Perception- Health Management Pattern, she perceived her
health status as satisfactory. She is well aware of her condition and complies with her
maintenance medications such as Poten-C and Amlodepine. She doesn't drink coffee and
she does drink milk such as Bear Brand Adult or Anlene paired with pandesal every
morning. Her usual lunch and dinner consist of mais rice and vegetables. The patient also
verbalized that she avoids eating chicken and desserts as she is not fond of sweet foods
anymore. Her bowel and urinary excretion patterns are normal. She urinates at least 4
times a day and defecates once a day. She verbalized that she has no problem accessing
their comfort room. In terms of her activity and exercise pattern, the usual exercise she
does is walking and doing household chores. In her leisure time, she listens to drama on
the radio and plays games on her phone. She also prays with her rosary every 3 pm for
Divine Mercy. For her sleeping pattern, she sleeps at 8 pm and wakes up at 5 am. She
stated that she does have problems when it comes to sleep like always waking up due to
going to the bathroom. In terms of her senses, she complains of blurriness in her right eye
and currently, she has no eyeglasses. Aside from that, she verbalized she does not have
any problem with her hearing and smell. For Self-Perception Self-concept Pattern, Tita
Francing expresses that she has a positive attitude towards herself because she is still able
to do a lot of things even if she is already 71 years old. Even if she is already aged, she still
continues to groom and dress herself. She loves to look nice and she feels confident. She
has embraced the ongoing changes in her body such as her age spots and wrinkled skin.
As I talk with her, she can understand well in English and Bisaya and she can still
remember a lot of things from the past. Furthermore, she maintains eye contact with no
problems with speech patterns.

Despite being married for 44 years, she believes in being faithful, respecting each
other, are one of the reasons why their relationship is stronger. In her relationship pattern,
she expressed that she did best with her matriarchal role with her husband, 2 children, and
4 grandchildren. In addition, she enjoys speaking with her neighbors and claims that having
more people around her residence is preferable to living alone. In terms of her Sexuality-
Reproductive Pattern, she states that she lost her sexual drive many years ago. Her first
period was at the age of 12 and she had menopause at the age of 40+. She also stated that
she had no existing health problems when her menopause started. In her Coping-Stress
Tolerance Pattern, Tita Francing would get stressed whenever her grandchildren were very
naughty and noisy. Aside from that, she gets irritable when her surrounding is untidy. To
cope with stress, she would just go inside her room. She would also opt to sleep or conduct
her praying session. In her Value Belief Pattern, she has a strong faith in God as she
believes he is under control of everything that we experience.

B. Analytical Profile

At the age of 7, which was in a school-age stage, she started studying at Dimaluna
Elementary School as a Grade 1 student. In Elementary, she remembers that she walked a
mile away from her home to school. She plays a lot outside their house with her siblings,
cousins, and friends. She was already trained to do household chores with her siblings at
that time to help their mother do the household chores. She stated that when she was in
Grade 4, she could already cook rice and was able to wash the dishes alone. She
graduated elementary school at the age of 12.

In the adolescence stage, she was still confused about which career path she would
take. She dreams of becoming a teacher at that time. However, she was not given a
chance to go to 4th-year college as her sibling brought her to Bukidnon. At that time, she
felt so sad that she couldn't continue to study like with her friends. She felt inferior but never
rebelled against her parent's choice. At 19, even though she didn't finish College, she was
able to teach children at Daycare Center in Bukidnon.

In the young adulthood stage, she started to find a job so she could support her
family. When she was married, she started to go to Bukid to help her husband in their
Copras. At the age of 26, she was married to Godofredo P. Marcera on April 22, 1979. She
and her husband owned Copras and Charcoal. In 1979, a month after they got married, she
got pregnant with her first child. With just a year and a month gap, she was then pregnant
with her second child in 1980. In 1983, she got pregnant with her third child. In 1991, they
built a house together with her family and live happily ever after.