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ABSTRAK Kegiatan Program Kemitraan Masyarakat dengan judul “Bagaimana membangun kehidupan spiritual selama masa pandemik COVID-19” diawali dengan fenomena yang ada saat ini mengenai COVID-19. Fenomena yang ada menunjukkan jika masyarakat belum siap menerima perubahan yang terjadi akibat kondisi pandemi. Perubahan yang terjadi meliputi kebijakan baru dari pemerintah yaitu PSBB (Pembatasan Sosial Berskala Besar). Kebijakan baru ini diadakan sebagai tindak lanjut dari peningkatan jumlah warga yang terinfeksi dan meninggal akibat COVID-19. Hal ini juga berdampak pada perputaran sektor ekonomi, masyarakat ketakutan berpergian, salah satunya termasuk pergi ke tempat ibadah. Dibutuhkan kesiapan mental bagi masyarakat dalam menghadapi masa pandemic COVID-19. Upaya dalam membangun kehidupan spiritual di masa pandemik COVID-19 dilakukan dengan meningkatkan komunikasi atau silahturahmi, mengurangi paparan berita dari berbagai media, membaca kitab suci, meluangkan waktu untuk beribadah, dan mendengarkan siraman rohani. Salah satu hal positif dalam pandemi ini ialah memperbanyak kesempatan untuk semakin dekat dengan Tuhan yang jika selama ini waktu lebih terkuras habis dengan pekerjaan. Kehidupan spiritual Karakter yang kuat akan meningkatkan spiritual dalam diri masing-masing untuk menghadapi keadaan yang sulit di masa pandemik.   ABSTRACT The Community Partnership Program activity entitled "How to build a spiritual life during the COVID-19 pandemic period" begins with the current phenomenon regarding COVID-19. The existing phenomenon shows that the community is not ready to accept the changes that occur due to pandemic conditions. Changes that occur include a new policy from the government, namely PSBB (Large-Scale Social Restrictions). This new policy was held as a follow-up to the increase in the number of people infected and dying from COVID-19. This also has an impact on the rotation of the economic sector, people are afraid to travel, one of which includes going to places of worship. It takes mental readiness for the community to face the COVID-19 pandemic. Efforts to build a spiritual life during the COVID-19 pandemic have been carried out by increasing communication or friendship, reducing exposure to news from various media, reading holy books, taking time to worship, and listening to spiritual sermons. One of the positive things in this pandemic is that there are more opportunities to get closer to God, who if all this time has been drained more by work. Spiritual life A strong character will enhance each other's spirituality to face the difficult circumstances of the pandemic.  

C ognition, the ability to process thought, entails perceiving, saving, recalling and using information. The World Health Organization (WHO) lists components of cognition as language, thought, memory, executive function, judgment, attention, and perception. 1 Preserving multidimensional cognitive structure allows older adults to maintain social connectedness, an ongoing sense of purpose, the ability to function independently, functional recovery from illness or injury, and the ability to cope with residual functional deficits. 2 The brain may be able to achieve new or regain lost functions by changing its internal connectivity network. Due to interaction between neuronal plasticity and cognitive plasticity, the aging brain can reorganize cognitive demand or cognitive plasticity as needed. 3 However, cognitive ability decline does occur, and includes memory disorders, neuropsychiatric symptoms, orientation disorder, aphasia, apraxia, agnosia, executive function disorder, and personality change. 4,5 Dementia is a group of symptoms characterized by significant cognitive decline from a previous level of performance in one or more cognitive domains, such as learning and memory, language, executive function, complex attention, perceptual-motor, and social cognition. 6,7 Dementia results from a variety of diseases and injuries that primarily or secondarily affect the brain; it is chronic and progressive. 1 Globally, over 47 million people have dementia and over 7 million new cases are recorded every year. 8,9 The prevalence of dementia is much greater in Abstract OBJECTIVES: This quasi-experimental study aimed to examine the effect of a cognitive stimulation therapy (CST) program on the cognitive ability of demented older adults. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Two nursing homes were randomly assigned as experimental and control groups. Simple random sampling technique was used to recruit 27 demented older adults from each nursing home. The experimental group received a CST program three times per week for 5 weeks. The control group received usual care. Data collection was performed from March to May, 2018. Instruments used were a Demographic Questionnaire, Mini Mental State Examination (Indonesian version), and the CST program adapted for the culture of East Java, Indonesia. Descriptive statistics were calculated for data analysis. RESULTS: Findings revealed an effect of CST on cognitive ability of demented older adults. The experimental and control groups were not significantly different before the intervention (p = 0.161). After the CST program, the mean cognitive ability score in the experimental group was significantly higher than before the program (p < 0.001). After the CST program, the mean cognitive ability score in the experimental group was significantly higher than in the control group (p < 0.001). The mean cognitive ability score for the control group did not differ significantly between pre-test and post-test (p = 0.058). CONCLUSION: CST improves cognitive ability in demented older adults. Nurses and health care tea...

