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At the Sumatera Province Tanjung Morawa District exactly at Bangun Rejo Vilage, The high prevalence of anxiety among pregnant women in this region is influenced by high salt consumption exceeding recommendations, irregular eating patterns due to the background of the majority of the population as fishermen, and low compliance with pharmacological therapy due to concerns about side effects on the fetus. As a mitigation effort, non-pharmacological interventions were carried out in the form of music therapy and education about healthy eating patterns. This Community Service Program (PKM) aims to increase knowledge and reduce anxiety levels in pregnant women through lecture methods and the application of music therapy. The implementation method includes health education and structured music therapy. The results of the intervention showed an 89% increase in knowledge of pregnant women regarding diet, as well as a decrease in anxiety levels with an average value (mean) of 1.17 in the third to fourth week of therapy.

Fracture is a condition in which the bone structure is severed or damaged due to external pressure on the bone. Fractures can be caused by direct impact, sudden twisting movements, or even by extreme muscle contractions. The WHO states that the prevalence rate of fractures increased from 2020 by approximately 13 million (2.7%). The Ministry of Health in 2023 stated that in Indonesia around 8 million people had fractures. To determine the results of the application of religious music therapy on pain in fracture patients in Flamboyant Ward 5 of Dr Moewardi Surakarta Hospital. The application uses a case study method with a research sample of 2 respondents, the research instrument uses NRS. The intervention group reduced pain from a scale of 6 to 4, and in the control group reduced pain from a scale of 5 to 4. From this study it can be concluded that religious music therapy is more effective to reduce pain.

Pain is one of the main problems often experienced by patients during treatment in hospitals, including in the Zam-Zam 1 Ward of Sultan Hadlirin Hospital, Jepara. High levels of pain can affect comfort, quality of rest, and slow the patient's healing process. Various non-pharmacological interventions have been developed to help reduce pain, one of which is music therapy, which works through distraction and relaxation mechanisms. This study aims to analyze the effectiveness of music therapy in reducing pain levels in patients in the Zam-Zam 1 Ward of Sultan Hadlirin Hospital, Jepara. The research method used a quasi-experimental design with a pretest-posttest approach without a control group. The study sample consisted of 47 patients who met the inclusion criteria and were selected using a purposive sampling technique. The research instrument used a Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) to measure the patient's pain levels before and after the intervention. The music therapy process was carried out by playing relaxation music for a certain period according to the research procedure. Data analysis was carried out using a paired t-test to determine the difference in pain levels before and after music therapy. The results showed an average decrease in pain levels of 1.79 with a standard deviation of 1.05. The t-test results yielded a t-value of 9.017 with a p-value of 0.000 (p < 0.05), indicating a significant difference between pain levels before and after the intervention. These findings demonstrate that music therapy is effective in reducing pain perception in hospitalized patients. In conclusion, music therapy can be used as an alternative non-pharmacological intervention that is easily implemented by healthcare professionals to improve patient comfort and quality of care in hospitals.  

Depression is the most common psychological disorder that occurs in the last years of an individual's life. Elderly depression has an impact, including shortening life expectancy by exacerbating physical deterioration in the elderly, hindering the fulfillment of elderly developmental tasks, decreasing the quality of life of the elderly, draining the emotions and finances of the affected person as well as their families and social support systems. Physiotherapist programs provided to the elderly who are depressed include listening to classical music in English and murottal. For this reason, this community service activity aims to socialize the provision of English classical music therapy and murottal to reduce the rate of depression in the elderly. This community service activity uses the method of practical lectures and questions and answers. The lecture method was carried out by delivering material about depression and English music therapy. After that, the practice of listening to English and Murotal classical music, while the question and answer method was carried out by asking participants about the material that had been presented. Results: The results of this community service activity were obtained that participants were able to understand and apply the material that had been delivered. Conclusion: Based on the community service activities that have been carried out, many of the participants enthusiastically received the entire series of events ranging from material presentations, practice listening to English classical music to question and answer interactions.