Abstract
Introduction: The aging process results in decreased body resistance, physiological functions and diseases which attack the elderly, such as hypertension. Elderly gymnastics is a mild exercise that is applied to the elderly. High family support will make the elderly more actively participate in elderly gymnastics activities, and vice versa. The aim of study was to determine the relationship of Family Support to the Activity of Elderly in Pajang Village.Methods: The design of the study was quantitative research with a cross sectional approach. The population of the study was all elderly people with hypertension who were aged 60 years and over who participated in elderly gymnastics, with total sampling at 95 respondents. This was then analyzed using the Kendall’s Tau formula.Results: The majority of family support was enough (38.8%) and the active category (63.2%), with bivariate analysis a value of 0.001 (<0.05), with a magnitude of 0.082.Conclusion: Families can help overcome the problems of the elderly and provide support for exercise activities. Families can also increase self-confidence to improve the health of the elderly. There is a significant relationship of family support for the activeness of elderly hypertension patients in elderly gymnastics activities in Pajang Village.
Highlights
The aging process results in decreased body resistance, physiological functions and diseases which attack the elderly, such as hypertension
The population of the study was all elderly people with hypertension who were aged 60 years and over who participated in elderly gymnastics, with total sampling at 95 respondents
There is a significant relationship of family support for the activeness of elderly hypertension patients in elderly gymnastics activities in Pajang Village
Summary
The aging process results in decreased body resistance, physiological functions and diseases which attack the elderly, such as hypertension. Gymnastics is a mild exercise that is applied to the elderly. High family support will make the elderly more actively participate in elderly gymnastics activities, and vice versa. The aim of study was to determine the relationship of Family Support to the Activity of Elderly in Pajang Village. Increasing human life expectancy is one manifestation of the success of Indonesia's development. Projected data for the average life expectancy of Indonesian citizens in 2015-2020 has increased to 71.7 years, while the data is projected in 2010-2015, which is 70.7 years (Hasugian, Lubis, & Tukiman, 2012). Data from the Indonesian Ministry of Health in 2017, estimates that in 2017 there are 23.66 million elderly people in Indonesia. Data from the 2013 Riskesdas (Health IM, 2013), the health problems that arise in the highest elderly are hypertension. According to RI Law Number 36 of 2009 concerning health, one of the goals of the health program for the elderly is to stay healthy, so that the government guarantees the availability of health service facilities by establishing elderly
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