Exploring the Role of Nurses in Travel Medicine to Improve Service Performance in Travelers: A Systematic Review.

Nurses play an important role in travel medicine. However, information about the role of nurses in travel medicine is still limited. This systematic literature review is aimed to exploring the role of nurses in travel medicine to improve service performance in travelers.

Acquisition and processing of Motor Imagery and Motor Execution Dataset (MIMED) for six movement activities.

The MIMED dataset is a dataset that provides raw electroencephalogram signal data for activities: raising the right-hand, lowering the right-hand, raising the left-hand, lowering the left-hand, standing, and sitting. In addition to raw data, this dataset provides feature data that undergoes a baseline reduction process. The baseline reduction process is a process to increase the value of EEG signal features.

The Role of Irrational Beliefs on Psychological Distress among Female Office Workers in Bali.

Objectives: This study examined the association between irrational beliefs and psychological distress among female office workers in Bali, and formulate general equation to predict psychological distress from the irrational belief scores.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 111 female office workers in Bali. The irrational beliefs were measured by the Smith Irrational Belief Inventory (SIBI) questionnaire and the psychological distress was assessed by a questionnaire quoted from the Brief Job Stress Questionnaire (BJSQ).

- A zoonosis in Bali, Indonesia.

Background: Ascariasis is a common disease in humans and pigs. In previous reports, it has been known that ascariasis in humans is not only caused by but also by which is known to originate from pigs.

Aims And Objectives: This research aims to identify the species of that infect traditional pig farmers in Bali, Indonesia.

The silent, rapidly unfolding threat of mpox spread via international travel to Southeast Asia: Are we ready?

The 2022 mpox (monkeypox) outbreak has been surprisingly large and has raised several novel questions about this disease. New information, such as atypical clinical manifestations and transmission via sexual activities, have been identified. These pose a potential risk of widespread outbreaks due to unusual clinical manifestations and failure to consider mpox as a diagnosis by physicians and the sexual behaviours of some tourists in Southeast Asia.

Transcultural-based health education model on families with diabetes mellitus.

Objectives: To develop a transcultural-based health education model to increase family abilities to care for type 2 diabetes patients.

Methods: A cross-sectional observational analytical study was conducted from May-June 2021. The study population comprised of the families of patients with diabetes in Buleleng who were included using the rule of thumb (n=180) by cluster random sampling.

Phytochemical Analysis and Molecular Identification of Green Macroalgae spp. from Bali, Indonesia.

The studies of the Bulung Boni and Bulung Anggur ( spp.) species and secondary metabolites are still very limited. Proper identification will support various aspects, such as cultivation, utilization, and economic interests.

The first report on the prevalence of soil-transmitted helminth infections and associated risk factors among traditional pig farmers in Bali Province, Indonesia.

Background And Aim: Pigs are the main livestock commodity in Bali Province, Indonesia, where traditional farming practices are widely used. Traditional pig farmers are often closely associated with poverty and a perceived lack of knowledge regarding health and hygiene. Data on soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) and risk factors associated with STH worm infection among traditional pig farmers in Bali were previously unavailable.

Dengue virus transovarial transmission detection in from dengue hemorrhagic fever patients' residences in Denpasar, Bali.

Background And Aim: To effectively control dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF), it is necessary to assess the risk of vertical virus transmission in mosquitoes. This study aimed to detect dengue virus (DENV) transovarial transmission in collected from DHF patients' residences in Denpasar, Bali.

Materials And Methods: samples were acquired by rearing eggs collected from ovitraps placed in the homes of DHF patients.

Comprehensive Travel Health Education for Tour Guides: Protocol for an Exploratory Sequential Mixed Methods Research.

Background: Tourists are at risk of experiencing health problems during their travel. However, even though tour guides have the potential to become travel health promoters, their participation has not been optimal.

Objective: This study aims to develop a comprehensive travel health education model to help tour guides improve health information delivery to tourists.

The effect of an application-based educational intervention with a social cognitive theory model on pregnant women in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia: a randomized controlled trial.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to elucidate the effect of application-based antenatal education based on social cognitive theory (SCT) on Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile II (HPLP II) scores, compliance with iron tablet consumption, and readiness for childbirth and complications among pregnant women in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia.

Methods: This randomized controlled trial included 71 pregnant women in the treatment group and 74 pregnant women in the control group. The treatment group application-based antenatal education based on SCT, while the control group attended a conventional pregnancy class.

A Health Belief Model-Based Motivational Interviewing for Medication Adherence and Treatment Success in Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients.

Medication adherence behavior plays a central role in the success of tuberculosis (TB) treatment. Conventional motivation is not optimal in strengthening long-term medication adherence. A motivational interviewing (MI) communication motivation model based on the Health Belief Model (HBM) was designed with the main objective of improving medication adherence and treatment success.

Risk Perception of COVID-19 in Indonesia During the First Stage of the Pandemic.

