Background Various efforts have been made by the Indonesian government to improve mental health services. In 2014, the government established Law no 18, which is about mental health and the treatment of people with mental illness covered by the universal health coverage. However, many people still experience difficulty in accessing mental health services. In Indonesia, family plays the role of a caregiver to people with mental illness. Objective This study aims to identify the perceived barriers on mental health services by families whose members suffers from mental illness. Methods This study is a qualitative research study with a phenomenological approach. Sampling was conducted by purposive sampling with a sample size of 12 participants. Data were collected using semistructured in-depth interviews. Thematic analysis was performed using Colaizzi steps. Results The obtained results presented three themes. Theme 1, mental health service affordability; theme 2, mental health service availability; and theme 3, negative attitudes (stigma). Conclusion Families whose members suffered from mental illness still experienced barriers in relation to mental health services even with universal health coverage. Improved mental health services are related to the health insurance coverage, affordability, availability of mental health services and stigma reduction in the health professionals and wide community.

Introduction: The aging process in the course of human life is a natural thing. Elderly with age> 60 years who can maintain functional physical fitness will slow down degenerative processes. However, the fact found in the community is that there are still many older people who experience physical deterioration because they do not maintain the physical fitness of the elderly. This study aims to determine the level of physical fitness in the elderly.Method: This study used a cross-sectional study. The total sample in this study was 108 respondents who were determined based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. The independent variables in this study were individual characteristics (gender, age, marital status, and several dependents), physical activity, and lifestyle. The dependent variable in this study is the level of physical fitness in the elderly. The instruments in this study used questionnaires and physical fitness tests for the elderly. The analysis in this study used the chi-square test.Result: The results of this study indicate an association between age (0,000), marital status (0,027), physical activity (0,508), and lifestyle (0,034) with physical fitness levels.Conclusion:  The elderly do physical activities according to their abilities and diligently exercise and live a good lifestyle; their physical fitness will also be functional.

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Pendahuluan: Keluarga dengan balita kurang gizi merupakan salah satu sasaran program Kementrian Kesehatan yaitu Keluarga Sadar Gizi (KADARZI). Masih banyaknya masalah gizi pada balita dan persentase KADARZI yang belum mencapai target nasional 80% menunjukkan bahwa asuhan gizi di tingkat keluarga belum memadai. Salah satu penghambat KADARZI adalah ibu tidak mendapatkan dukungan dari keluarga. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui hubungan dukungan keluarga dengan perilaku ibu dalam melaksanakan program keluarga sadar gizi (KADARZI) pada kasus balita dengan kurang gizi.Metode: Penelitian ini menggunakan rancangan penelitian korelasional dengan pendekatan cross sectional. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah ibu yang memiliki balita kurang gizi berusia 12-59 bulan di Surabaya. Sampel penelitian ini berjumlah 107 responden yang diperolah menggunakan teknik purposive sampling. Variabel independen adalah dukungan keluarga. Variabel dependen adalah perilaku ibu balita yang kurang gizi dalam melaksanakan KADARZI. Instrumen yang digunakan adalah kuesioner. Data penelitian dianalisis menggunakan SPSS dengan uji Spearman Rho dengan tingkat signifikansi p = 0,05.Hasil: Hasil penelitian menunjukkan hubungan dukungan keluarga dengan perilaku KADARZI (p=0,000) dengan arah korelasi yang bernilai positif.Kesimpulan: Terdapat dukungan keluarga berhubungan dengan perilaku ibu balita dalam melaksanakan KADARZI. Semakin baik dukungan keluarga maka semakin baik pula perilaku ibu dalam melaskanakan KADARZI. Perawat Komunitas dapat memberikan intervensi berupa penyuluhan tentang pentingnya KADARZI agar ibu balita dan keluarga termotivasi untuk melaksanakan kelima indikator KADARZI.