Introduction: The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic affected the mental health of students. Students feel stressed and sad, anxious, frustrated, confused and do not know how to overcome their conditions. Depression occurs because of negative thinking about oneself and others, so special management is needed in the midst of a COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this study was to provide an overview of the depression levels of students in the pandemic.Methods: The method in this study was a quantitative research with cross sectional approach. Descriptive analysis is used to provide a description of the level of depression that occurs in students. Data collection used the Beck Deperession Inventory II (BDI II), sampling used a total sample of 148 respondents (students with an average age of 18-20 years old). The process of collecting data is done by using the google form survey method.Results: Students experienced mild mood disorders (25.7%), severe depression (12.2%), low depression (8.1%), moderate depression (0,7%) and extreme (0.7%).Conclusion: Depression in the pandemic of COVID-19 requires special attention in management to prevent mental disorders.

Introduction: Stress among teachers has a significant relationship with the psychosomatic and depressive symptoms. Community nurses need to make efforts in preventing the adverse effects of stress on teachers. Progressive muscle relaxation with music and aromatherapy is an alternative intervention which can be practiced to reduce the level of stress among teachers. This study aimed to investigate the effects of progressive muscle relaxation which was combined with music and aromatherapy on decreasing the level of stress in teachers.Methods:This study employed a pre-post test quasi-experimental design with a control group. The samples were 46 teachers recruited by purposive sampling and were assigned to the intervention group (n=23) and the control group (n=23). The intervention of progressive muscle relaxation with music and aromatherapy was given to the intervention group for four sessions in four days; each session lasted for 20 minutes. The data were analyzed using the t-test to know the effects of the intervention on decreasing the stress level.Results:The results showed that the average level of stress of the teachers in the intervention group decreased from 50.65 ± 3.761 to 32.78 ± 8.426 after the intervention. Meanwhile, in the control group, the average stress level slightly decreased from 49.87 ± 3.348 to 49.17 ± 4.868. The result of the t-test obtained a p-value of 0.000 (<0.,05), indicating that there were significant differences in the stress levels between the intervention and the control group.Conclusion:Progressive muscle relaxation with music and aromatherapy could reduce the level of stress in school teachers. Based on the findings, it is recommended that the school teachers perform this relaxation therapy to decrease the stress level. The teachers could practice the therapy by the help of training from the community nurses.

Introduction: The rapid growth of number of COVID-19 cases every day has made the condition of health workers increasingly depressed. These conditions can affect the level of anxiety and work stress. A study involving health workers caring for Covid-19 patient showed anxiety symptoms and work stress experience. The existence of anxiety and work stress can have an impact on increasing work errors, deteriorating physical and mental conditions, reducing productivity and  decreasing service’s quality. This study aims to describe the anxiety level and work stress of health workers during Covid-19 pandemic at the Public Health Center (Puskesmas). Methods: This research was a descriptive survey study with 156 respondents from nine Puskesmas obtained through cluster and quota sampling calculation. Data was taken using Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-42) and workplace Stress Scale (WSS) questionnaires which distributed via google form. Results: The results of this study obtained 16.7% of Puskesmas health workers experience anxiety consisting of 5.8% mild, 7.7% moderate, 2.6% severe and 0.6% very severe anxiety. Meanwhile, the work stress study obtained as many as 68.7% experience work stress, consisting of low 35.3%, moderate 27.6%, and heavy work stress 5.8%. Conclusion: Failure to manage anxiety and work stress can have a negative impact on mental health and can even endanger the lives of health workers. The findings in this study indicate risk for mental health disorders for health workers due to the Covid-19 pandemic. So it is necessary for relevant agencies and also individual itself, to manage anxiety and work stress.

