ABSTRAKLanjut usia (lansia) adalah seseorang yang telah mencapai usia 60 tahun keatas. Jumlah lanjut usia diproyeksikan meningkat sampai dengan 1.5 miliar pada tahun 2050. Seiring meningkat jumlah lansia permasalahan kesehatan juga semakin meningkat, salah satunya masalah penyakit hipertensi yang menjadi urutan pertama penyakit pada lansia. Hipertensi seringkali tanpa gejala (asimptomatik), sehingga banyak diabaikan dan merasa tidak ada masalah, sehingga dibutuhkan keterlibatan berbagai pihak dalam penatalaksanaannya, salah satunya keterlibatan kader kesehatan kesehatan lansia. Kader kesehatan lansia memiliki peran penting dalam pengelolaan hipertensi di masyarakat, meliputi pendataan, pengawasan atau monitoring, dan pendidikan kesehatan terkait hipertensi. Kegiatan ini bertujuan menguatkan peran dan fungsi kader pada lansia sehingga upaya kesehatan masyarakat dalam bentuk promotif, preventif, kuratif dan rehabilitatif dapat berjalan lebih optimal. Kegiatan PkM yang dilaksanakan meliputi edukasi kesehatan kepada kader: peran dan fungsi kader, konsep penyakit hipertensi dan kegawatdaruratannya, manajemen dan penatalaksanan hipertensi, pelatihan pemantauan tekanan darah, dilaksanakan secara hybrid dengan memperhatikan protokol kesehatan. Kegiatan diikuti 9 (90%) kader kesehatan lansia. Hasil post test didapatkan peningkatakan pengetahuan dan pelaksanaan pemantauan tekanan darah, pengetahuan kader meningkat dari rata-rata 68.1 menjadi 96.8 dan pemantauan tekanan darah didapatkan rata-rata 50.8 menjadi 88. Kegiatan ini penting dilakukan bagi para kader untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan dan keterampilan kader kesehatan lansia khususnya dalam penatalaksanaan hipertensi di masyarakat. Kata kunci:lanjut usia; hipertensi; kader kesehatan lansia. ABSTRACTThe Elderly is someone who has reached the age of 60 years and over. The number of elderly people is projected to increase to 1.5 billion by 2050. The increasing number of elderly, unfortunately, followed by an increase in health problems, one of them is hypertension. Hypertension is often asymptomatic, it’s often ignored and no problem. Management of hypertension requires the involvement of various parties, including elderly health cadres. Elderly health cadres have an important role in managing hypertension in the community, such as data collection, supervision or monitoring, and health education related to hypertension. This program aims to strengthen the role and function of elderly health cadres in promotive, preventive, curative, and rehabilitative activities, especially so that hypertension management can run more optimally. PkM activities carried out include health education to cadres: the roles and functions of cadres, the concept of hypertension and its emergencies, hypertension management, blood pressure monitoring training, carried out in a hybrid manner by observing health protocols. The activity was attended by 9 (90%) elderly health cadres. The results of the post-test of cadre knowledge obtained an average value of 96.8 from the previous average of 68.1 for the pre-test. The results of blood pressure monitoring obtained an average of 88 which was previously 50.8. It suggested the importance to maintain the enthusiasm and motivation of elderly health cadres with their potential roles in carrying out these roles. Keywords: elderly; hypertension; elderly health cadres.
