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Introduction: Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) is still a major cause of mortality and morbidity globally. One of the factors that cause a prehospital delay is the delay in early detection and inaccuracy of early treatment of ACS. The Internet of Things, which is supported by the high use of smartphones with the DETAK application, can be an opportunity to facilitate ACS education programs so that ACS can be detected early. Method: This study has used a quantitative research design with a quasi-experimental approach which pretest and posttest, in which both the experimental and control groups participate. The inclusion criteria of this study were age >45 years; obesity; smoker; Respondents with a history of: hypertension/diabetes mellitus/hyperlipidemia/hypercholesterolemia/CVD/families with cardiovascular disease. 252 respondents who met the inclusion criteria were randomly divided into control (n=126) and intervention groups (n=126). The intervention group was given education through the DETAK application and the control group was given leaflet about ACS. Results: The results of the study showed that there was an increased in early treatment ability was only found in the intervention group (p<.001). Mean differences of the ability of early detection (p<.001) and early treatment (p=.019)between intervention and control groups were both significance. Conclusion: There is potential for DETAK applications to improve the early detection and treatment capabilities of ACS. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Disasters are events that threaten and disrupt people's lives and livelihoods due to natural and/or non-natural factors as well as human factors that cause human casualties, environmental damage, property losses, and psychological. The implementation of disaster preparedness has not been carried out comprehensively and continuously throughout Indonesia. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of landslide preparedness education interventions in increasing the landslide preparedness capacity of households in the Sukabumi Regency. The minimum sample was 118 for each intervention and control group. Random sampling was used for sampling technique. Data analysis was done using an independent t-test. The results of the study mean that the difference in knowledge scores showed a significant difference between the intervention group and the control group (F = 23.41, p-value = 0.000). In addition, the average difference in household preparedness scores for landslides showed a significant difference between the intervention and control groups (F = 190.08, p-value = 0.000). After the intervention, the intervention group's household disaster preparedness improved significantly. Meanwhile, no significant increase was observed in the control group's household disaster preparedness score after the intervention. Household disaster preparedness training may have an impact on the knowledge, attitudes, and behavior of individuals and families. Trainings such as online and simulation using live or recorded demonstrations should be developed and evaluated for their effectiveness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: The Covid pandemic has had an impact on reducing the number of emergency room visits in cases of acute coronary syndrome (ACS). This will have a negative impact when the decrease in the number of emergency room visits by ACS patients results in delays in treatment. Online education through applications can be a solution to increasing knowledge without having to violate health protocols due to crowds during the Covid-19 pandemic. This study aims to determine the effect of the DETAK mobile application on the early detection of ACS during the Covid-19 pandemic. Methods: This study will use a quantitative research design with a quasi-experimental pretest and posttest with a control group. This study applied a quantitative research design. A total of 252 respondents who met the inclusion criteria were randomly divided into control and intervention groups. The intervention group was given education through the DETAK application, and the control group was given conventional education about ACS. Before the intervention was given, a pre-test was conducted in both groups and after the intervention, a post-test was performed on both. Results: The results of the study showed that there was an increase in the ability to detect ACS earlyin the control group (p=0.025) and the intervention group (p < 0.001). Results from the bivariate analysis showed that there were differences in the ability of early detection between the intervention and control groups (p< 0.001). Conclusions: There was an effect of using the DETAK mobile application on increasing knowledge of risk factors and symptoms of ACS which has an impact on increasing the ability to detect early symptoms of ACS during the Covid-19 pandemic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]