Hypertension is a disease that often occurs in the elderly and will have an impact on the quality and quantity of life of the elderly, so it needs early treatment. SEFT therapy and taichong point acupressure are complementary therapies that can lower blood pressure in the elderly. The design in this research is descriptive statistics. The sample was taken by purposive sampling and obtained 30 respondents who were divided into 15 respondents each in the SEFT group and the taichong point acupressure group. Data were collected using observation sheets and analyzed univariately. The results of the research in the SEFT group showed that the pre-test systolic blood pressure was 164.00, the diastole was 94.67 and the post-test systolic blood pressure was 149.67, the diastole was 90.00. Whereas in the taichong point acupressure group, the pre-test systolic blood pressure was 153.33, the diastole was 93.33 and the systolic blood pressure post-test was 142.67, the diastole was 88.67. SEFT therapy and taichong point acupressure can be an alternative in reducing blood pressure in the elderly.

Background: The progress of the fight against HIV is highlighted by significant change. HIV of the past is different from HIV of the present. Healthcare services have played an essential role in achieving the optimal goals needed to end the HIV epidemic. However, people living with HIV and those at risk of catching it (PLWH) often misunderstand the rapid growth of HIV healthcare service options.Objective: This study aimed to explore the experiences of PLWH in the healthcare services featured in this study.Methods: A qualitative phenomenological approach was used. Semi-structured interviews were conducted in 2017 with 12 PLWH who engaged with healthcare services in Jakarta, Indonesia, by using a purposive sampling technique. Semi-structured questions were asked which related to their experiences of using the services. Stevick Colaizzi Keen method was used to extract the thematic analysis of the study.Results: The study developed four essential themes of PLWH healthcare use. They were accessibility, availability at all healthcare levels, comprehensiveness of service, and affordability.Conclusion: Providing accessible healthcare services is considered essential by PLWH. It is also pivotal to helping people feel positive about the community-related healthcare services on offer. Nurse-led HIV services must maintain this progress by continuously evaluating the quality-of-service outcomes and promoting the accessibility of the services to the broader population.

Chephalgia is grievance that is often felt like discomfort in head, Chephalgia can bother activity and productivity. One of complementary therapy that can reduce Chephalgia is acupressure. This study aims to determine the effect of acupressure by family member on pain level of Chephalgia patient in Padang Panjang conducted february-September 2019. The study is an experimental design and a pretest-posttest with control group design with 116 of samples and it uses simple random sampling. Different levels of pain before and after the administration of acupressure by family members used the Wilcoxon test. Whereas to see the comparison of the intervention group and the control group used to test two different groups used the mann withney test.. Satistic test result get p value = 0.0000 that means there is significant effect between before and after acupressure on intervention group, but there is no significant effect on control group get p value = 0,771. This therapy acupressure is recomended for solving Chephalgia, it means that we can give nursing complementary therapy for minimizingC.

Abstrak: Remaja merupakan individu yang rentan mengalami masalah kesehatan mental. Ketidaksiapan tumbuh kembang psikososial seringkali disebut sebagai penyebabnya. Tujuan kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat adalah untuk menilai potensi gangguan emosional dan tingkah laku sebagai upaya mendeteksi dini masalah kesehatan mental remaja. Kegiatan diikuti oleh 28 remaja Kelurahan Ampang, Padang yang dilaksanakan 1 hari. Pendidikan kesehatan diberikan menggunakan metode persiapan, pelaksanaan skrining menggunakan instrument SDQ-25 (Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire), dan memberikan edukasi. Hasil yang diperoleh menggambarkan bahwa sebagian besar remaja (75%) memiliki perilaku prososial normal, mengalami hiperaktivitas normal (78,6%), terindetifikasi gejala emosional abnormal (35,7), mengalami masalah perilaku normal (60.7%), mengalami masalah dengan teman sebaya(50%), dan sebagian besar remaja (78,6%) memiliki kesulitan yang abnormal. Berdasarkan hasil ini, deteksi dini pada remaja perlu dilakukan agar tidak terlambat dalam melakukan penanganan yang dapat berdampak pada masalah kesehatan mental yang lebih serius. Abstract: Adolescents are individuals who are prone to mental health problems. The unpreparedness for psychosocial growth and development often causes it. The purpose of community service activities is to assess the potential for emotional and behavioral disorders as an effort to detect adolescent mental health problems early. The activity was attended by 28 youth from Ampang Village, Padang which was held for 1 day. Health education is provided using the preparation method, conducting screening using the SDQ-25 instrument (Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire), and providing education. The results obtained illustrate that most adolescents (75%) have normal prosocial behavior, experience normal hyperactivity (78.6%), identify abnormal emotional symptoms (35.7), experience normal behavior problems (60.7%), experience problems with friends peers (50%), and the majority of adolescents (78.6%) have abnormal difficulties. Based on these results, early adolescent detection needs to be done so that it is not too late to carry out the treatment, which can impact more serious mental health problems.

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