Community perceptions of early-stage pandemics may have significant implications for subsequent disease control and management. Perceptions of COVID-19 among Indonesian citizens were assessed 2 months after the first reported case in the country. The study used an online survey tool, which was adapted from a standardized questionnaire for risk perception of an infectious disease outbreak.

Financial Risk Protection for Neurosurgical Care in Indonesia and the Philippines: A Primer on Health Financing for the Global Neurosurgeon.

Which conditions treated by neurosurgeons cause the worst economic hardship in low middle-income in countries? How can public health financing be responsive to the inequities in the delivery of neurosurgical care? This review article frames the objectives of equity, quality, and efficiency in health financing to the goals of global neurosurgery. In order to glean provider perspectives on the affordability of neurosurgical care in low-resource settings, we did a survey of neurosurgeons from Indonesia and the Philippines and identified that the care of socioeconomically disadvantaged patients with malignant intracranial tumors were found to incur the highest out-of-pocket expenses. Additionally, the surveyed neurosurgeons also observed that treatment of traumatic brain injury may have to require greater financial subsidies.

Determinants of Mental Health and Practice Behaviors of General Practitioners During COVID-19 Pandemic in Bali, Indonesia: A Cross-sectional Study.

Purpose: We aim to study the level of mental health distress and COVID-19 prevention in practice behaviors among general practitioners (GPs) in Bali, Indonesia, as well as their determinants.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional online survey. Survey recruitment material was disseminated by purposive snowballing through regional professional association as well as research team's personal acquaintances.

Perception of childbirth experiences of Japanese women in Bali, Indonesia: a qualitative study.

Background: Maternal healthcare services in Indonesia have seen dramatic improvements over the past 25 years and yet there is still room for improvement. The perception, by the women, of the perinatal care provided, is a vital input to further improving these services. This study examines how the perinatal care provided is experienced by Japanese women in Bali, using an interview survey.

Cardiovascular Risk Factor Modification in Asymptomatic Adults and Implications for Pilots.

This study aims to examine the available evidence that supports a more aggressive approach to managing asymptomatic people with low to intermediate cardiovascular risks; to evaluate the appropriate threshold for initiating pharmacologic interventions to treat hyperglycaemia, hyperlipidaemia, and hypertension; and to describe the implications for airline pilots. A systematic search was performed employing an OvidSP interface, including all EBM Reviews, EMBASE, and Ovid MEDLINE databases. Data, including sixteen randomised controlled trials, on the appropriate threshold for initiating pharmacologic interventions were extracted.

Forecasting COVID-19 Transmission and Healthcare Capacity in Bali, Indonesia.

Objectives: In the current early phase of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, Bali needs to prepare to face the escalation of cases, with a particular focus on the readiness of healthcare services. We simulated the future trajectory of the epidemic under current conditions, projected the impact of policy interventions, and analyzed the implications for healthcare capacity.

Methods: Our study was based on the first month of publicly accessible data on new confirmed daily cases.

Geo-mapping of hazards, risks, and travel health services in Bali: Results from the first stage of the integrated travel health surveillance and information system at destination (TravHeSID) project.

Background: Currently, the main travel health surveillance system relies on ill-returned travelers data and has been mainly designed for countries of origin in developed regions. This study aims to develop an integrated travel health surveillance and information system for destination sites in Bali.

Methods: The first stage of the project included mapping and geo-tagging of health hazards and risks as well as travel health facilities, involving 197 tourist attractions in 8 regencies and 1 city in Bali.

Microbiological Quality, Hygiene, and Sanitation of the Production Processes of a Traditional Beverage at Tourism Areas in Bali.

Loloh Cemcem, a traditional beverage containing Cemcem leaves of (Spondias pinnata (L.f.) Kurz) from the tourism area of Penglipuran, has been widely distributed across Bali.

HIV testing uptake among pregnant women attending private midwife clinics: challenges of scaling up universal HIV testing at the private sectors in Indonesia.

Introduction: Being ranked seventh among countries with the highest number of new pediatric HIV infection, around 3% of new pediatric HIV infection worldwide occurs in Indonesia. UNAIDS has set a goal of elimination of mother-to-child HIV transmission, and private sector plays a critical role in achieving this goal. More than half of pregnant women in Indonesia seek antenatal care (ANC) services at private sectors, particularly at private midwife clinics.

Travel agent and tour guide perceptions on travel health promotion in Bali.

The increasing number of travelers to Bali has been accompanied by the increased risks of travel-related health problems. Travel agents and tour guides are in a key position to inform travelers about these matters; nonetheless, little evidence was found on their role in the promotion of travel health. This article aims to assess travel agent and tour guide perceptions on their possible involvement in promoting travel health measures in Bali.

Correlation of leadership and care coordinator performance among primary care physicians.

Purpose: Primary care physicians have to deal with many aspects of the patients' health problem, which needs cooperation with other health professionals or even nonhealth individuals. To achieve effective results, the primary care physicians should have leadership and coordinating skills, especially when dealing with the health challenges in Asia Pacific region. The care coordinator role of primary care physicians is important to create the bridge between population and health.