Kualitas hidup lansia dipengaruhi berbagai faktor seperti kesehatan fisik, kesehatan psikologis, hubungan sosial dan lingkungan. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengetahui pengaruh latihan keseimbangan terhadap kualitas hidup lansia di Kota Depok. Penelitian quasi experiment ini dilakukan pada dua kelompok; 30 lansia sebagai kelompok kontrol dan 30 lansia sebagai kelompok perlakuan. Teknik pengambilan sampel yang digunakan adalah multistage random sampling. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa latihan keseimbangan berpengaruh signifikan, meningkatkan kualitas hidup  lansia (p<0,001). Hal ini disebabkan karena latihan keseimbangan dapat meningkatkan kesehatan fisik, kesehatan psikologis, hubungan sosial dan lingkungan. Latihan keseimbangan lansia dapat digunakan sebagai salah satu upaya untuk meningkatkan kualitas hidup pada lansia di komunitas. Penelitian selanjutnya dapat melakukan penelitian pada kelompok usia yang berbeda untuk mengetahui keefektifan latihan keseimbangan lansia. Kata Kunci: lansia, latihan keseimbangan, kualitas hidup Abstract  Quality Improvement of Elderly Life in Depok City with Balance Exercise. The quality of life (QOL) of the older adult is affected by various factors such as physical health, psychological health, social relationships and environment. This study aimed to investigate the effect of balance exercise on quality of life among older adults. This quasi-experimental design included two groups; 30 subjects as intervention groups and 30 subjects as control groups.  The sample was taken by multistage random sampling. There were significant improvements in quality of life among older adults (p<0,001). Balance exercise can improve physical health, psychological health, social relationships, and environment. Balance exercise can be utilized as one of the preventive efforts to increase the quality of life among older adults in the community. Further research may consider a variety of age to know the effectiveness of balance exercise. Keywords: balance exercise, older adult, quality of life

BACKGROUND: The coronavirus disease (COVID)-19 outbreaks and its rapid rise in prevalence has been a major concern internationally. We conducted a short survey to understand the knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding COVID-19 and estimated barriers to disease transmission perceived by public health nurses (PHN) in Indonesia. AIM: The study aimed to identify the association of sociodemographic characteristic with knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding COVID-19 among PHNs in Indonesia and highlight barriers to the control of infection perceived by PHNs. METHODS: A national, online, and cross-sectional survey was conducted from May 28 to June 9, 2020, with a total of 368 participants. A questionnaire was used to assess knowledge, attitude, and practice. An independent t-test was used to compare attitude differences of PHNs in gender and place of work. One-way analysis of variance was used to compare differences in attitude of PHNs by age, work experience, educational level, and source of information. The Pearson’s correlation test was used to measure the correlation between knowledge, attitude, and practices. RESULTS: The majority of participants had good knowledge of COVID-19 (77.4%), had mean scores of attitude toward COVID-19 of 33.0 ± 2.7, and had good practices regarding COVID-19 (84.2%). Factors associated with knowledge were sources of information (p = 0.013). Factors associated with attitude were gender (p = 0.003), work experience (p = 0.010), and sources of information (p = 0.035). Factors associated with practices were gender (p = 0.011) and sources of information (p = 0.029). There were significant, positive linear correlations between knowledge and attitude (r = 0.435, p = 0.000), knowledge and practices (r = 0.314, p = 0.000), and attitude and practices (r = 0.362, p = 0.000). Most participants strongly agreed that limitations on infection control materials (50.8%) and patients hiding their travel history, resulting in screening inaccuracies (59.8%), were barriers. CONCLUSIONS: A significant association between sources of information and knowledge, attitude, and practices, with the addition of other related factors. There were also significant positive linear correlations between knowledge, attitude, and practices. Nevertheless, the majority of the PHN perceived that limitations on infection control materials and patients hiding their travel history, resulting in screening inaccuracy, were major barriers.

Falls are a serious consequence of declining physical function. Otago exercise is a strength and balance training program designed to prevent falls and enhance health status among the elderly. This study aimed to investigate the effect of a 12-week Otago exercise intended to reduce the risk of falls and health status among the elderly with chronic illness in the social elderly institution. This quasi-experimental study employed a pre- and post-test design using a control group. The study involved an intervention group (21 respondents) and a control group (21 respondents). The sample used in this study were elderly living in a social elderly institution. The sample was selected using simple random sampling. The data were analyzed using Mann–Whitney test, independent t-test, and Chi-square test. Otago exercise significantly reduced the respondents’ risk of falling and enhanced their health status. Significant differences were observed between the two groups in terms of the risk of fall (p= 0.041) and health status (p= 0.011). Otago exercise significantly improves the health status and reduces the risk of falling among elderly with chronic illness. The exercise can be recommended for older adults with chronic illness in social elderly institutions and communities. Abstrak Efektivitas Latihan Otago terhadap Status Kesehatan dan Risiko Jatuh pada Lansia dengan Penyakit Kronik. Jatuh adalah konsekuensi serius dari penurunan fungsi fisik. Latihan Otago adalah program latihan kekuatan dan keseimbangan yang didesain untuk mencegah jatuh dan meningkatkan status kesehatan pada lansia. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menginvestigasi efek 12 minggu latihan Otago untuk menurunkan risiko jatuh dan meningkatkan status kesehatan pada lansia dengan penyakit kronik di Panti Sosial lansia. Penelitian Quasi-eksperimental ini menggunakan pre-post dengan kelompok kontrol. Kelompok intervensi dan kontrol masing-masing terdiri dari 21 responden. Sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah lansia yang tinggal di UPT Kesejahteraan Sosial Lanjut Usia Budi Agung Kupang.  Teknik sampling yang digunakan adalah simpel random sampling. Data dianalisis menggunakan Mann-Whitney test, Independent t-test dan Chi-square test. Latihan Otago secara signifikan menurunkan risiko jatuh dan meningkatkan status kesehatan. Ada perbedaan signifikan antara kedua kelompok dalam hal risiko jatuh (p= .041) dan status kesehatan (p= 0.011).  Latihan Otago secara signifikan menurunkan risiko jatuh dan meningkatkan status kesehatan pada lansia dengan penyakit kronik. Kata Kunci: lansia, latihan Otago, penyakit kronik, risiko jatuh, status kesehatan

