Background: The elderly is a group of humans who are in the final stages of the life phase and experience various health problems, including cognitive impairment. Cognitive impairment contributes to elderly’s quality of life. This study aims to analyze the relationship between cognitive function and quality of life for elderly in Harapan Kita Elderly Social Institution Palembang. Methods: Thi…
As we age, more health problems arise, one of which is musculoskeletal disorders. Joint pain is a common problem experienced by the elderly, especially after performing daily activities. the purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between physical activity and body mass index with the intensity of joint pain in the elderly. This is a quantitative correlation study with a cross-se…
The government's decision to tackle the increase in mortality in the elderly due to Covid-19 is carried out by conducting a Covid-19 booster vaccine in all regions of Indonesia, but there is a discrepancy in the desired target results. One of the areas that have problems in the number of targets of the Covid-19 booster vaccine in the elderly is Payaraman District, the area with the lowest targe…
Munculnya COVID-19 menjadi pusat perhatian dunia yang kemudian dinyatakan sebagai pandemi oleh WHO sehingga rentan mengalami cemas terhadap COVID- 19. Lansia merupakan kelompok yang rentan terinfeksi virus COVID-19. Salah satu upaya pencegahan yang dilakukan oleh pemerintah ialah mengeluarkan kebijakan vaksinasi COVID-19. Cakupan vaksinasi lengkap COVID-19 di Kota Palembang sebanyak 71,74%, nam…
The number of rheumatoid arthritis sufferers in the world today has reached 355 million people, meaning that 1 in 6 of the earth's population suffers from rheumatoid arthritis (WHO 2010) and the number of patients in Indonesia reaches 2 million people, with a ratio of three times as many female patients. from men. In non-pharmacological interventions nurses play a major role in overcoming rheum…
The disease COVID-19 is caused by SARS-CoV-2 which has spread rapidly worldwide. Especially among the elderly, the elderly are the group most vulnerable to COVID-19. The vulnerability of the elderly is caused by a decrease in body resistance and the presence of comorbid diseases. This study aims to determine the comorbidities and risk factors for COVID-19 death in the elderly in Palembang City.…
Background: Malnutrition is a common but frequently under-diagnosed condition among elderly. MNA is an instrument that used to detect malnutrition and its risk in elderly but MNA still rarely used in Indonesia. The aims of this study is to determine characteristic sociodemographic and clinic of elderly in Panti Werdha Dharma Bakti Palembang and Panti Sosial Tresna Werdha Teratai Palembang. Meth…
Background: Hypertension is an increase in blood pressure in the arteries, where the systolic blood pressure is more than 140 mmHg and the diastolic pressure is more than 80 mmHg. Along with increasing age, the elderly who have hypertension disorders can affect the balance of the elderly body. Headaches in people with hypertension usually occur due to an increase or high blood pressure where it…
Lansia sering mengalami penurunan kondisi fisik biologis, kondisi psikologis serta perubahan kondisi sosial. Masalah kesehatan jiwa yang paling sering dialami oleh lansia yaitu depresi. Depresi yang sering terjadi pada lansia biasanya terkait oleh faktor psikologis, karakteristik kepribadian, dan pengalaman hidup yang penuh tekanan, serta masalah kesehatan fisik yang terkait dengan proses penua…
Gait balance is the ability to maintain the body in a sequence of walking movements that integrates the musculoskeletal and neurological systems with environmental factors. Failure to maintain walking balance is common in the elderly. Therefore, it is necessary to conduct research on the identification of risk factors for walking balance in the elderly. This study applied an observational analy…