Effects of Equine-Assistant Activity on Gross Motor Coordination in Children Aged 8 to 10 Years

Generally, adequate motor coordination (MC) ability is one among the critical factors for the overall development of children. In this paper, we have thoroughly analyzed the effects of equine-assistant activity (EAA) training on MC in children. For this purpose, MC test, specifically for children, was used to the Körperkoordinationstest für Kinder (KTK), and a total of 100 children, particularly those in 8 to 10 age, were equally separated into equine-assistant activity group (EAAG) and control group (CG), respectively. The EAAG group has attended a 14-week EAA training program, while the CG joined in physical education activity once per week. The experimental results have indicated that four indices of KTK test (i.e., backward walk [WB], height jump [HH], jumping sideways [JS] and moving sideways [MS], and motor quotient [MQ] score) showed significant differences ( ∗ P < 0.05 ) after a 14-week EAA training. Furthermore, the indices of physical fitness test, standing long jump (SLJ), and sit and reach (SAR) showed significant differences ( ∗ P < 0.05 ), but the handgrip (HG) increased slightly without significant difference ( P > 0.05 ) after a 14-week EAA training. In conclusion, there were improvements in MC, lower limb strength, and flexibility by EAAG for those who participated in a 14-week EAA training, and this study has demonstrated the effectiveness of the KTK assessment of MC in children 8 to 10 years.

PENYULUHAN IMUNISASI DASAR ANAK PADA MASA ADAPTASI KEBIASAAN BARU

<p><em>The government has designated Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) as a non-natural disaster in the form of an outbreak/pandemic, this determination is followed by efforts to prevent the spread of the corona virus through social restrictions, including restrictions on crowds, travel restrictions, implementation of isolation, delays and cancellations. events, as well as the closure of facilities and public service arrangements. This condition also affects the schedule and procedures for immunization services both at posyandu, puskesmas and other health facilities, including private ones). Nationally, Regency/City Immunization Coverage which reaches 80% of complete basic immunization is 37.2% of the target of 79.3% or the percentage of performance achievement is 46.9%. Universal Child Immunization (UCI) Villages are villages where 80% of the total number of infants in the village have received complete basic immunization within one year. The coverage of UCI Villages/Urbans in Buleleng Regency, Bali Province in 2020 is 99.3%, a decrease from 2019 which reached 100%. Through this health education activity, it is expected to increase public knowledge about basic immunization for children during the adaptation period of new habits at the Posyandu, Kekeran Village, Busungbiu District, Buleleng Regency, Bali with various efforts in joint activities with all parties.</em><em></em></p>

Assessment of the Low Referral Rate of Cardiologists to Dietitians/Nutritionists

Background: Dietary factors are a leading contributor to cardiovascular disease. Cardiologists are ideally positioned to initiate dietary discussions with patients and to make appropriate referrals to dietitians/nutritionists, yet the frequency of such referrals is unknown. Methods: A national survey was distributed to cardiologists to assess the frequency of their referrals to dietitians/nutritionists, their assessment of the efficacy of such referrals, and the perceived barriers to patient implementation of dietary changes following referral to dietitians/nutritionists. Results: A total of 123 cardiologists responded to the survey. The majority of respondents (71%) reported that they referred 10% or fewer of their patients to dietitians/nutritionists. Cardiologists who participated in a nutrition-focused continuing medical education activity were nearly twice as likely to refer patients to a dietitian/nutritionist as those who did not. Thirty-two percent of cardiologists believed that 25% or more of their referred patients made significant gains in achieving dietary goals. Most cardiologists (63%) attributed the primary challenge to achieving dietary goals to “the patient’s lack of interest and motivation in making dietary changes” while 6% believed the lack of desired results were related to the quality of the counseling provided. Overall, 59% of cardiologists endorsed the belief that dietary interventions can improve outcomes to an equal or greater degree than pharmacologic therapy Conclusion: Cardiologists reported making few referrals to dietitians/nutritionists; however, those who received continuing education in nutrition were significantly more likely to make a referral than those who did not receive nutrition education. The efficacy of referrals to dietitians/nutritionists was considered to be limited, which the majority of cardiologists attributed to a lack of patient interest and motivation—a belief that is not aligned with prior surveys of patient preferences.

