Mental disorders become a serious problem. The prevalence of mental disorders has increased every year. The family as the closest unit to people with mental disorders and be the main care giver for sufferers. Families as a big role in determining the care needed by sufferers at home. When one family member experiences a mental disorder, all family members also feel the negative effects. The additional role of the family in caring for family members with mental disorders causes the emergence of pressure or burden in the family that can affect physical, psychological, social and economic conditions. Family counseling is needed for media to help families overcome various problems in life as a whole. The role of counseling is the family can answer all questions that disturb the mind and behavior so that the family is able to solve the problem. This research aims to determine the effect of counseling on family burdens in caring for people with mental disorders. This study uses a quasi-experimental method with a post-test and pre-test one group design. The sample taken in this study is a family that has 76 people with mental disorders. Sampling technique using simple random sampling. Bivariate analysis using paired t-test. Bivariate test showed yhe differences in the average value of the family burden before and after the intervention, where the p value is smaller than the alpha (0.00<0.05). It can be concluded that there is an effect of counseling on family burdens in caring for people with mental disorders. Keywords: counseling; family burdens; mental disorders ABSTRAKGangguan jiwa menjadi permasalahan serius dan terus mengkhawatirkan. Prevalensi kasus gangguan jiwa mengalami peningkatan setiap tahunnya. Keluarga sebagai unit paling dekat dengan orang dengan gangguan jiwa dan menjadi penyedia perawatan utama bagi penderita. Keluarga beperan besar dalam menentukan cara atau perawatan yang diperlukan penderita di rumah. Ketika satu anggota keluarga mengalami gangguan jiwa, maka seluruh anggota keluarga turut merasakan dampak negatif. Adanya tambahan peran keluarga dalam merawat anggota keluarga dengan gangguan jiwa menyebabkan munculnya tekanan atau beban dalam keluarga yang dapat mempengaruhi kondisi fisik, psikologis, sosial dan ekonomi. Konseling untuk keluarga dibutuhkan sebagai media perantara guna membantu keluarga mengatasi berbagai permasalahan dalam kehidupan. Konseling bagi keluarga dapat menjawab berbagai pertanyaan yang menganggu pikiran serta tingkah lakunya. Penelitian bertujuan menguji pengaruh konseling terhadap beban keluarga dalam merawat orang dengan gangguan jiwa. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode quasi eksperimen dengan rancangan post-test and pre-test one group design. Sampel penelitian ini adalah 52 responden dari keluarga yang mempunyai orang dengan gangguan jiwa. Pengambilan sampel dilakukan dengan teknik simple random sampling. Analisis data bivariat untuk menguji pengaruh secara statistik menggunakan paired t-test. Hasil uji bivariat secara statistik menunjukkan perbedaan nilai rata-rata beban keluarga sebelum dan setelah intervensi, nilai p lebih kecil daripada nilai alpha (0,00<0,05). Dengan demikian dapat disimpulkan bahwa ada pengaruh konseling terhadap beban keluarga dalam merawat orang dengan gangguan jiwa.

Introduction: Stressors of prison life can cause women prisoners to become depressed. The differences in symptoms of depression among women prisoners and the general population may occur due to the characteristics of prisoners and the nature of the prison environment. Symptoms of depression among women prisoners are important to know to prevent the negative effects of depression. This study aimed to describe the symptoms of depression among women prisoners.Methods: A quantitative descriptive study involving 66 women prisoners was designed. Sampling technique using purposive sampling. Self-report surveys using Beck Depression Inventory II were conducted to collect data related to showed the symptoms of depression. Univariate analysis was used to describe the symptoms of depression in frequency distribution and percentage.Results: Symptoms of depression can be divided into three domains include cognitive, affective and somatic. This study showed that the symptoms of depression most commonly experienced by women prisoners are sadness (97%), agitation (85%) and sleep disorders (70%).Suggestion: The findings suggest that early symptoms of depression identification can help professional to minimize the negative effects of depression. Further research is needed to overcome depression among women prisoners.

Depression among prisoners is also found in many female former drug users. Treatment to prevent the negative effects of depression should be immediately provided for the former drug users. Self-help groups as an alternative strategy to improve the support system to create an adaptive coping that can reduce depression level. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of self-help groups on depression level in former drug users. The research design used was pre-experiment with one group pre-test and post-test design. Sampling technique using purposive sampling, where only the former drug users who used as sample 19 respondents. Depression level were assessed using Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) II. The result of paired t-test showed that the mean of depression rate has decreased statistically significant, where p value is less than alpha (0,022<0,05). It can be concluded that there is effect of self-help groups on depression level in former drug users