Latar Belakang : Kemoterapi  membuat pasien yang didiagnosa menderita kanker memiliki perasaan gelisah, cemas dan takut akan bayang-bayang kematian yang menghantui setiap saat. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui Pengaruh Spiritual Guided imagery and music (SGIM) terhadap kecemasan pasien kanker yang menjalani kemoterapi. Metode : Jenis Penelitiani ini adalah  Quasi experimental dengan rancangan one group pre and post test with control group design. Penelitian  dilaksanakan diruangan kemoterapi pada 30 pasien yang mendapatkan terapi SGIM dan 30 sebagai kelompok kontrol.  Skore kecemasan  diukur sebanyak 3 kali yaitu 1 hari  dan 30 menit sebelum kemoterapi serta 1 hari setelah kemoterapi. Kecemasan diukur menggunakaan skala HARS. Data dianalsisi dengan uji GLM repeated mesure dengan bantun SPSS 21. Hasil : sebanyak   73,3 % dan  26,7 pasien memiliki kecemasan berat dan sedang  saat pre test    menjadi kecemasan  sedang (56,7%) dan kecemasan ringan   (43,3%) pada pengukuran 30 menit sebelum kemoterapi dan pada akhir pengukuran berada pada kecemasan ringan (63,4 %) dan tidak ada kecemasan (33,3 %) dan  sisanya 3,3 % masih mengalami kecemasan berat pada kelompok SGIM.  Analisis uji GLM repeated measure post hock banferoni diketahui p value = 0,001, dengan nilai r square =0,29. Hal ini menunjukan ada pengaruh SGIM terhadap penurunan kecemasan pasien kanker yang menjalani kemoterapi dengan besar sumbangan   pengaruh sebesar 29% sisanya dipengaruhi variabel yang lain. Kesimpulan : Pemberian Terapi SGIM menurunkan  kecemasan pasien kanker yang menjalani kemoterapi. Rekomendasi penelitian adalah SGIM dapat diaplikasikan sebagai salah satu terapi  komplementer dalam pemberian intervensi keperawatan di rumah sakit untuk menurunkan kecemaasan  pasien terutama pada saat pertama kali melakukan kemoterapi. Background : Chemotherapy make patients who diagnosed with cancer have feelings of aneasy, anxiety and fear of the shadows of death that haunts every time. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of Spiritual Guided imagery and music (SGIM) on the anxiety of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Method : This is a Quasi experimental research study with one group pre and post test design with control group design. The study was conducted in a chemotherapy room in 30 patients who received SGIM therapy and 30 as a control group. Anxiety scores  were measured 3 times: 1 day and 30 minutes before chemotherapy and 1 day after chemotherapy. Anxiety is measured using the Hamilton Anciety Rating Scale (HARS). Data were analyzed by GLM repeated mesure  test with SPSS 21. Results : as many as 73.3% and 26.7 patients had severe and moderate anxiety during the pre test becoming moderate anxiety (56.7%) and mild anxiety (43.3%) at the measurement 30 minutes before chemotherapy and at the end of the measurement had mild anxiety (63.4%) and (33,3 %) had no anxiety, and the rest  3.3% still have experience  of severe anxiety in the SGIM group. The Analysis of  GLM repeated measure test with   post hock banferoni known p value = 0.001, with the  r sguare value = 0.29. This shows that there is an effect of SGIM on anxiety reduction of cancer patients during chemotherapy with  a contribution of 29% ,and the rest are affected by  other variables. Conclusion :  SGIM Therapy reduces anxiety of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. The research recommendation is that SGIM can be applied as one of the complementary therapies in providing nursing interventions in hospitals to reduce patient anxiety, especially at the  first time undergoing chemotherapy

<p>Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection has been a major public health-related issue worldwide, including Indonesia. The COVID-19 cases still escalating until this study finished in June 2020 due to the disease positively spreading from person to person. To reduce the spreading of the disease, investigating Indonesian’s knowledge, attitudes, and practice on COVID prevention and mitigation during the outbreak period was crucial. A survey cross-sectional was conducted and using social networking apps to recruit participants. All Indonesian residents who have 18 years old and over and living in Indonesia during the COVID-19 outbreak were voluntarily invited to participate in this study. There are 3464 participants involved in this study. The mean age was 27.63 years, and mostly were women, domicile in Java, held bachelor degrees, students, Muslims, and single/never married. The lowest mean practices score was found among residents who live in Maluku, Papua, and Papua Barat, senior high qualification, unemployed, indigenous religions, and single/never married. The majority of Indonesian residents have good knowledge, positive attitudes, and good practice to promote COVID-19 prevention and mitigation to reduce the pandemic spreading within the country. However, there is a lack of knowledge, attitudes, and practice among a particular group of participants.</p>