[ABSTRAK
Bertambahnya populasi usia lanjut memberikan tantangan baru bagi tenagakesehatan dan pemberi layanan kesehatan, agar proses aging yang dialami tidakmemberikan dampak pada kerentanan status kesehatan. Tujuan penelitianmengembangkan ?Paket Kemilau Senja? dan pengaruhnya terhadap pemahamanserta kemampuan mengatasi permasalahan perempuan menopause di JakartaTimur. Pengumpulan data dilakukan secara kuantitatif dan kualitatif. Besarsampel kuantitatif 291 responden, yang terdiri dari 158 kelompok intervensi dan133 kelompok kontrol serta 10 orang partisipan. Hasil tahap I diperolehpengembangan ?Paket Kemilau Senja? untuk perempuan menopause. Hasil tahapII pada kelompok intervensi terdapat perbedaan kemampuan mengatasipermasalahan masa menopause sebelum dan sesudah diberikan ?Paket KemilauSenja? dalam permasalahan: fisik (p=0,002), seksual (p=0,036 ) dan psikologis(p=0,004), selanjutnya pada kelompok intervensi dan kontrol terdapat perbedaankemampuan mengatasi permasalahan: fisik (p=0,041), seksual (p=0,001) danpsikologis (p=0,000). Data kuantitatif tersebut juga didukung oleh pernyataanpartisipan tentang adanya penurunan terhadap permasalahan fisik, seksual danpsikologis setelah diberikan intervensi ?Paket Kemilau Senja?. Rekomendasi?Paket Kemilau Senja? agar didesiminasikan kepada petugas kesehatan danmasyarakat untuk meningkatkan kesejahteraan hidup perempuan menopause;

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ABSTRACT
The growing size of elderly population has brought new challenges to health carepersonnel in general and specifically in order to keep the process of aging towardthe fragility of their health status. The aim of this study was to develop the?Kemilau Senja Package? or the ?Serenade Package? and its effect on nursingcomprehension and ability to overcome problems of women who experiencemenopause in East Jakarta. Data was collected through quantitative andqualitative methods. The quantitative sample size was 291 respondents thatconsisted of 158 subjects in the intervention group and 133 subjects in the controlgroup whereas for qualitative methods was participated by 10 participants. Theproduct of the 1st stage of the study was a ?Kemilau Senja Package? for womenwho experience menopause, while the results of the 2nd stage of studydemonstrated that there is a different ability to overcome problems between beforeand after receiving the ?Kemilau Senja Package?, on problems: physical (p=0.000), sexual (p=0.001) and psychological (p=0.000). Further, there is differentability between the intervention and control group in overcoming problems:physical (p=0.000), sexual (p=0.000) and psychological (p=0.000). Thequantitative finding was also supported with the statement of participants on thepresence of reduced physical, sexual and psychological problems after receivingthe intervention of the ?Kemilau Senja Package?. Based on the finding, it?s strongrecommendation to disseminate the ?Kemilau Senja Package? to Health Careproviders and the community in regard to improving the quality of life of womenwho experience menopause;The growing size of elderly population has brought new challenges to health carepersonnel in general and specifically in order to keep the process of aging towardthe fragility of their health status. The aim of this study was to develop the?Kemilau Senja Package? or the ?Serenade Package? and its effect on nursingcomprehension and ability to overcome problems of women who experiencemenopause in East Jakarta. Data was collected through quantitative andqualitative methods. The quantitative sample size was 291 respondents thatconsisted of 158 subjects in the intervention group and 133 subjects in the controlgroup whereas for qualitative methods was participated by 10 participants. Theproduct of the 1st stage of the study was a ?Kemilau Senja Package? for womenwho experience menopause, while the results of the 2nd stage of studydemonstrated that there is a different ability to overcome problems between beforeand after receiving the ?Kemilau Senja Package?, on problems: physical (p=0.000), sexual (p=0.001) and psychological (p=0.000). Further, there is differentability between the intervention and control group in overcoming problems:physical (p=0.000), sexual (p=0.000) and psychological (p=0.000). Thequantitative finding was also supported with the statement of participants on thepresence of reduced physical, sexual and psychological problems after receivingthe intervention of the ?Kemilau Senja Package?. Based on the finding, it?s strongrecommendation to disseminate the ?Kemilau Senja Package? to Health Careproviders and the community in regard to improving the quality of life of womenwho experience menopause, The growing size of elderly population has brought new challenges to health carepersonnel in general and specifically in order to keep the process of aging towardthe fragility of their health status. The aim of this study was to develop the“Kemilau Senja Package” or the “Serenade Package” and its effect on nursingcomprehension and ability to overcome problems of women who experiencemenopause in East Jakarta. Data was collected through quantitative andqualitative methods. The quantitative sample size was 291 respondents thatconsisted of 158 subjects in the intervention group and 133 subjects in the controlgroup whereas for qualitative methods was participated by 10 participants. Theproduct of the 1st stage of the study was a “Kemilau Senja Package” for womenwho experience menopause, while the results of the 2nd stage of studydemonstrated that there is a different ability to overcome problems between beforeand after receiving the “Kemilau Senja Package”, on problems: physical (p=0.000), sexual (p=0.001) and psychological (p=0.000). Further, there is differentability between the intervention and control group in overcoming problems:physical (p=0.000), sexual (p=0.000) and psychological (p=0.000). Thequantitative finding was also supported with the statement of participants on thepresence of reduced physical, sexual and psychological problems after receivingthe intervention of the “Kemilau Senja Package”. Based on the finding, it’s strongrecommendation to disseminate the “Kemilau Senja Package” to Health Careproviders and the community in regard to improving the quality of life of womenwho experience menopause]