Introduction: The older adults and people with comorbidities are more susceptible to the infected of the COVID-19 virus, and have a higher risk of mortality compared to other populations. Steps to prevent transmission have been taken by the government, such as socializing physical distancing movements, staying at home, wearing masks when leaving the house, to prohibiting people from going to village. This study wants to know the factors and situations that influence the behaviour of preventing COVID-19. Methods: This research design uses observational design with correlation description approach. The total population is 148, obtained a sample of 126 respondents using the Slovin’s formula. Random sampling technique used with the help of the excel application. The older adult’s group was 63 respondents and the chronic disease group was 63 respondents. The researcher used 11 questionnaires and multivariate analysis test results using SEM with SmartPLS. Results: The results of the multivariate analysis test using SEM (Structural Equation Modeling) with SmartPLS (Partial Least Square) showed that the factors that influenced COVID-19 prevention behaviour in the older adult’s group were knowledge, while in the chronic disease group was social support and attitude towards COVID-19. Conclusion: It is hoped that it can improve preventive behaviour against COVID-19 by understanding what factors are weakening or factors that can increase the risk of COVID-19 transmission in the elderly and people with chronic diseases, and can be a policy reference in implementing the protocol of COVID-19 for the Village Government.

ABSTRAKNyeri sendi menjadi urutan pertama keluhan yang dirasakan oleh lansia saat kunjungan Posyandu Lansia dan menjadi salah satu faktor utama lansia mencari pengobatan. Terapi pengobatan famakologi lebih banyak digunakan dalam penatalaksanaan nyeri, terapi ini harus hati-hati diberikan terutama pada lansia, mengingat efek samping yang merugikan dan menjadi risiko lebih besar akibat penurunan fungsi organ atau proses degeneratif. Tujuan kegiatan ini untuk pemberdayaan kader lansia dengan penguatan pengetahuan terkait nyeri sendi pada lansia, pelatihan penatalaksanaan nyeri sendi non farmakologi sebagai salah satu alternatif penanganan nyeri sendi, meliputi edukasi kesehatan nyeri sendi dan penatalaksanaanya, dan melakukan terapi non farmakologi dalam penatalaksanaan nyeri sendi yaitu : pemasangan plester kinesio dan kompres jahe merah. Evaluasi dilakukan dengan melakukan pre test dan post test pengetahuan kader tentang nyeri sendi dan penatatalaksanaannya kompres jahe merah dan kinesiotaping. Kegiatan diikuti seluruh kader yaitu sejumlah 10 orang. Hasil evaluasi pengetahuan meningkat 96% dari nilai rata-rata 50 (kategori sedang) menjadi nilai rata-rata 98 (kategori baik), penatalaksanaan nyeri sendi non farmakologi untuk kompres jahe merah meningkat 139% dari nilai rata-rata 38 (kategori kurang) menjadi nilai rata-rata 91 (kategori baik) dan pemasangan plester kinesio meningkat 250% dari nilai rata-rata 22 (kategori kurang) menjadi nilai rata-rata 77 (kategori baik). Kegiatan ini diharapkan dapat meningkatkan pengetahuan kader tentang nyeri sendi pada lansia, serta kader dapat menerapkan terapi non farmakologi yang aman dan efek samping yang minimal bagi lansia. Kata kunci: lanjut usia; kader lansia; nyeri sendi; kinesiotaping; kompres jahe merah. ABSTRACTOlder adults is someone who has reached the age of 60 years and over. Joint pain is often one of the main factors in the elderly seeking treatment. Pharmacological drug therapy is more widely used in the management of pain, this therapy must be given with caution, especially in the elderly, considering the adverse side effects and the greater risk due to decreased organ function or degenerative processes. The purpose of this activity is to empower elderly cadres by strengthening knowledge related to joint pain in the elderly, training in non-pharmacological joint pain management as an alternative for joint pain management, including joint pain health education and its management, and conducting non-pharmacological therapy in the management of joint pain, namely: installation kinesio plaster and red ginger compress. The evaluation was carried out by conducting a pre-test and post-test on the cadre's knowledge of joint pain and its management of red ginger compresses and kinesiotaping. The activity was attended by all cadres, namely a total of 10 people. The results of the evaluation of knowledge increased from an average score of 50 (moderate category) to an average score of 98 (good category), non-pharmacological management of joint pain for red ginger compresses from an average score of 38 (poor category) to an average score of 91 (good category) and installation of kinesio tape from an average value of 22 (poor category) to an average value of 77 (good category). This activity is expected to increase cadres' knowledge about joint pain in the elderly, and cadres can apply non-pharmacological therapies that are safe and have minimal side effects for the elderly. Keywords: older adults; elderly cadres; joint pain; kinesiotaping; red ginger compress.