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This study aims to determine the effectiveness of progressive muscle relaxation techniques in reducing headache pain in hypertensive patients in the inpatient ward of Harapan Anda Hospital in Tegal City. Hypertension is often accompanied by complaints of headaches, which is a significant problem for patients. One non-pharmacological approach that can be used to alleviate headaches caused by hypertension is progressive muscle relaxation therapy. In this study, 55 respondents with hypertension and complaints of headache were involved. The research used a quasi-experimental design with a quantitative approach. Before and after the intervention, patients underwent progressive muscle relaxation therapy for three consecutive days, with a duration of fifteen minutes per session. Pain levels were assessed using a pain scale before and after the intervention. Data analysis was conducted using the Wilcoxon test. The results showed that 53 patients (96%) experienced a decrease in pain levels after the therapy. The average pain scale significantly decreased, with moderate pain levels reducing from 89.1% to 3.6%, while mild pain increased from 10.9% to 85.5%. The Wilcoxon test results indicated a p-value of 0.000 (p < 0.05), indicating that progressive muscle relaxation therapy is effective in reducing headache pain in hypertensive patients. This therapy has been shown to be a simple, safe method that can be applied both independently by patients and in healthcare services. Therefore, progressive muscle relaxation can be an effective alternative in managing headaches in hypertensive patients.

Elderly individuals are a group vulnerable to sleep disorders, with over 50% of them reporting a decline in sleep quality. Sleep disturbances in the elderly can affect their quality of life, which in turn impacts their physical and mental health. One non-pharmacological intervention considered safe, simple, and effective for improving sleep quality in the elderly is foot soaking in warm water. This study aims to evaluate the effect of foot soaking in warm water on the sleep quality of elderly individuals in the working area of Slawi Health Center. The research design used was pre-experimental with a one-group pre-test post-test design. A total of 34 elderly participants were selected using total sampling technique. The intervention consisted of soaking feet in warm water at a temperature of 37°C–39°C for 10 minutes before sleep, conducted for three consecutive days. Sleep quality was measured using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) questionnaire. The data obtained were analyzed using Paired Sample T-test for normally distributed data. The results showed that the average sleep quality score before the intervention was 10.12, which decreased to 7.85 after the intervention. Statistical analysis showed a significant difference in the mean scores before and after the intervention with a significance value of 0.0001. This indicates that foot soaking in warm water significantly impacts the improvement of sleep quality in the elderly. This intervention can be recommended as an effective, practical, and easy-to-implement independent nursing action to improve sleep quality in the elderly. Based on these findings, foot soaking in warm water can be a good option to improve sleep quality in the elderly, especially in community healthcare services.

The level of knowledge about abortion attitudes among adolescents in Indonesia is still minimal about abortion knowledge the number of unwanted pregnancies in Indonesia is around 17.5% in adolescents aged 14-19 years, and 20% of abortions are carried out by adolescents. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between the level of knowledge and abortion attitudes in female adolescents at SMA X. this study is a type of quantitative research with a cross sectional approach. Data collection was carried out using a questionnaire. The number of respondents was 91 people with a proportional sampling technique, one of which is simple random sampling. The data obtained were processed statistically using the chi-square formula. Based on the results of the analysis, 91 research respondents were obtained, most of whom had age characteristics of adolescents aged 10-18 years, the gender in this studi was female, the results of the study also showed that 91.2% had high knowledge, 8.8% had sufficients knowledge, 2.2% had negative abortion attitudes, 97.8% had positif abortion attitudes. The consclusion of of this study is that there is a relationship between the level of knowledge and attitudes towards abortion in female adolescents at SMA X. With p-value of 0.03˂0.05.

Teenage pregnancy is important issue because reproductive organs are not ready and can endanger mother and child she is carrying. Other impacts are premature babies and increased maternal and child mortality rates, due to lack of proper newborn care. was determine relationship between teenage pregnancy and incidence of prematurity and ability to care for newborns. This research is a type of quantitative research using a Cross Sectional approach. Data collection was carried out using questiobbaire. Number of respondents was 70 people with a purposive sampling technique. Based on analysis result, it was obtained that from 70 respondents of study, majority had characteristics of adolescence as much 64,3%. Overall gender characteristics were female 100%, with characteristics of majority of education level having a high school education of 57,1%. Characteristics of majority of jobs were housewives as much 45,7% and private employees as much 42,9%. Result of study also showed that teenage pregnancy less than 19 years old experienced premature births 28% and mature 72%, while teenage pregnancy more than 19 years old experienced premature births 4,4% and mature 95,6%. Teenage pregnancy less than 19 years old were able to carry out newborn baby care with 48% good ability, 40% moderate ability, and 12% poor ability, while teenage pregnancy more than 19  years old were able to carry out newborn baby care with 77,1% good ability, 4,4% moderate ability, and 2,2% poor ability. Research result it can be concluded there is relationship between teenage pregnancy and incidence of prematurity and ability to care for newborns with p-value of 0,008 (<0,05) for incidence of prematurity and p-value of 0,000 (<0,05) for newborn care.

Background: “The highest prevalence of LBP at Awal Bros Hospital in Pekanbaru is estimated to be 0.70% or 3,238 people in 2022, 1.38% or 5,584 people in 2023, and 2,084 people or 1.11% in 2024. The impact of low back pain can make movement difficult, affect quality of life, and limit work activities and mental health. Method: The design of this research is quantitative research, with a cross sectional approach. The sampling technique used the consecutive formula and the sample size was 83 respondents. The data collection method uses a questionnaire. The data analysis used is univariate analysis and bivariate analysis using Somer's test. Results: Characteristics of the majority of respondents were women, 51 people (61.4%), 60 people aged > 35 years (72.3%), 54 people with a working period of > 5 years (65.1%), with BMI obesity amounted to 49 people (59.0%), amounted to 53 people (63.9%) who never did physical activity (exercise per week). The majority experienced moderate lower back pain, amounting to 34 respondents (41.0%), and had poor sleep quality, amounting to 51 respondents (61.4%). Based on the analysis test results, the d value was 0.482, meaning there was a moderate positive correlation with the p value (0.000 < 0.05), meaning there was a relationship between lower back pain and sleep quality in LBP patients at Awal Bros Hospital, Pekanbaru. Conclusion: There is a relationship between lower back pain and sleep quality. This shows that the higher the lower back pain, the worse the sleep quality.”