The effectiveness of simulation health education to mother breastfeeding skill between two groups in rural area of Riau, Indonesia

Objective: To evaluate the effect of health education by simulation for improving breastfeeding mother's skill in rural area in Riau. Methods: This study was quasi experimental posttest-only control design. Purposive sampling was used to recruit 26 mothers who have breastfeeding experience in Posyandu (child and mothers health post) in Perambahan village as rural area in Riau, Indonesia. Thirteen respondents as intervention group and 13 respondents as control group in this study. Two weeks after implementing the breastfeeding educational through simulation technique in the intervention group, observed checklist to assess mother skill was completed by researcher. Results: Fifty-three point eight percent of respondents were 20-35 years old, 80.8% mothers education level were low education in junior and senior high school level and 96.2% of them did not have any formal job outside at the home. There was a significant of mean difference in the breastfeeding mother's skill between intervention and control groups, 7.0 and 4.5 respectively (p < 0.01). Conclusions: Health education technique was important thing to increase the breastfeeding mother's skill. The simulation is appropriate as one of the methods in health education for mothers

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Sociodemographic characteristics and psychosocial wellbeing of elderly with chronic illnesses who live with family at home

Objective: This study aimed to explore sociodemographic characteristics and psychosocial wellbeing of elderly with chronic illnesses who live with family at home. Methods: This is a descriptive correlational study that was conducted in Pekanbaru. This study involved 85 elders that were recruited using purposive sampling technique. Data were obtained by using questionnaires. Results: Descriptive analysis using a computer software showed that 96.5% of elderly were Muslim, 48.2% were from Minang tribe, 55.3% were female, 56.5% were married, 78.8% were low-educated, 83.5% were unemployed, and 84.7% had experience of losing a spouse, and showed that 56.5% of elderly have high psychosocial wellbeing state, which reflected psychological health and the ability to interact socially. Of all sociodemographic characteristics of the elders, all indicated higher psychosocial wellbeing state except for single elders or don’t have a life partner and unemployed elders. Chi-square test showed no significant relationship between educational level, marital status, employment status, and bereavement experience with psychosocial wellbeing of the elders (p > 0.05). Conclusions: The majority of the elderly with chronic illnesses who live with family at home were at good psychosocial wellbeing. Measures are needed to improve psychosocial wellbeing of single elders or don’t have a life partner and unemployed elders

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