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Abstract : Labour pain often cause anxiety among pregnant women. Despite the presence of various intrapartum analgesics methods, their side effects may affect the women’s overall birth experience. Access to certain intrapartum analgesics is also limited in certain low-resource hospitals. Therefore, it is crucial to explore other alternatives for pain relief in labour. Shiatsu massage has a great potential as an intrapartum analgesia based on the evidence that has been published for other medical condition. This study aims to determine the safety and efficacy of Shiatsu massage in reducing pain and anxiety during labour. This is a concurrent mixed-method study design. The first phase is a quasi-experimental study (quantitative) and the second phase is the qualitative study. It involves four randomly selected low-risk maternity clinic in Samarinda, Indonesia. A total of 80 healthy nulliparous pregnant women at term with singleton pregnancy in latent phase of labour will be recruited. The participant will be randomized into either intervention (receiving Shiatsu massage) or control group using simple random sampling. This study had been registered in the Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials (Registry ID: IRCT20220317054316N1). The potential evidence on safety and efficacy of Shiatsu massage as intrapartum analgesia may support its use as an additional non-pharmacological intervention to safely reduce pain and anxiety during labour.

Abstract : This concept analysis aimed to clarify the human resource management concept for hospital nurses. This research employed The Walker method. There were eight attributes of human resource management for hospital nurses: 1) human resource planning, 2) recruiting-selecting-orienting, 3) training and developing, 4) rewarding system, 5) performance appraisal, 6) career path, 7) allocating staff system, and 8) maintaining. Maintenance can be implemented in management practices such as disciplinary, engagement, retention, well-being, empowerment, talent, and work environment. Antecedents in the analysis of this concept can be categorized into 1) human resource policy, 2) organizational factors, 3) individual factors, and 4) environmental factors. Meanwhile, the consequences of this concept analysis could be categorized into 1) individual outcomes and 2) organizational outcomes. This analysis emphasizes the importance of alternative approaches to human resource management for nursing staff to improve hospital performance. This analysis will help nurse managers understand the concept and how to implement it differently. Nurse Managers should be aware of the different attributes needed for managing nurses, their antecedents and consequences.

Abstract : This study examined the effect of Islamic spirituality intervention (rida, ruqya and rahma) on DM distress in uncontrolled type 2 DM patients. A quasi-experimental study were done in 80 patient with uncontrolled type 2 DM (n=40 intervention group, n=40 control group). The intervention group received Islamic spirituality intervention for 10 weeks. Spirituality scores and DM distress were measured before and after treatment. After the Islamic spirituality intervention, significant changes were found between the treatment group compared to the control group, including an increase in spirituality, a decrease in DM distress. We concluded the Islamic spirituality intervention (rida, ruqya and rahma) affects the reduction of DM distress in uncontrolled type 2 DM patients.

Abstract : In the current study, a Pt(II) complex including quercetin, naringinin, and apigenin was created and structurally characterized using spectrum techniques. For their potential to fight breast cancer and microbes, the Pt(II) complexes were studied. The complex significantly affected Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Candida alblicans, and Aspergillus niger, according to the results of the study on its antibacterial activity. Using the MTT assay, it was examined whether the Pt(II) complex was cytotoxic to the human breast cancer cell line MCF7. In comparison to the reference medicine 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), cytotoxicity studies indicated that the Pt(II) complex demonstrated moderate cytotoxicity against the development of these cancer cell lines. These novel complexes may be exploited for these therapeutic purposes, according to this study's findings.

Abstract : The influence of globalization has caused modern era people to consume more fast food in the form of fried foods such as mendoan to save time and increase efficiency in working in the midst of increasingly rapid world development, but consumption of foods with high saturated oil content has a correlation with the incidence of metabolic syndrome so this study aims to examine the relationship between the frequency of mendoan consumption with the HbA1c profile in people of age 40-75 years. The design of this study was cross-sectional. Data collection was conducted through interviews at the Endocrine and Metabolic Poly. Data collected in the form of identity, type of food consumed from interviews nutritional intake of respondents measured using Food Frequency Questionaire (FFQ), and HbA1c levels. There were 186 respondents with an age range of 40-75 years. The majority of respondents consumed mendoan at least 1x in 1 month, which is as many as 180 people (96.8%), the remaining 6 people (3.2%) consume mendoan <1x / month. The results of the Statistical Test showed that most respondents who consumed mendoan >1x / month had a 3.93x greater risk of having higher HbA1C levels (PR 3.93). The chi-square test showed that there was a significant relationship between mendoan consumption and the HbA1c profile (p value 0.031).