Sesuai SE Mendikbud: Pembelajaran secara Daring dan Bekerja dari Rumah untuk Mencegah Penyebaran Covid-19 membuat institusi pendidikan melakukan sistim pembelajaran jarak jauh secara total. Proses pembelajaran secara daring memberikan tantangan untuk mahasiswa dan Dosen dalam beradaptasi. Pembelajaran secara daring membawa banyak perubahan dan konsekuensi. Mahasiswa rentan mengalami ketegangan (stress) untuk dapat bertahan dengan kehidupan kampus secara daring. Sebagian mahasiswa mengalami tekanan psikologis karena perubahan drastis yang dialami. Tekanan psikologis tersebut dapat berakibat negatif pada kesehatan mahasiswa maupun prestasi belajarnya. Penelitian ini bermaksud untuk mencari hubungan kemampuan penyesuaian diri mahasiswa dengan prestasi belajarnya di STIKes Panti Waluya Malang. Desain yang digunakan adalah penelitian kuantitatif dengan metode studi deksriptif korelatif. Berdasarkan waktu penelitian, menggunakan cross sectional study untuk mengetahui hubungan kemampuan penyesuaian diri mahasiswa dengan prestasi belajarnya. Teknik pengambilan data dilakukan dengan melakukan pengisian kuisioner penyesuaian diri melalui link google form sedangkan untuk prestasi belajar dilihat dari IP semester genap yang diperoleh dari BAAK. Data penelitian diolah menggunakan software SPSS 21 for Windows menggunakan uji Kendall’s tau. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan tidak ada hubungan antara kemampuan penyesuaian diri mahasiswa dengan prestasi belajar dengan p=0.05. Mengacu pada ketiga interpretasi dalam uji korelasi Kendall’s Tau_b, dimana p=0.05 maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa “hubungan antara kemampuan penyesuaian diri mahasiswa di masa pandemi dengan IP yang diperoleh di semester ganjil tahun akademik 2020/2021 adalah tidak signifikan, sangat lemah, dan searah.”Kata kunci: pembelajaran jarak jauh/daring, penyesuaian diri, mahasiswa
Introduction: The community partnership program activity "Training for Elderly Caregivers on Initial Management in Syncope Conditions and Stroke Attacks at LKS-LU Pangesti Lawang" is an activity intended for elderly caregivers who are responsible for the health of the elderly at LKS-LU Pangesti Lawang. Objective: The purpose of this community partnership program is to facilitate elderly caregivers in carrying out initial management of syncope conditions and stroke attacks at LKS-LU Pangesti Lawang. Considering that the elderly are a special group that is vulnerable and at risk of experiencing various problems related to their health. Decreased physical, mental and social abilities have health impacts and risks for various neurovascular diseases. Method: This training was carried out in the form of: Providing education and sharing about physiological changes in the elderly, especially about changes in the cardiovascular systems and neurovascular systems as well as providing education and training on early management in syncope conditions and stroke attacks. Result: The implementation of activity with the title "Elderly Caregiver Training on Early Management in Syncope Conditions and Stroke Attacks at LKS-LU Pangesti Lawang" went well and smoothly. The activity was carried out with a 100% participant attendance rate. The material on Initial management of Syncope and Stroke Attacks has been delivered according to the topic by the speakers and the active participants in the discussion carried out. The indicator of the success of this activity is from the results of the evaluation on the participants when the training was carried out, most of the participants were able to answer pre and posttest questions and demonstrations. The results obtained were as follows, the average score of the participants' pretests was 64, and the average score of posttests was 70. Average scores of initial management practices in syncope conditions and strokes with good results. Conclusion: On this basis, it can also be concluded that the purpose of training that wants to increase the knowledge and understanding of health cadres regarding Early Management in Syncope Conditions and Stroke Attacks in LKS-LU Pangesti Lawang has been achieved.
Aims: This study aimed to determine the effect of providing support programs to family caregivers on the quality of care for the elderly with chronic diseases in Pandansari Village, Poncokusumo District, Malang Regency. Methods: The study used a pre-experimental with one group pretest-posttest research design approach in 7 weeks from July-September 2022. The total sample size was 50 respondents using purposive sampling technique. The selected sample must fulfill criteria’s, includes: 1) an informal caregiver who lives with the elderly, 2) takes care of the elderly with chronic diseases, and 3) not suffering from chronic diseases itself. The WHO-QOL BREF questionnaire was used to collect data on the quality of life before and after the provision of support programs. Analysis includes univariate and bivariate. Bivariate using the Wilcoxon test. Results: In this study, the caregivers are all women (100%) and most of the elderly are women (60.0%), the chronic diseases are Hypertension 66% and Gout Arthritis 34%. The results of this study indicate a significant effect of providing family caregiver support programs on the quality of care for the elderly with chronic diseases based on the quality of life indicators (p: 0.0001). Conclusion: Family support programs influence the quality of care in terms of improving the quality of life of the elderly. Discussion: In caring for the elderly with chronic diseases, family caregivers can take advantage of family support programs. Furthermore, this research is expected to provide insights and ideas for further research especially the development of support programs for caregivers of families with other chronic diseases.
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