Loneliness and Behavioral Changes During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Concerns for the health impact of loneliness, a risk factor for morbidity and mortality, have risen amid the COVID-19 pandemic. However, relationships between loneliness and behavioral changes remains unclear. Utilizing data from the National Health and Aging Trends Study COVID-19 Supplement, we examine the cross-sectional relationship between loneliness and self-reported increase in each of the following behaviors during the pandemic (n=2,924): walking, vigorous activity, eating, use of alcohol and tobacco, watching television and sleeping. Adjusting for age, race, education, activity of daily living limitations, and chronic conditions, loneliness was significantly associated with a higher odds of more eating (odds ratio- OR: 1.42, confidence intervals-CI: 1.24,1.62), sleeping (OR: 1.35, CI: 1.18,1.56), and watching television (OR: 1.45, CI: 1.30,1.61). These results indicate that during stressful times like our current pandemic, loneliness may lead to morbidity and mortality through sedentary behaviors.

PROGRAM EDUKASI KESEHATAN UNTUK PENINGKATAN PENGETAHUAN TERKAIT PENYAKIT DEMAM BERDARAH

ABSTRACTExtraordinary events due to dengue fever cases in Indonesia often become uncontrollable with increasing mortality rates. The number of dengue fever sufferers is increasing, the area of the spread of dengue fever is expanding along with the increase in mobility and population density. Extraordinary events due to dengue fever cases are also caused by the lack of support from the community's attitude towards environmental hygiene and the insufficient knowledge of dengue fever. The digital education method is a health promotion as an effort to increase public knowledge about a disease. The service team made a pre-test questionnaire to assess initial knowledge related to dengue fever and a post-test to assess knowledge after dengue counseling and assess whether this educational activity provided benefits for partners. This activity could take place continuously and continuously. Short-term activity targets add insight and awareness to the public about the importance of dengue fever cases, especially during the pandemic. The benefit of the activity is that partners gain knowledge about health related to dengue fever. Health service activities are carried out online on Saturday, October 2, 2021 through the zoom platform application. The health education activity with the theme "Beware of Dengue Fever" which was attended by 34 participants from Tomang, West Jakarta, was held on Saturday, October 2, 2021 at 12.00-13.00 WIB. A total of 34 health service participants, it was found that the average pre-test score was 55.77 and the post-test results averaged 77.8 From the results of the pre-test and post-test participants there was an increase in knowledge about fever alert dengue hemorrhage as much as 39.65%. This activity is expected to be continuous, considering that cases of dengue fever can occur at any timeKejadian Luar Biasa akibat kasus demam berdarah di Indonesia sering menjadi tidak terkendali dengan angka kematian meningkat. Jumlah penderita demam berdarah meningkat, area penyebaran demam berdarah semakin meluas seiring dengan peningkatan mobilitas dan kepadatan penduduk. Kejadian Luar Biasa akibat kasus demam berdarah juga disebabkan kurangnya dukungan oleh sikap masyarakat terhadap kebersihan lingkungan, dan masih rendahnya pengetahuan penyakit demam dengue. Metode edukasi via digital merupakan promosi kesehatan sebagai upaya meningkatkan pengetahuan masyarakat tentang suatu penyakit. Tim pengabdian membuat kuisioner pretes untuk menilai pengetahuan awal terkait demam berdarah dan postes untuk menilai pengetahuan setelah penyuluhan demam berdarah dan menilai apakah kegiatan edukasi ini memberikan manfaat bagi mitra sehingga kegiatan ini dapat berlangsung berkelanjutan dan berkesinambungan. Target kegiatan jangka pendek menambah wawasan serta kesadaran pada masyarakat pentingnya kasus demam berdarah terutama pada masa pandemi. Manfaat kegiatan adalah mitra bertambah wawasan kesehatan terkait demam berdarah.Kegiatan bakti kesehatan dilakukan secara daring hari Sabtu, 2 Oktober 2021 melalui aplikasi platform zoom. Kegiatan edukasi kesehatan dengan tema “ Waspada Demam Berdarah” yang diikuti oleh 34 peserta warga Tomang Jakarta Barat dilaksanakan pada hari Sabtu, 2 Oktober 2021 pukul 12.00-13.00 WIB dapat berlangsung dengan baik dan lancar. Total semua peserta pengabdian kesehatan sebanyak 34 peserta didapatkan bahwa nilai rata – rata pre-test adalah 55,77 dan hasil pos-test nilai rata – rata sebesar 77,8 Dari hasil pre-test dan pos-test peserta adanya peningkatan pengetahuan tentang waspada demam berdarah dengue sebanyak 39,65%. Kegiatan ini diharapkan dapat berlangsung kontinu mengingat kasus demam berdarah dapat terjadi kapan saja

