HUBUNGAN KEAKTIFAN LANSIA MENGIKUTI KEGIATAN POSBINDU LANSIA TERHADAP TINGKAT KEMANDIRIAN LANSIA MENGONTROL PENYAKIT HIPERTENSI
Abstract: Elderly is someone
who has reached the age of 60 (sixty) years and above, the elderly will
experience an aging process that causes an increased risk of high health
problems in the elderly, one of the problems of hypertension. efforts to improve
and maintain health can be done by following posbindu elderly on a regular
basis. Independence is the ability or circumstance in which the individual is
able to manage or overcome his own interests without being dependent on others.
The liveliness of elderly is activity or busyness of elderly in following
posbindu elderly every month in local area. This study aims to determine the
relationship of elderly activity following the posbindu elderly activity to independence
of elderly controlling hypertension disease. This research uses correlation
description research design and cross sectional approach. The sample of the
research was 76 respondents who were taken based on the inclusion criteria
using Proportionate stratified random sampling technique. The measuring
instruments used were questionnaires and observation sheets. The analysis used
is univariate analysis to know the frequency distribution and bivariate using
Chi Square. The result showed that 58 respondents were able to control
hypertension, 43 respondents were active in posbindu elderly (84,3%) and 15
respondents were not active in posbindu elderly (15,7%). Based on the results
obtained Chi Square p value 0.04 <a (0.05) and it can be concluded there is
a significant relationship between the elderly activeness follow activities
posbindu elderly to independence of elderly controlling hypertension disease. The
results of this study is expected to elderly to be active in posbindu elderly
activities, thus the elderly can contro Blood Pressure.
Key words: Activity, Elderly,
Hypertension, Independence, Posbindu Elderly
Penulis: Risky Rati Yolanda,
Herlina Herlina, Safri Safri
Kode Jurnal: jpkeperawatandd180075
