Female Caregivers Stress in Caring for Hospitalized Elderly with Chronic Disease at Universitas Sumatera Utara Hospital: a Phenomenology Study

The elderly is prone to suffer from physical illness and experience hospitalization due to physiological decline.  Researches showed that the majority of the family caregivers are females, who are responsible for the caregiving delivery.This study aims to explore the female caregiver stress caring for hospitalized elderly with chronic illness at USU Hospital, Medan. This research is a qualitative study with a phenomenological approach. The sampling technique was the purposive sampling method with several criteria; female with mild to high stress level, the prominent caregivers in the family, and had been caring the elderly for more than 1 year.  The female caregivers would be assessed for stress levels with the Zarit Burden Inventory instrument, which is commonly used to assess the stress burden of caregivers caring for the elderly.  The data collection is conducted through in-depth interview.  The data are transcribed and analysis for sub-theme and theme.  The research result found nine participants with an age range of 32-67 years. All participants are the elderly daughter's and spouses.  The stress score is 15-25 which means that the participants are experiencing mild-moderate to severe stress ranges.  The thematic analysis revealed four main themes namely; (1) Financing elderly, (2) Caregiver fatigue, (3) Experiencing negative relationship, and (4) Indonesian culture associated with female gender. According to the research result, it should be a basis data for further research related to the elderly caregivers.  Therefore, the need for the specific interventions is provided for the elderly and the caregivers who are vulnerable to stressful conditions

Upaya Pencegahan Nyeri Sendi dengan Implementasi Latihan Progressive Muscle Relaxation Berbasis Arduino Uno pada Kemampuan Motorik Lansia Kelurahan Medan Sunggal di Era Pandemi Covid-19

EFFORTS TO PREVENT JOINT PAIN WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ARDUINO UNO-BASED PROGRESSIVE MUSCLE RELAXATION EXERCISES IN MEDAN SUNGGAL VILLAGE. Arduino Uno-based joint pain prevention efforts are a tool to detect muscle strength with an electromyogram that is connected via a smartphone application. The results of the recording on several muscles that experience joint pain such as hands, feet will experience a sensor signal that is read by CMRR (0-500 Hz) around -92 dB, dimensions 41x20x5mm. The purpose of this implementation is to provide stimulation to the Arduino Uno-based device attached to the arm and leg muscles which produces an Electromyogram (EMG) sensor signal recording. The recordings will show the extent to which the muscles can interact with progressive muscle relaxation exercise movements and provide a relaxing effect to the participants. This service activity was attended by 39 elderly people who have a history of joint pain due to comorbidities such as sugar, cholesterol, and uric acid in Medan Sunggal village. Retrieval of data using a smartphone application that is stored automatically during implementation. This service activity produces a muscle detector and therapy device that provides a relaxing effect on breathing when doing progressive muscle relaxation exercises. This is evidenced by the response of the participants with this activity helping to carry out progressive muscle relaxation training activities every day at home