Introduction: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is known as the silent killer, where sufferers often do not realize its signs and symptoms and are frequently diagnosed during another health complication. To maintain quality of life, the family is required to provide support, therefore, this study aims to determine the relationship between family and the patient through observational analytic research.Methods: 120 people with DM make up the research sample using an accidental sampling technique, and data analysis was carried out using the Spearman rank test. The results found that 62 respondents (51.7%) agreed to their families providing good support, and 102 (85%) were satisfied with their quality of life.Results: The Spearman test resulted in a P value of 0,000 and R of 0.334. This means the higher the support provided by the family, the greater the increase in quality of life.Conclusion: The suggestions proposed from this study is for health workers to advocate and encourage family in the planning management of DM sufferers in order to improve their quality of life.

Pendahuluan: Penyakit paru obstruktif kronik (PPOK) merupakan salah satu penyebab utama morbiditas dan mortalitas di seluruh dunia, prevalensi internasioanl dari Global Initiative Fot Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) stage II dan lebih tinggi diperkirakan sekitar 10 % dimana angka ini terus meningkat secara bertahap. PPOK berpotensi menimbulkan ketidakcukupan oksigen karena adanya kerusakan pada alveolar serta perubahan fisiologi pernapasan sehingga terjadi keterbatasan saluran nafas. Pasien PPOK cenderung mengalami dispnea dan kelemahan fisik yang berdampak buruk terhadap kualitas hidupnya. Tujuan penelitian untuk mendeskripsikan karakteristik dan kualitas hidup pasien penyakit paru obstruksi kronik (PPOK).Metode:Desain penelitian adalahdeskriptif. Populasi penelitian ini adalah pasienPPOK dengan sampel sebanyak 51yang diambil secara conviniencedi RSUD dr H Soewondo Kendal. Alat ukur penelitian berupaCOPD Assesment Test (CAT).Analisis data meliputi analisis univariat dan analisis bivariat menggunakan korelasi Pearsondan atau alternatifnya yaituKendall-tau.Hasil: Pasien PPOK sebagian besar adalah laki-laki (57,1%), umur median 45 tahun, paling banyak berpendidikan SMP (30,4%), paling banyak memiliki pekerjaan swasta (42,9%), lama menderita PPOK median 1 tahun, frekuensi napas rerata 23,6 permenit, komorbiditas terbanyak adalah jantung dan hipertensi (37,5%), bentuk torak terbanyak normal (82,1%), dan sebagian besar merokok (57,1%). Skor Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Assesment Test (CAT) rerata 22,6. Kategori kualitas hidup pasien PPOK sebagian besar adalah buruk (60,7%). Simpulan:Tidak ada perbedaan kualitas hidup pada jenis kelamin, umur, lama menderita, dan merokok pada pasien PPOK.

Background Pregnancy is a woman's maturation process that requires adaptation to become a mother. This role change is not an easy thing and a companion or mentor is needed. Mentoring for pregnant women is done by optimizing human resources in the community. Method: The activity was carried out in Bandarharjo Village, North Semarang sub-district, Semarang City with 36 potential mentors. The activities were divided into 5 (five) stages, namely (1) Socialization, (2) competency improvement, (3) Practicum (4) Monitoring and evaluation. Results: The pre-test describes that most of the mentors have a low level of knowledge, namely 24 people (66.7%), have a bad attitude as many as 20 people (55.6%), and do not have good mentoring skills. Post-test data obtained, that most of the mentors have moderate knowledge, namely as many as 22 people (61.11%), 34 people (94.4%) have a good attitude and as many as 34 people (94.4%) have moderate skills. Conclusion: There is an increase in the knowledge, attitudes, and skills of mentors after being given training.

<p>Pregnancy is a part of a woman's physiological process that requires adaptation both physically and psychologically. At this stage, women will prepare themselves to achieve their role / maternal role. Maternal roles require support to facilitate the adaptation phase, especially in primigravidas. In addition to support, stimulation is also needed to increase maternal roles. The purpose of this community partnership program is to implement maternal role stimulation in pregnant women in the Bandarharjo village area. The PKM implementation method is carried out in 4 stages. The implementation of stimulation is carried out in 4 stages, namely socialization, competency improvement, skills training and monitoring evaluation. The results of PKM showed an increase in maternal roles in primigravida mothers after being given stimulation. An increase of 44.5%.</p><p> </p><strong>Keywords</strong>: stimulation, maternal role, pregnant women