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The Effectiveness of the Establishment of A Living Healthy Village on the Psychological Distress of Coastal Communities in Semarang
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BETIE FEBRIANA, DWI HEPPY ROCHMAWATI, MUHAMMAD ARIFIN NOOR
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One of the areas that need special attention in mental health status is the coastal community. Several studies
state that the problems in coastal communities are more complex than others. This condition bring an impact
on mental health that can be affect the quality of life of the community. The purpose of this study was to
determine the effectiveness of the mental health alert village establishment against psychological distress of
coastal communities in Semarang, Indonesia. This research is a quasy experimental pre-post test with control
with random sampling technique with the criteria of citizens aged 17-60 years, not experiencing mental
disorders, physically healthy, and no disabilities. The sample of this study was 206 residents divided into two
groups, namely the intervention group and the control group. The questionnaire used was K-10 (kestler) to
measure the level of community psychological distress. The bivariate test used the Kolmogorov Smirnov test
to measure the effect of therapy. The research stages were conducting a pre test to measure the level of
psychological distress, then forming a mental health alert village and a set of activities for 7 months and finally a
post test. The result of this study were that the mental health alert village had a positive effect on the mental
health status of the community through psychological distress indicators.
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community mental health nursing; psychological distress; coastal community.
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https://doi.org/10.31838/ijpr/2021.13.02.465
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