Belitung Nursing Journal
BNJ contributes to the advancement of evidence-based nursing, midwifery and healthcare by disseminating high quality research and scholarship of contemporary relevance and with potential to advance knowledge for practice, education, management or policy. BNJ welcomes submissions of evidence-based clinical application papers, original research, systematic review, case studies, perspectives, commentaries, letter to editor and guest editorial on a variety of clinical and professional topics.
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<![CDATA[EXPLORING HEALTHCARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS: KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE, AND BEHAVIOR OF EMERGENCY NURSES WORKING IN BANDUNG, INDONESIA ]]>
<![CDATA[Hudzaifah Al fatih]]>;
<![CDATA[Wang Jing-Jy]]>
<![CDATA[ Belitung Nursing Journal Vol. 2 No. 5 (2016): September - October ]]>
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DOI: 10.33546/bnj.25
<![CDATA[Background: Healthcare associated Infections (HAIs) is considered being the most serious patient safety issue in health care settings and nurses in Emergency Department (ED) face greater risk of exposure to infectious pathogens. Objective: The objectives of this study were to examine knowledge, attitude and behavior towards HAIs of Indonesian nurses working in ED and to examine the relationship among the above three variables. Method: A cross-sectional study with self-reported survey was conducted at four hospitals in Bandung, Indonesia. The Healthcare Associated Infections Survey consisting of four domains: demographic characteristics, knowledge, attitude and behavior related to HAIs was used. The participants of this study covered 115 nurses. Results: The mean of overall performance on the knowledge was good 21.23 ±5.173 (range 9-30) and 92.2% of them believed that guideline for HAIs control practice can reduced the risk of infections. The mean score for behavior when practicing infection control was 37.7±5.570 (26-50). Marital status and working hours per week, influenced nurses’ knowledge of HAIs (rs = 0.185, p = 0.048). Work experienced have negative correlation with attitude towards HAIs (rs = -0.196, p = 0.035). Furthermore, type of hospital and working hours per week have been associated with nurses’ behavior towards HAIs (r = 0.191, p = 0.04). There was no significant relationship between knowledge, attitude and behavior towards HAIs. Conclusion: Even though the majority of ED nurses in Indonesia believe that precautionary guidelines can reduce the risk of HAIs, this study has indicated that nurses’ behavior toward HAIs is still insufficient.]]>
<![CDATA[THE IMPACT OF COMBINATION OF ROLLING AND OKETANI MASSAGE ON PROLACTIN LEVEL AND BREAST MILK PRODUCTION IN POST-CESAREAN SECTION MOTHERS ]]>
<![CDATA[Nia Dwi Yuliati]]>;
<![CDATA[Hadi Hadi]]>;
<![CDATA[Sri Rahayu]]>;
<![CDATA[Noor Pramono]]>;
<![CDATA[Donny Kristanto Mulyantoro]]>
<![CDATA[ Belitung Nursing Journal Vol. 3 No. 4 (2017): July - August ]]>
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DOI: 10.33546/bnj.150
<![CDATA[Background: Normal childbirth or cesarean section has an effect on the initiation of early breastfeeding. Thus, rolling massage and oketani massage are considered helpful for milk production. However, little is known about the combination of rolling and oketani massage. Objective: To examine the effect of combination of rolling and oketani massage on the levels of prolactin and milk production in post-caesarian section mothers. Methods: A quasi-experimental study with pretest-posttest control group design. Thirty-six samples were selected using consecutive sampling, with 18 each assigned to an experiment and control group. Breast milk production was measured based on the baby's weight, while prolactin levels were measured using ELISA method. Data were analyzed using univariate and bivariate analysis. Results: Results showed that there was a statistically significant difference of prolactin levels after intervention in the experiment and control group with p-value 0.035 (<0.005), and significant difference in breast milk production in both groups in posttest 1 and posttest 2 with p-value 0.000 (<0.05). Conclusion: There was statistically significant effect of the combination of rolling and oketani massage on the increase of prolactin levels and breast milk production. It is suggested that this intervention can be applied in midwifery care in post-cesarean section mothers.]]>
