Implementation of Prokesia (Protokol Kesehatan Lansia) Booklets to Improve Elderly Knowledge Dealing with Covid-19 Health Protocol

Abstract

The elderly will have a positive impact if they are in a healthy, an active and a productive state. On the other hand, it will have a negative impact if the large number of elderlies, people becomes a burden when the elderly have health problems. The age group is vulnerable to the effects of the covid-19 virus, one of which is the elderly, due to a weakened immune system and lack of information of the corona virus, covid-19. Therefore, a Health promoter has a crucial role in providing information related to Covid-19 and directing the elderly to implement Health protocols. The purpose of the study was to determinate the effect of implementing the PROKESIA booklet on increasing the knowledge of the elderly about the covid-19 health protocol. The type of research was quantitative with a quasi-experimental design with a pre-test post-test approach with a control group. Sampling was done with a total sampling technique of 28 elderly people. The results of study after being given intervention in the case group showed that the average knowledge score in the case group was 79,52 while the control group was 50.71. The two groups had a significant difference in the average knowledge of the elderly in the intervention group and the control group (p<0.05). Knowledge of the intervention group was higher than the control group. The conclusion of the study after getting the intervention, the knowledge score of the case group increased to good (score>75), so that the application of the booklet affected the level of knowledge of the elderly on the Covid-19 Health protocol.