Claim Missing Document
Check
Articles

Found 3 Documents
Search
Journal : Journal of Saintech Transfer

EARLY DETECTION OF HYPERTENSION IN ELDERLY AND IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH HEALTHY LIFE BEHAVIOR Siregar, Fazidah Aguslina
Journal of Saintech Transfer Vol. 2 No. 1 (2019): Journal of Saintech Transfer
Publisher : Talenta Publisher

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (109.624 KB) | DOI: 10.32734/jst.v2i1.966

Abstract

Hypertension is common in the elderly. The diseases is related to unhealthy lifestyles include unhealthy food habitual and lack of physical activity. Delay in detecting and handling have an impact on the quality of life. The community service had been carried out at Tanjung Anom Village, Pancurbatu subdistrict, Deli Serdang. The purpose of  this activity to detect hypertension  through health examination (Height, weight, waist size, blood pressure, blood  sugar levels, cholesterol, and uric acid  level), followed by education on healthy lifestyles and elderly gymnastic exercise and preparation of  healthy menu. Of the 49 elderly were present, 26 people (53.1%) were obese, 12 people (24.5%) had diastolic hypertension, and 30 people (61.2%) were at the stage of prehypertension. Based on risk factors, 7 people (14.3%) had high blood glucose levels, as many as 38 people (77.6%) had high cholesterol levels and 28 people (57.1%) with high uric acid levels. From the results, most of elderly have high blood pressure. In the effort to reduce the number of hypertensive patients in the elderly, it is necessary to early detection and applied a healthy lifestyle.
Survey of Knowledge and Practice in Facing Covid 19 among Communities in Malaysia and Indonesia: Towards Apply New Norm Siregar, Fazidah Aguslina
Journal of Saintech Transfer Vol. 4 No. 1 (2021): Publication in Press
Publisher : Talenta Publisher Universitas Sumatera Utara

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.32734/jst.v4i1.5119

Abstract

Abstract Nowdays, COVID 19 is still health problem in many countries in the world including Malaysia and Indonesia. The number of confirmed cases remains high. An effort to resolve the Covid 19 problem, both Indonesian and Malaysian governments had been taken preventive strategies to break the chain of transmission through the implementation of health protocol including  using a mask, keeping a physical distance from another people at least 2 meters and washing hands as often as possible with running water. However in reality, there are many people had not implemented yet health protocol properly. This activity using cross sectional survey with the purpose of this activity was to analyze knowledge and behavior of community  in facing COVID 19  in  Malaysia and Indonesia. The results showed that in Medan, Indonesia. Out of 203 respondents, half of respondents (59.1%) had good knowledge regarding Covid 19, as much as 21.2% with fair knowledge and 19.7% had poor knowledge. While most of respondent had good practice (72.9%) and 27.9% had bad practice in applying health protocols to prevent the covid transmission. In Malaysia, out of 317 respondents aged 18 years and more, 78.9% of respondents had knowledge regarding symptoms of Covid 19, as much as 69.1% of respondents had knowledge regarding cause of the disease, 71.6% had knowledge about  transmission of the disease. Most of them (96.3%) had good practice to preventive measures for Covid 19, only 6.3% of respondent had not implemented preventive measures.  To prevent the transmission of  covid 19 in future time, it is necessary to identify knowledge and behaviour of community and then followed by  socialize regarding the disease to increased knowledge of community regarding the disease and apply new norm to prevent transmission of the disease.    
Enhancement of The Participation of Elderly people in Posyandu Health Services in Sunggal District Towards Healthy Living Fazidah Aguslina Siregar
Journal of Saintech Transfer Vol. 5 No. 2 (2022): Journal of Saintech Transfer
Publisher : Talenta Publisher Universitas Sumatera Utara

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.32734/jst.v5i2.9145

Abstract

Elderly people have susceptible to degenerative diseases that increase with their age. In Sunggal District, the number of elderly people is quite high as much as 8759 people, however, elderly people who have utilized the posyandu health services are still low. This impacted on the risk of degenerative diseases. The aim of this activity was trained cadres of posyandu to improve their performance, monitor the health status of elderly people, and educate them on the importance of monitoring health status. In this activity, training was carried out for the cadres to improve their performance in the implementation of posyandu. From the health status examination of elderly people, we found that many elderly people have a risk of metabolic syndrome, 47.76% of elderly people with obese, 40.30% of elderly people with systolic hypertension and 28.36% with diastolic hypertension, 20.90% of elderly people with high blood glucose levels, and 32.84% of elderly people with high cholesterol. Health education regarding monitoring health status through posyandu health services and improvement of the performance of cadres in the implementation of posyandu is necessary to enhance the participation of the elderly people in healthy living. Furthermore, it was expected that the performance of cadres in the implementation of posyandu will increase and the elderly people will regularly check their health status.