Mindfulness Therapy Training: Efforts to Improve Mental Health of the Elderly in the Elderly Of Pimpinan Daerah Aisyiyah Banyumas Organization

2024-08-29T15:05:57+00:00

This community service activity aimed to assess the effectiveness of Spiritual Mindfulness Therapy in enhancing the mental health of elderly individuals within a religious community setting. The activity involved 20 elderly participants from the Pengajian Pimpinan Daerah Aisyiyah Banyumas group and employed a pre-test post-test design to evaluate changes in mental health status. The participants' mental health was assessed using the SCL-90 instrument before and after the intervention. The intervention included a series of Spiritual Mindfulness Therapy sessions comprising lectures, focus group discussions, and practical mindfulness exercises. Demographic analysis revealed that the average age of the participants was 67.05 years (SD = 4.82), with education levels ranging from elementary school to university degrees. The results showed a significant reduction in SCL-90 scores, with the mean score decreasing from 185.75 (SD = 19.83) before the intervention to 146.90 (SD = 16.53) after the intervention. The Shapiro-Wilk test indicated a violation of the normality assumption (W = 0.88, p = 0.015), leading to the use of the Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test for analysis. The test results were significant (W = 210.00, p < 0.001), demonstrating a substantial improvement in the participants' mental health following the intervention. These findings underscore the effectiveness of Spiritual Mindfulness Therapy as an intervention for improving mental health among the elderly, particularly in settings where spiritual practices are integral to daily life. This community service activity contributes to the ongoing efforts to enhance the well-being of older adults, suggesting that integrating spirituality into mindfulness practices can strengthen coping mechanisms and improve overall mental health.

Business Feasibility Study Training for PKK Seruni RT.017, Mangun Jaya Village, Tambun District, Bekasi, West Java

2024-09-25T02:45:31+00:00

The PKK RT 017 group is pioneering productive activities in the form of a joint business of making mini pastel cookies and onde ketawa. The production is branded “Seruni17” in accordance with the name of the PKK dasawisma. The problem faced by this business group is that the quality of production is not good and there is no business feasibility analysis underlying the running of the business. Therefore, the purpose of this PkM activity is to assist partners in improving product quality and making business feasibility calculations. To achieve these objectives, the implementation team conducted training in the form of cooking classes and training on assessing business feasibility using the Benefit Cost Ratio (B/C ratio) formula. Training activities were carried out using lecture, question and answer and practice methods. In general, the PkM activities carried out have given positive and significant results to the PkM activities. The results achieved by the participants can be seen from the better quality of the products, and the feasibility of the business being run. Based on the B/C Ratio method, the results show that the business is economically feasible.

International Journal of Community Service Implementation

Mindfulness Therapy Training: Efforts to Improve Mental Health of the Elderly in the Elderly Of Pimpinan Daerah Aisyiyah Banyumas Organization

Business Feasibility Study Training for PKK Seruni RT.017, Mangun Jaya Village, Tambun District, Bekasi, West Java