PENINGKATAN PROMOSI KESEHATAN MELALUI EDUKASI PENCEGAHAN PENYAKIT DEMAM BERDARAH

Efforts to control the increase in cases of dengue hemorrhagic fever, especially in endemic areas, need to be improved and collaboration with the community is needed. The problem faced by the community due to the spread of dengue hemorrhagic fever is the incompatibility of knowledge and community actions in efforts to eradicate mosquito nests in daily life, there is still low public awareness to apply the good habits in preventing cases of dengue hemorrhagic fever. Based on the problems described, the service team carried out a promotive activity to increase awareness of the importance of implementing appropriate dengue hemorrhagic fever prevention in daily life and 3M plus preventive measures in the spread of dengue fever cases through community independence. The health education activity organized by the FK UNTAR service team with the theme "Prevent Dengue Fever" starting from 13.00-14.00 was attended by 34 participants who have registered and act as the dengue hemorrhagic fever prevention team in the Tomang area of West Jakarta. Participants took part in educational activities delivered by the service team until they were finished. The participants' initial test results obtained an average score of 67.65 and for the post-test results, the average score of participants was 84.56. It can be seen that there is an increase in knowledge of dengue hemorrhagic fever prevention by 25%. The pre-test scores showed that the participants had fairly good knowledge regarding prevention, and after health education by the service team, the level of knowledge of the participants was getting better.Upaya pengendalian peningkatan kasus demam berdarah dengue terutama pada daerah endemik perlu ditingkatkan dan perlu kerjasama dengan masyarakat. Masalah yang dihadapi pada masyarakat karena kasus penyebaran demam berdarah dengue yaitu tidak sejalannya pengetahuan dan tindakan masyarakat dalam upaya pemberantasan sarang nyamuk dalam kehidupan sehari-hari, masih rendahnya kesadaran masyarakat untuk menerapkan kebiasaan yang tepat dalam pencegahan kasus demam berdarah dengue. Berdasarkan permasalahan yang diuraikan maka tim pengabdian melakukan suatu kegiatan promotif dalam upaya meningkatkan kesadaran pentingnya penerapan pencegahan demam berdarah dengue yang tepat di kehidupan sehari-hari serta tindakan preventif 3M plus dalam penyebaran kasus demam berdarah melalui kemandirian masyarakat. Kegiatan edukasi kesehatan yang diselenggarakan tim pengabdian FK UNTAR dengan tema “Cegah Demam Berdarah” dimulai 13.00-14.00 telah diikuti 34 peserta yang sudah terdaftar dan berperan sebagai tim pencegahan demam berdarah dengue di wilayah Tomang Jakarta Barat. Peserta mengikuti kegiatan edukasi yang disampaikan tim pengabdian sampai selesai. Hasil pre-test para peserta didapatkan nilai rata-rata sebesar 67,65 dan untuk hasil post-test didapatkan nilai rata-rata peserta 84,56. Berdasarkan hasil dari nilai rata-rata pre-test ke nilai rata-rata post-test, dapat dilihat terjadi peningkatan pengetahuan pencegahan demam berdarah dengue sebesar 25%. Hasil nilai pre-test para peserta menunjukkan peserta mempunyai pengetahuan yang cukup baik terkait pencegahan, dan setelah mendengarkan materi yang disampaikan tim pengabdian, tingkat pengetahuan peserta semakin baik.

PARENTING EDUCATION; MEWUJUDKAN BDR YANG AKTIF DAN MENYENANGKAN BAGI ANAK

Parenting education activities are carried out with the theme of realizing an active and fun study from home, as a mentoring activity for teachers and parents of children. Complaints of parents when accompanying their children to study at home, became the main basis for carrying out these parenting activities. Many parents feel overwhelmed to build children's enthusiasm in learning and completing the tasks given by the teacher. This condition bring out the initiative to provide assistance to teachers in providing parenting education activity material to children's parents and also directly provide material about the study from home method in parenting education activities carried out at RA Al Hidayah Kapongan Situbondo, so that even though learning activities were carried out at home , the children are still enthusiastic to do it actively and fun. The most important thing in this mentoring activity is to bring back the essence of parents/mothers as madrasas for their children, so that parents can hone, love, and nurture their children well. In the end, a nation will be born as khaira ummah who is anfauhum linnas.