Nursing and Health Sciences Journal (NHSJ)
Vol. 2 No. 4 (2022): December 2022

The Description of Elderly Physical Activity during COVID-19 Pandemic in Nursing Home of Banyuwangi

Faiq Rojannah (Universitas Jember, Indonesia)
Latifa Aini Susumaningrum (Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Jember, Indonesia)
Tantut Susanto (Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Jember, Indonesia)
Hanny Rasni (Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Jember, Indonesia)
Fahruddin Kurdi (Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Jember, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
05 Dec 2022

Abstract

The elderly experience limitations in carrying out physical activities during the COVID-19 pandemic which can reduce the welfare of the elderly. Due to the aging process, physiological changes and decreased immune function in the elderly make the elderly group a group with a high risk of exposure to COVID-19. The purpose of this study was to describe the physical activity of the elderly in the Nursing Home of Banyuwangi. Descriptive quantitative research was performed among 32 elders in May 2021. A self-administered questionnaire was used to identify characteristics of the elderly and their physical activity with the Physical Activity Scale for Elderly (PASE). The One-sample Kolmogorov-Smirnov’s test was used to reach the goal of this study. The result shows that the physical activity of the elderly didn’t significantly change during the pandemic t = 0,119; p-value 0,200. It can be concluded that there is no significant change in elders’ physical activity during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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nhs

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Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology Dentistry Health Professions Medicine & Pharmacology Nursing Public Health

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Nursing and Health Sciences Journal (NHSJ) is peer-reviewed and open access international journal which published by KHD Production, to accommodate researchers and health practitioners publishing their scientific articles. NHSJ accepts original papers, review articles, short communications, case ...