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 control
Blood Pressure.

Key words: Activity, Elderly, Hypertension, Independence, Posbindu Elderly