Background: Sarcopenia is a condition characterized by a decrease in muscle mass accompanied by a reduction in muscle strength and/or physical performance, which frequently occurs in older adults and leads to an increased risk of falls, dependency, cognitive and cardiopulmonary function decline, lower quality of life, mortality, and high healthcare costs. Calf circumference is recommended as a …
A person in the elderly period will experience a decline in physical and psychosocial conditions. This decline results in changes in the sleep patterns that lead to sleep disorders. One form of sleep disorders is insomnia which causes the sufferer to experience some problems such as difficulty in falling asleep, waking up too early, not being able to continue sleeping after waking up, and feeli…
Penelitian ini berjudul Pelayanan Panti Sosial Tresna Werdha Warga Tama Indralaya Bagi Kesejahteraan Sosial Lanjut Usia. Permasalahan yang akan diangkat dalam penelitian ini adalah bagaimana pelayanan yang diberikan panti bagi kesejahteraan sosial para lanjut usia penghuni panti dan kendala-kendala yang dihadapi panti dalam memberikan pelayanan bagi kesejahteraan sosial lanjut usia. Tujuan dari…
Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi keputusan penduduk usia tua memutuskan bekerja sektor jasa di Pematangsiantar. Data yang digunakan berasal dari survei terhadap 85 orang lanjut usia yang bekerja di sektor jasa. Analisis dilakukan menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dengan metode regresi logistik biner terhadap variabel demografi dan ekonomi, yaitu penda…
The purpose of this study was to educate the elderly regarding healthy lifestyles using video media at the UPTD Harapan Kita Social Institution for the Elderly, South Sumatra Province. This study used an experimental method with a one group pretest-posttest pre-experimental research design. The subjects in this study were 31 elderly people, the data source was used by distributing questionnaire…
Dementia is a condition associated with impaired cognitive function that affects a person's ability to perform physical activity. Dementia that occurs in the elderly can cause forgetfulness, hostility to people around them, and forgetting the way home. When people with dementia are outside and without a primary caregiver accompanying them, they will be confused in finding their way back home. C…
The Elderly Health Program is a program for the elderly to get integrated health services to maintain and improve the health status of the elderly in old age. With the existence of this program, the elderly can get their health checked regularly, improve body fitness by taking part in gymnastics and joining the elderly association to fill their daily activities. The purpose of this study was to…