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This study examined the influence of traditional dance “Molong Kopi” for maintaining health status of older adult (OA) in long-term care of Indonesia.

A randomized control trial study conducted 21 of OA intervention group and 20 of OA control group. Molong Kopi dance intervention was carried out for eight weeks. Health status was measured on blood pressure, risk for fall, balance and quality of sleep of OA.

There was a significant differences between the intervention group and the control group on systole blood pressure, fall risk and sleep quality (p < 0.05). The number of OA who were not at risk for fall after the intervention were increased from 14 to 38%. The quality of sleep of OA was also changed to good sleep quality from 43 to 90%.

Molong Kopi dance in OA can reduce systolic blood pressure, reduce the risk of falls and improve sleep quality better.

The purpose of this paper is to explore the meaning of quality of life of elderly tobacco farmers in the perspective of agricultural nursing.

This was a qualitative study with a descriptive phenomenological design conducted in rural area of Jember from November until December 2013. Seven elderly tobacco farmers participated in this study by purposive sampling technique. Data were collected through semi-structured in-depth interview and analyzed by using a qualitative descriptive method.

Six themes emerged from data analysis included physical condition, psychological condition, activity level, social relationships, environmental condition and worship activities.

The role of agricultural health nurses should be optimized to improve quality of life of elderly farmers by promoting the health status of elderly farmers and the health of workplace environment.

Elderly tobacco farmers reported decreased health and decreased energy and vitality. Tobacco farming was considered giving heavy workload, especially during harvest season. Participants were still actively participating in activities conducted in the community and eagerly doing worship activities. The environment conditions were described as the easiness of transportation, affordability of health care facilities, safe environment and tobacco storage effects during harvest season.

Occupational health promotion programmes targeting the Indonesian agricultural farmers (AFs) are limited. This action research aimed to involve the AFs in the research and development of community-based occupational health promotion (COHP) programme, which is tailored to meet their perceived needs for preventing health problems related to occupational workplace.

This study employed the qualitative action research approach. The participants (n = 136) were farmers from seven regions in the rural areas of East Java, Indonesia. The COHP was examined from public health centres (PHCs) in seven regions through eight steps, including recognition, analyses, planning, communication, preparation, implementation, evaluation and continuity of programme, for eight weeks. Data were collected through focus group interviews and examined using qualitative content analysis.

The findings revealed that the participants not only lacked health status but were also required to promote a comprehensive programme for occupational health and safety. The health problems of AFs were identified as the lack of nutrition and high blood pressure, which are related to un-ergonomic condition during work, limited use of personal protective equipment, high stress and workload. The lack of support for AF groups to prevent health problems and to access health services was a key theme for all the participants. Therefore, self-help group as social support was designed to solve the health problems among AFs.

The COHP, through action research, provided a change strategy for AFs to manage and promote occupational health and safety within their practice. The study findings could be used in the development of a framework for PHCs in delivering occupational health and safety practices in the agricultural sectors.

This paper aims to examine the relationship between self-care management and quality of life in elderly hypertensives at the Jember Nursing Home.

Thirty-five respondents were collected for a cross-sectional study with consecutive sampling. This study used the Hypertension Self-Management Behavior Questionnaire and Quality of Life-Elderly, as well as a questionnaire about individual characteristics. Kendall's Tau-b Test was used to analyze the data obtained from this study.

The majority of the elderly in the Jember Nursing Home reported having moderate self-care management (46.9%) and moderate quality of life (57.1%). This study found a significant positive correlation between self-care management and quality of life (p-value = 0.001), which was weak and significant (r = 0.282).

This research has limitations on the number of respondents used in this study, because this research was only conducted in one place (one site center). Include the respondent's features more in the past history, and only a few are related to the physical health domain. So that further research can be conducted on more respondents, with a wider coverage of locations and adding some of the characteristics of respondents related to the domain of physical and psychological health.

The role of gerontology in overcoming loneliness in the elderly is to increase health service activities, both primary and secondary, such as monitoring blood pressure, providing consultations and routine examinations for the elderly related to hypertension and being able to control the dietary intake of hypertensive foods in the elderly.

Elderly in nursing homes experience hypertension due to poor self-care management problems, which will have an impact on worsening quality of life conditions.