JURNAL PENGABDIAN MASYARAKAT

EN BREASTFEEDING MOTHERS' RESILIENCE AS A DISASTER EMERGENCY NURSING INTERVENTION FOR STUNTING PREVENTION

2026-08-03T14:04:57+07:00

Disaster-prone areas pose significant challenges to exclusive breastfeeding due to increased psychological stress, limited access to healthcare services, and inadequate family preparedness. These conditions may increase the risk of impaired child growth, including
stunting. This community service program aimed to implement Wants, Doing, Evaluation, and Planning (WDEP) counseling to strengthen breastfeeding mothers' resilience as a Disaster Emergency Nursing intervention for stunting prevention. The program was conducted in Balai Gadang Village, the service area of Air Dingin Community Health Center, Padang City, involving 32 participants consisting of third-trimester pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers, husbands, and community health volunteers. The intervention included health education, WDEP counseling, family training, disaster preparedness simulation, and mentoring using the SIAGA ASI–WDEP Module. Program effectiveness was evaluated using a pretest–posttest design based on five indicators: knowledge of exclusive breastfeeding, knowledge of stunting prevention, breastfeeding self-efficacy, disaster preparedness, and family support. The results demonstrated significant improvements across all indicators following the intervention, with the greatest improvement observed in knowledge of stunting prevention. The SIAGA ASI–WDEP Program effectively enhanced the capacity of mothers
and families to sustain exclusive breastfeeding, strengthened disaster preparedness, and supported stunting prevention efforts. This program has the potential to serve as a community empowerment model that can be replicated in other disaster-prone areas.

IMPROVING NEW STUDENTS’ DISASTER PREPAREDNESS THROUGH HEALTH EDUCATION AND SIMULATION USING THE CAMPUS DISASTER SCENARIO BOOK

2026-08-02T19:06:26+07:00

Padang is an area with a very high risk of earthquakes and tsunamis. The campus environment, as a public space with a high density of occupants, faces the same risk. New students are a vulnerable group because they are not yet familiar with the campus environment, evacuation routes, or emergency-response procedures. This community service activity aims to improve new students’ knowledge and disaster preparedness through health education combined with demonstration and simulation using the video material of the Campus Disaster Scenario Book. The activity was carried out using lecture and demonstration methods, attended by 33 new students of the Diploma III Nursing Study Program of Baiturrahmah Nursing Academy. Evaluation was conducted on knowledge (pretest–posttest) and evacuation-practice skills. The evaluation results showed that health education combined with demonstration and simulation using the Campus Disaster Scenario Book was able to improve new students’ disaster-preparedness knowledge. The number of participants in the good knowledge category increased from 8 (24.2%) before the activity to 29 (87.9%) afterward. Conversely, the poor knowledge category, which initially comprised 7 participants (21.2%), was no longer found after the intervention. The mean knowledge score also increased from 61.8 to 86.7. In the practice evaluation, more than 90% of participants were able to follow the evacuation route and reach the assembly point according to procedure. This health-education and simulation activity was proven effective in improving new students’ disaster preparedness and is recommended for integration into new-student orientation.

IMPLEMENTATION OF MINDFULNESS THERAPY TO OVERCOME ANXIETY IN PATIENTS’ FAMILIES IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (ICU)

2026-07-22T08:48:42+07:00

Family members of patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) often experience anxiety triggered by the critical condition of their relatives, limited information, and uncertainty about the patient’s prognosis. If left unmanaged, this anxiety may reduce the family’s ability to support the patient and disturb their own mental well-being. This community engagement activity aimed to improve family members’ understanding of anxiety and to introduce mindfulness therapy as a simple, non-pharmacological strategy for managing emotional distress. The activity was carried out on 20 October 2025 in the ICU waiting room of RSUD Ulin Banjarmasin for 30 minutes, using lectures and interactive discussion supported by an X-Banner and leaflets. The material covered the concept of anxiety, mindfulness therapy, its benefits for families, the basic steps of practice, and tips for daily application. Evaluation was conducted through question-and-answer sessions and an observation sheet. The results showed that participants were enthusiastic, actively engaged, and able to answer more than 80% of the evaluation questions correctly, indicating that the educational objectives were achieved. Mindfulness-based health education is therefore considered effective in improving family knowledge and has the potential to serve as a psychological support strategy that is easy to apply in the ICU setting.