Peningkatan kasus penyakit  HIV/AIDS setiap tahunnya mengalami peningkatan dan merupakan masalah kesehatan yang harus di atasi. Masalah yang timbul setelah terdiagnosis HIV/AIDS diantaranya masalah fisik, psikososial,  stigma sosial, spiritualitas. Kondisi tersebut menyebabkan masalah psikososial dan penderita mengalami stress dan depresi. Penderita HIV/AIDS yang mengalami permasalahan dapat menjauh dari agama dan menyalahi diri sendiri. Dalam mengatasi masalah tersebut salah satu pendekatan yang perlu dilakukan adalah dengan pendekatan praktik keagamaan sebagai bentuk koping religious penderita. Penelitian ini untuk mengetahui hubungan praktik keagamaan Islam dengan koping religious pada kelompok penderita HIV/AIDS. Desain menggunakan deskriptif analitik dengan pendekatan cross sectional. Pemilihan sampel dilakukan menggunakan metode consecutive sampling dengan jumlah sampel sebanyak 138 responden. Hasil penelitian hubungan praktik keagamaan Islam dengan koping religious dari total 138 didapatkan data praktek keagamaan baik memiliki koping religius rendah sebesar 6 responden (40%), sedangkan praktik keagamaan moderate memiliki koping religious sedang sebesar 65 responden (65%), dan praktik keagamaan kurang memiliki koping religius sedang sebesar 14 responden (60.9%).Terdapat  hubungan yang signifikan antara praktik keagaman dengan koping religius.Sebagian besar praktik keagamaan Islam moderate dan sebagian besar koping religious sedang.Terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara praktik keagamaan dengan koping religious pada kelompok penderita HIV/AIDS. Kata Kunci: praktek keagamaan; koping religious; HIV/AIDS

The purpose of this study was to see a picture of people living with religious HIV / AIDS. The method in this research is using descriptive analysis. From a total of 69, the results of the study obtained moderate religious data on people living with HIV / AIDS of 42 respondents (60.9%). In conclusion, the need for support and guidance for HIV / AIDS in increasing adaptive coping can manage the disease it is experiencing.   Keywords: HIV / AIDS, Religious Coping

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<p>Background. Prediabetes is a condition when blood glucose levels are above normal but do not yet meet the criteria for diabetes mellitus. Many people have already been diagnosed with prediabetes. However, there is little data that shows the prevalence and characteristics of people with prediabetes.</p><p>Objective. To identify the prevalence and demographic characteristics of adults with prediabetes in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia.</p><p>Method. A cross-sectional study conducted in 21 Puskesmas (public health centers) in Semarang which were randomly selected from a total of 37 Puskemas. Out of 123 respondents participating in this study, 105 respondents met the inclusion criteria of the study. Oral Glucose Test Tolerance (OGTT) was done after peripherally screening for random glucose levels. Univariate analysis was performed to calculate the frequency and percentage of each variable.</p><p>Results. The result shows that the prevalence of adult respondents with prediabetes in this study accounted for 17.14%. This study also found that the respondents’ mean age was 38.57 ± 14.84. The majority of the respondents were women (66.7%). They have normal BMI, yet higher waist circumference (23.82 ± 4.48; 83.13 ± 11.34), respectively.</p><p>Conclusion. Prediabetes is prevalent among adults in Semarang. Thus, to control the incidence of uncontrolled DM, screening needs to be done to identify individuals with prediabetes in order to prevent it from developing into DM. In addition, the application of healthy lifestyle interventions among adults at risk of diabetes also needs to be improved.</p>

Background: Diabetes Mellitus is a chronic disease that requires treatment for long periods of time so it can cause physical and psychological problems for sufferers and families (caregiver). Caregiver's role is expected to provide support for people with diabetes mellitus. Family psychoeducation is a strategy that can be applied for caregiver in overcoming problems that arise during the treatment of patients with diabetes mellitus.Objective: This study aims to determine the effect of family psychoeducation on caregiver support in the treatment of patients with diabetes mellitus type II.Methods: This research used a quasi experiment with  pre-test post-test control group design. A total of 46 caregivers and patients with diabetes mellitus were recruited puposively, with 23 respondents assigned in the experiment and control group. Caregiver support scale was used to measure caregiver support, and Hensarling Diabetes Family Support Scale (HDFSS) for measuring perception of patients toward the treatment of caregiver.  Data were analyzed using paired t-test and independent t-test. Results: Findings showed there was an increase of caregiver knowledge from 5.39 to 9.09 and an improvement of caregiver treatment from 40.30 to 67.04 after given family psychoeducation. There was a significant difference of caregiver support in the experimental and control group with p-value <0.001 (<0.05).Conclusion: Family psychoeducation can increase caregiver support in the treatment of diabetes mellitus patients. The intervention can be one of nurses interventions in the empowerment of family in improving the treatment of chronic diseases, particularly in diabetes mellitus.