Abstract:
response and even a negative response because he considers that changing conditions is a
pressure that causes stress and encourages individuals to respond to coping. The research
objective was to determine the effectiveness of coping and stress management training in
increasing the perception of stress in health levels before and after the intervention was
given. The design used one group pre-post design. The population was 30 health cadres,
and the sampling technique used total sampling. Before the activity, the respondents were
given a questionnaire to determine stress levels, followed by training. The respondents
applied stress management techniques within one month, after which a post-test was
carried out. The instrument used the Perceived Stress Scale. The results showed that the
mean stress adaptation of respondents before the intervention was 20.73, and the mean
stress adaptation after the intervention was 7.83. Further analysis using a paired t-test
showed a significant difference in stress adaptation between stress adaptations to health
cadres before and after the intervention (p-value=0.001; α<0.05). Coping training and
stress management effectively reduce stress levels to improve the quality of human life that
is physically and mentally healthy.
