Abstract
Introduction: Mobility impairment is a problem in the older adults who have decreased in mobility as it may affect their daily activity. The development of a detection model to identify the problem of mobility impairment in older adults has become a solution that can increase the health care for older adults. This study aimed to develop a health detection instrument models using a mobile health nursing application to detect mobility impairment in older adults.Methods: This study used action research through a purposive sampling method involving three nurses and twenty-seven cadres to perform the detection process of mobility impairment focused on one hundred and seventy-five older adults in three public health centers in two provinces using an m-health application.Results: Based on direct observation and questionnaires addressed to the user of the m-health nursing application, 80% stated that the information contained in the mobile health nursing application was appropriate. In terms of speed, only 43.33% stated that the application worked fast, but overall, 66.67% of users stated that they were delighted with the application-based of the instrument model and that they were helped in detecting the mobility disorders that occurred in the older adults.Conclusion: These applications can be developed into a model that can help nurses, older adults and their family to detect other older adult problems in addition to mobility problems like cognitive function etc.
Highlights
Mobility impairment is a problem in the older adults who have decreased in mobility as it may affect their daily activity
Based on direct observation and questionnaires addressed to the user of the m-health nursing application, 80% stated that the information contained in the mobile health nursing application was appropriate
The development of instrument models that have been tested for validity and reliability in software prototype m-health nursing has been carried out by involving the programmer in the data flow diagram (DFD) created by the researcher
Summary
Mobility impairment is a problem in the older adults who have decreased in mobility as it may affect their daily activity. As one of the countries with a high population growth rate for the older adult percentage, is estimated to be included in the top 5 countries with an older adult population of 18.1 million or around 9.6% of the total population This number will continue to increase up to 28.8 million people or around 11.34% of the total population in Indonesia in 2020 (Kementerian Koordinator Bidang Kesejahteraan Rakyat RI, 2013).The increase in the number of older adult people will have an impact on increasing the dependency ratio, where Indonesia. The health problems of the older adults are characterized by various complaints that are multi-pathologic, being caused by the multiple impairments suffered by older adults. This can have an impact on the occurrence of dysfunction, disability, disease and complications(Boehlke, 2015)
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