<![CDATA[COMPARISON OF EFFECTS OF ABDOMINAL STRETCHING EXERCISE AND COLD COMPRESS THERAPY ON MENSTRUAL PAIN INTENSITY IN TEENAGE GIRLS ]]>
<![CDATA[Desta Ayu Cahya Rosyida]]>;
<![CDATA[Agus Suwandono]]>;
<![CDATA[Ida Ariyanti]]>;
<![CDATA[Suhartono Suhartono]]>;
<![CDATA[Imam Djamaluddin Mashoedi]]>;
<![CDATA[Diyah Fatmasari]]>
<![CDATA[ Belitung Nursing Journal Vol. 3 No. 3 (2017): May - June ]]>
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DOI: 10.33546/bnj.98
<![CDATA[Background: Pain during menstruation is not uncommon, especially in young women, which has an impact on their life activities. Objective: To examine the effect of abdominal stretching exercise and cold compress therapy on decreasing intensity of menstrual pain in teenage girls. Design: A quasi-experimental study with two group comparison pretest-posttest design at SMK Bakti Indonesia Medika, Indonesia. There were 46 respondents selected in this study by consecutive sampling that consisted of 23 samples in the abdominal stretching exercise group and 23 samples in the cold compress group. The menstrual pain was measured using VAS (visual analog scale). Data were analyzed using Mann-Whitney, Chi-Square, and Wilcoxon test. Results: Findings showed that the mean of menstrual pain before intervention in the abdominal stretching exercise was 7.04 and in the cold compress therapy was 6.74 with p-value 0.211 (<0.05), which indicated that there was no mean difference of pain between both groups. However, after intervention, the menstrual pain was reduced from 7.04 to 1.91 (5.09 difference) in the abdominal stretching exercise group; and from 6.74 to 5.52 (1.22 difference) in the cold compress group with p-value 0.000 (<0.05), which indicated that there was statistically significant difference of menstrual pain before and after intervention, both abdominal stretching exercise and cold compress therapy. Conclusion: There were statistically significant effects of abdominal stretching exercise and cold compress therapy on menstrual pain in teenage girls. The abdominal stretching exercise is more effective than cold compress therapy in reducing menstrual pain intensity. Thus, it is suggested that abdominal stretching exercise can be an alternative choice of management of dysmenorrhea in teenage girls, and can be a part of subject in the education as non-pharmacological medicine.]]>
<![CDATA[ACEH CULTURE ON MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH RELATED TO INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF INFANT ILLNESS: A QUALITATIVE STUDY IN NORTH SUMATRA INDONESIA ]]>
<![CDATA[Dewi Marianthi]]>;
<![CDATA[Sri Supar Yati Soenarto]]>;
<![CDATA[Fitri Haryanti]]>;
<![CDATA[Yayi Suryo Prabandari]]>
<![CDATA[ Belitung Nursing Journal Vol. 3 No. 5 (2017): September - October ]]>
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DOI: 10.33546/bnj.190
<![CDATA[Background: Maternal and infant mortality rates in Aceh province are still quite high compared to other provinces in Indonesia. In addition to disease factors, the factor that contributes to the rates is socio-cultural factor. Objective: This study aims to know and understand the view of postpartum mothers, health personnel, cadres, and the chairperson of the Aceh traditional assembly about the culture related to postpartum and newborn and integrated infant management program (MTBM) in Aceh. Methods: This was a qualitative study. Data collection was conducted from October 2016 to January 2017 on seven health cadres by focus group discussion and in-depth interviews on five postpartum mothers, one health worker, and the Aceh traditional assembly chairperson. The open-code software program was used for data analysis. Results: Three themes emerged from data: 1) The 'Madeung' Culture in postpartum mothers in Aceh has a relationship with maternal health problems, 2) 'Peucicap' and 'troen tanoh' cultures in newborns in Aceh are at risk of causing complex problems in newborns, and 3) Community-based integrated management of young infants can be implemented while maintaining Acehnese culture. Conclusion: To improve access to maternal and neonatal health services with socio-cultural issues, the community-based integrated management of young infants is considered appropriate in Aceh culture.]]>
