Nurse and Health: Jurnal Keperawatan
Vol 7 No 2 (2018)

MOTIVATION OF THE ELDERLY AND ELDERLY VISITS TO THE ELDERLY INTEGRATED SERVICE POST (POSYANDU LANSIA) IN KLAMPISAN HAMLET, KEDUNGGEDE VILLAGE, DLANGGU SUB-DISTRICT, MOJOKERTO DISTRICT

Yufi Aris Lestari (STIKES Dian Husada Mojokerto)
Yulianto Yulianto (STIKES Dian Husada Mojokerto)
Aris Hartono (STIKES Bhakti Husada Mulia Madiun)
Indrawati Indrawati (STIKES Dian Husada Mojokerto)
Ratna Yunita (STIKES Dian Husada Mojokerto)



Article Info

Publish Date
28 Dec 2018

Abstract

Background. Having a healthy and prosperous life in old age is the hope of every elderly person. In achieving a healthy and prosperous old age, various efforts have been made by the government, one of which is an Elderly Integrated Service Post (Posyandu Lansia) program.Objectives. This study aims to analyze the relationship of motivation of the elderly and elderly visits to the Elderly Integrated Service Post (Posyandu Lansia) in Klampisan Hamlet, Kedunggede Village, Dlanggu Sub-District, Mojokerto District.Methods. The research design used is analytic cross sectional. The population in this study were all elderly residents of Klampisan Hamlet, Kedunggede Village, Dlanggu Subdistrict, Mojokerto District who had attended the Elderly Integrated Service Post (Posyandu Lansia) as many as 52 people. The sampling technique in the study was simple random sampling. The sample size in this study was 46 people. The measuring instrument used was a questionnaire for motivational variables, and a visit book for elderly visiting to the Elderly Integrated Service Post (Posyandu Lansia) variables.Results. The results showed that the average value of motivation was 68.5870, indicating strong motivation. The average visit value is 1.9348, indicating that the visit is not active. Based on the results of the analysis using the Spearman Rho correlation test obtained ρ = 0.00 <α = 0.05, so that it can be interpreted that there is a relationship between the motivation of the elderly and elderly visits to the Elderly Integrated Service Post (Posyandu Lansia) in Klampisan Hamlet, Kedunggede Village, Dlanggu Sub-District, Mojokerto District.Conclusion. Based on the results of the study showed that there was a relationship between the motivation of the elderly and elderly visits to the Elderly Integrated Service Post in Klampisan Hamlet, Kedunggede Village, Dlanggu Sub-District, Mojokerto District, which could mean that the elderly had strong motivation, then the visit to the Elderly Integrated Service Post would be active. On the contrary, the elderly whose motivation is weak then visit the Elderly Integrated Service Post (Posyandu Lansia) is not active. Keywords: motivation of the elderly, elderly visits, the elderly integrated service post, posyandu lansia

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Journal Info

Abbrev

nhjk

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Subject

Nursing

Description

Nurse and Health: Jurnal Keperawatan (NHJK) is a Scientific Journal managed by Community Service and Research Division of Kerta Cendekia Nursing Academy. The scope of this journal is articles in the fields of health, public health, and nursing (basic nursing, medical surgical nursing, pediatric ...