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The Effect Of Four Square Step Excercise On The Risk Of Falling Elderly At Pstw Wana Seraya Denpasar 2019 Desak Gede Nanda Amaria Dewi; Sang Ayu Ketut Candrawati; Ni Kadek Muliawati
JNKI (Jurnal Ners dan Kebidanan Indonesia) (Indonesian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery) Vol 8, No 2 (2020)
Publisher : Alma Ata University Press

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21927/jnki.2020.8(2).100-107

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Elderly undergoes various changes due to the aging process, one of them is the musculoskeletal system which results in the elderly being vulnerable to falls and if not be treated, it can cause injury to the elderly and even death. One way to reduce the level of fall risk in elderly is to do balance exercises, especially four square step exercises which is not only train the muscle strength of elderly but also train the visual coordination. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of four square step exercises on the fall risk in elderly. This study used a design of pre-experimental one group pre-test and post-test without control group. The study was conducted at PSTW Wana Seraya Denpasar. The respondens in this study selected through purposive sampling technique. Among 36 elderly who living at PSTW Wana Seraya Denpasar, there were 17 people who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. After calculating the sample, there were 15 samples were obtained. The results of the study, the fall risk in elderly before four square step exercise were 12 respondents (80%) at moderate level and three respondents (20%) at high level. After training, nine respondents (60%) had a moderate fall risk and six respondents (40%) had low fall risk. Based on the results of Wilcoxon signed rank test statistical test, it was obtained p value = 0.003 <α 0.005 which means there is an influence of four square step exercises towards the fall risk in elderly. Based on the results of the study, the four square step exercise is an effective exercise to reduce the fall risk in elderly because it is a light exercise which is easily carried out by the elderly independently. This exercise is recommended to be applied as a method to reduce the fall risk in elderly.
SOSIALISASI DESAIN FORMULIR STATUS KESEHATAN LANSIA Nurul Faidah; I Made Sudarma Adiputra; Ni putu Wiwik Oktaviani; Ni Kadek Muliawati; Ni Luh Gede Puspita Yanti
J-ABDI: Jurnal Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat Vol. 1 No. 11: April 2022
Publisher : Bajang Institute

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In the Elderly Posyandu activities, health checks are carried out by health workers at the East Denpasar Regional Health Center but there is no medical record form that can be used to document the results of the health examination. During the posyandu activities for the elderly, the cadres checked blood pressure, height, weight, glucose levels, and cholesterol. Therefore, we carried out community service by socializing the elderly assessment form and how to enter these data into the design of the form. The purpose of community service is to improve the ability of posyandu cadres in understanding and documenting the elderly health status form. The method carried out was conducting a pre-test which contained knowledge of cadres related to the assessment of the elderly, then socialization, demonstration and assistance were carried out in filling out the elderly health status form. The target is the elderly posyandu cadres of Banjar Tunjung Sari. The assistance provided includes how to fill out medical record forms for the assisted elderly, what items must be filled out, and how to manage the forms. After doing community service, the results of the knowledge before being given socialization obtained 4 (80%) lack of knowledge, after being given socialization and knowledge assistance 3 (60%) knowledge was good and cadres were able to fill out health forms and document the elderly health status forms. Health status can be continuously documented