<![CDATA[EFFECT OF SOLUS PER AQUA (SPA) ON INFANT WEIGHT ]]>
<![CDATA[Agrystina Ryma Melati]]>;
<![CDATA[C Tjahjono Kuntjoro]]>;
<![CDATA[Sri Sumarni]]>;
<![CDATA[Kamilah Hidayati]]>;
<![CDATA[Rr. Sri Endang Pujiastuti]]>
<![CDATA[ Belitung Nursing Journal Vol. 3 No. 4 (2017): July - August ]]>
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DOI: 10.33546/bnj.154
<![CDATA[Background: The prevalence of skinny infants in Indonesia is still high. Baby's spa is considered to be able increase infant’s weight. Objective: To determine the effect of baby spa in infant weight in in Bebengan Village, Boja Sub District, Kendal Regency, Central Java, Indonesia. Methods: This study was a quasi-experimental study with non-equivalent control group design. There were 38 infants were selected using purposive sampling, divided into three groups, namely: 1) a group received spa two times per week (12 infants), 2) a group received spa three times per week (13 infants), and 3) a control group. Baby digital scale of ARN-EBSD-04 was used to measure infant weight. Data were analyzed using paired t-test and ANOVA. Results: There was statistically significant effect of intervention in each group on the infant’s weight. However, the data showed that the intervention that had a better effect on infant weight was the intervention of spa in two times per week with mean difference before and after intervention of 603 g. Conclusions: Doing spa two times per week could significantly increase infant weight effectively. Therefore, it is recommended for midwife to apply this intervention to increase the weight gain of babies and to reduce the number of skinny infants in Indonesia.]]>
<![CDATA[EFFECTIVENESS OF BREASTFEEDING AND NON-NUTRITIVE SUCKING ON PAIN RELIEF IN INFANT IMMUNIZATION ]]>
<![CDATA[Etri Probowati]]>;
<![CDATA[Ariawan Soejoenoes]]>;
<![CDATA[Sri Wahyuni M]]>;
<![CDATA[Donny Kristanto Mulyantoro]]>;
<![CDATA[Melyana Nurul Widyawati]]>;
<![CDATA[Diyah Fatmasari]]>
<![CDATA[ Belitung Nursing Journal Vol. 3 No. 2 (2017): March - April ]]>
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DOI: 10.33546/bnj.70
<![CDATA[Background: Immunization in infants is an action that can cause trauma due to injection of the immunization that can cause pain. Breastfeeding and non-nutritive sucking are considered non-pharmacologic strategies of pain management. Objective: This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of breastfeeding and non-nutritive sucking on pain relief in infant immunization. Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study with posttest only control group. This study was conducted on 26 October till 30 November 2016 at three Community Health Centers (Puskesmas), namely Puskesmas Cilacap Utara I, Puskesmas Cilacap Tengah, and Puskesmas Cilacap Selatan I. The population was infants aged 2-4 months who got immunization of DPT-HB-Hib 1. Samples were recruited using a consecutive sampling technique. There were 69 samples in this study, which were divided into three groups: 1) The group given a breastfeeding intervention (23 respondents), 2) The second group given a non-nutritive sucking intervention (23 respondents), and 3) The control group (23 respondents). Data were analyzed using ANOVA. Results: The average of pain response of the three groups was 2.74 in the breastfeeding group, 1.87 in the non-nutritive sucking group, and 3.26 in the control group. There was a significant difference between non-nutritive sucking and control group with p-value = 0.000, and also a significant difference between breastfeeding and non-nutritive sucking with p-value = 0.016. However, there was no difference between breastfeeding and control group with p-value = 0.142. Conclusion: Breastfeeding and non-nutritive sucking were effective in reducing pain during infant immunization. It is suggested that midwives could administer these interventions to reduce pain in infant immunization, and it could be applied as non-pharmacological strategy in pain management in the community health center in Indonesia.]]>
