Research Paper
Year: 2020 | Month: November | Volume: 7 | Issue: 11 | Pages: 47-52
The Relationship of Active Elderly Posyandu Visits and Family Support with the Quality of Life of the Elderly in the Work Area of Puskesmas in Ulak Tano, Paluta Regency, 2019
Indah Rosa Hasibuan1, Sri Rahayu Sanusi2, Erna Mutiara3
1,2,3Universitas Sumatera Utara, Indonesia
Corresponding Author: Indah Rosa Hasibuan
ABSTRACT
Quality of life is related to the welfare of the elderly, where the indicators can be seen through a person's physical, psychological and social relationships seen simultaneously. The initial survey showed that 56.3% of elderly people whose quality of life were not good in the work area of Puskesmas in Ulak Tano, Paluta Regency received family support and 68.7% always came to Posyandu. The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between active elderly Posyandu visits and family support (informational support, appreciation support, instrumental support and emotional support) with the quality of life of the elderly in the work area of Puskesmas in Ulak Tano, Paluta Regency, 2019. The research design used was cross sectional. The population in this study were all elderly in the work area of the Puskesmas in Ulak Tano, Paluta Regency, 2019 as many as 949 elderly. The sample was all elderly who live in the work area of Puskesmas in Ulak Tano and registered at the Puskesmas in Ulak Tano, 2019. The sampling technique was proportional random sampling totaling 196 elderly. Data obtained through interviews using a questionnaire. The results of the bivariate analysis showed that the variables related to the quality of life of the elderly were appreciation support (p=0.025), instrumental support (p=0.048) and emotional support (p=0.024). Meanwhile, the variables that were not related to the quality of life of the elderly were active elderly Posyandu visits (p=0.420) and informational support (p=0.576). From the results of the multivariate analysis, the most dominant variable related to the quality of life of the elderly was appreciation support with Exp (B) of 2.049 (95% CI 1,140-3,684) meaning that the elderly who received appreciation support, the opportunity to have a good quality of life was 2.049 times greater than with the unsupported. It is recommended that the Health Officer at Puskesmas in Ulak Tano pay more attention to the quality of life of the elderly in the working area of the Puskesmas, and increase family involvement in caring for the elderly.
Keywords: Elderly Posyandu Visits, Family Support, Quality of Life of the Elderly.
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