Disasters can occur at any time in any part of the world with impacts on individuals, families and communities resulting in threats to the quality of life. Preparedness is the activities and steps taken in advance to ensure an effective response to the impact of a disaster. It takes the community in increasing preparedness for disasters by providing family-based education about disaster preparedness. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of family-based education in improving disaster preparedness. This research is a pre-experimental study with a post-test and pre-test one group design. The population of this research is families who live in areas prone to volcanic disasters. Samples were taken as many as 37 families with simple random sampling technique. The independent variable is family-based education and the dependent variable is disaster preparedness. The research data were analyzed to determine the difference in disaster preparedness during the pre-test and post-test using a paired t-test. The difference in the mean value of disaster preparedness before and after the intervention was statistically significant. The p-value was smaller than alpha (0.00 < 0.05), it can be concluded that family-based education is effective to improve disaster preparedness. Family-based education can help and encourage families to explore their strengths so that they can improve disaster preparedness.

ABSTRAKLatar Belakang : Hipertensi berkepanjangan dapat menyebabkan perdarahan yang timbul akibat tekanan tinggi di otak sehingga menyebabkan stroke. Prevalensi hipertensi di Kabupaten Boyolali sebesar 28,5% atau sebesar 219.000 penderita. Penatalaksanaan pasien hipertensi dilaksanakan secara farmakologi dan non farmakologi. Penanganan non farmakologi yang secara prinsip lebih murah dan terjangkau, kurang diterapkan oleh masyarakat, terutama menggunakan jus belimbing dan rebusan daun alpukat.Tujuan : Mengetahui perbandingan pengaruh jus belimbing dan rebusan daun alpukat terhadap penurunan tekanan darah pada penderita hipertensi di Kadus 1 dan 2 Desa Metuk. Metode :  Penelitian ini menggunakan desain quasy experiment design, dengan pre test and post test with comparation group. Penelitian ini menggunakan sampel sebanyak 30 responden, terdiri dari 15 responden dengan intervensi jus belimbing dan 15 responden dengan intervensi rebusan daun alpukat, dengan teknik purposive sampling.Hasil : nilai Mean sistol dan diastol jus belimbing 139,33 dan 80,67. Mean sistol dan diastol rebusan daun alpukat 142 dan 78,67, dengan nilai p value sistol 0,62 dan diastol 0,417. Simpulan : Tidak terdapat perbedaan yang signifikan antara kelompok jus belimbing dan rebusan daun alpukat, keduanya sama sama perpengaruh untuk menurunkan tekanan darah sistolik dan diastolik. Nilai  effect size untuk sistol 0,18 dan diastol 0,42 termasuk kategori rendah. Hasil dari uji Efeect Size menunjukkan jus belimbing memiliki pengaruh lebih rendah terhadap penurunan tekanan darah dibandingkan dengan rebusan daun alpukat.Kata Kunci : Hipertensi, jus belimbing, rebusan daun alpukat.COMPARISON OF THE EFFECT OF STAR FRUIT JUICE AND AVOCADO LEAF DECOCTION ON BLOOD PRESSURE REDUCTION IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS IN METUK VILLAGE ABSTRACTBackground: Prolonged hypertension can cause bleeding due to high pressure in the brain causing a stroke. The prevalence of hypertension in Boyolali Regency is 28.5% or 219,000 patients. Management of hypertensive patients is carried out pharmacologically and non pharmacologically. The principle of non-pharmacological treatment which is cheaper and more affordable is less applied by the community, especially using star fruit juice and avocado leaf stew. To see the effect of star fruit juice and avocado leaf decoction on blood pressure reduction in hypertensive sufferers.Objective: To determine the comparison of the effect of star fruit juice and avocado leaf decoction on blood pressure reduction in hypertensive patients at Kadus 1 and 2 Metuk Village.Methods: This study used a quasi-experimental design, with a pre-test and post-test design with a comparison group. The study used a sample of 30 respondents, consisting of 15 respondents with starfruit juice intervention and 15 respondents with avocado leaf intervention, using purposive sampling technique.Results: The mean systole and diastole values of star fruit juice were 139.33 and 80.67 and for the mean systole and diastole of avocado leaf decoction 142 and 78.67, with a systolic p value of 0.62 and diastole of 0.417 so that there was no significant difference between Star fruit juice group and avocado leaf decoction have the same effect on reducing systolic and diastolic blood pressure. The effect size value for systole is 0.18 and diastole 0.42 is included in the low category. So it can be abbreviated as star fruit juice has a lower effect in lowering blood pressure.Conclusion: There is no effect between star fruit juice and avocado leaf decoction on reducing blood pressure in hypertensive patients. However, the results of the Efeect Size test showed that star fruit juice had a lower effect on blood pressure compared to avocado leaf stew.It is hoped that hypertension sufferers can consume avocado leaf decoction as a treatment to reduce high blood pressure.Keywords : hypertension, star fruit juice, avocado leaf decoction.