<![CDATA[BREASTFEEDING EXPERIENCES OF WORKING MOTHERS IN VIETNAM ]]>
<![CDATA[Nguyen Thi Truong Xuan]]>;
<![CDATA[Nhan Thi Nguyen]]>
<![CDATA[ Belitung Nursing Journal Vol. 4 No. 3 (2018): May - June ]]>
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DOI: 10.33546/bnj.454
<![CDATA[Background: World Health Organization recommends mothers all over the world should continue breastfeeding up to the age of two years or beyond to achieve optimal health, growth and development for their infants. However, the breastfeeding practices among working mothers have been decreased by the time passed. Objective: to describe the breastfeeding experiences of mothers who returned to work after childbirth. Methods: This study was utilized a qualitative design. Purposive sampling was used to recruit the participant who met the inclusion criteria. Data were collected from 10 semi-structured in-depth interviews. All interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. The interview transcriptions were analyzed by using the qualitative content analysis approach. Results: The breastfeeding period of 10 working mothers ranging from 7 to 15 months. Five categories emerged from the data were: 1) Attitude towards breastfeeding, 2) Breastfeeding support during working, 3) Strategic plan for breastfeeding, 4) Psychological distress, and 5) A need for support facilities and resources for breastfeeding during working. Conclusion: This research provided a better understanding of breastfeeding experiences of working mothers in Vietnam. The findings can help nurses and other healthcare professionals in providing anticipatory guidance to mothers who plan to continue breastfeeding after returning to work.]]>
<![CDATA[EFFECT OF FAMILY PSYCHOEDUCATION ON CAREGIVER SUPPORT IN THE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH TYPE II DIABETES MELLITUS ]]>
<![CDATA[Andika Siswoaribowo]]>;
<![CDATA[Mateus Sakundarno]]>;
<![CDATA[Muhammad Mu’in]]>
<![CDATA[ Belitung Nursing Journal Vol. 4 No. 1 (2018): January - February ]]>
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DOI: 10.33546/bnj.342
<![CDATA[Background: Diabetes Mellitus is a chronic disease that requires treatment for long periods of time so it can cause physical and psychological problems for sufferers and families (caregiver). Caregiver's role is expected to provide support for people with diabetes mellitus. Family psychoeducation is a strategy that can be applied for caregiver in overcoming problems that arise during the treatment of patients with diabetes mellitus. Objective: This study aims to determine the effect of family psychoeducation on caregiver support in the treatment of patients with type II diabetes mellitus. Methods: This research used a quasi-experiment with pre-test post-test control group design. A total of 46 caregivers and patients with diabetes mellitus were recruited purposively, with 23 respondents assigned in the experiment and control group. Caregiver support scale was used to measure caregiver support, and Hensarling Diabetes Family Support Scale (HDFSS) for measuring perception of patients toward the treatment of caregiver. Data were analyzed using paired t-test and independent t-test. Results: Findings showed there was an increase of caregiver knowledge from 5.39 to 9.09 and an improvement of caregiver treatment from 40.30 to 67.04 after given family psychoeducation. There was a significant difference of caregiver support in the experimental and control group with p-value <0.001 (<0.05). Conclusion: Family psychoeducation can increase caregiver support in the treatment of diabetes mellitus patients. The intervention can be one of nurses’ interventions in the empowerment of family in improving the treatment of chronic diseases, particularly in diabetes mellitus.]]>
