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

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

The Ergonomic Gymnastic On Blood Pressure Among Elderly

Background: Pre elderly and elderly experience uncontrolled hypertension due to disobedience to diet and not regularly taking medication (Padila, 2013). Uncontrolled hypertension can cause stroke, heart trouble, coronary heart disease and death (Laily, 2017). One of the non-pharmacological therapies to reduce blood pressure elderly with hypertension is ergonomic gymnastic (Wratsongko, 2010).Objectives: The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of ergonomic gymnastic on blood pressure among elderly.Methods: This study was pre-experimental with one-group pre-posttest design approaches. Population in this study were all elderly in Suko Village who matched the inclusion and exclusion criteria as many as 25 people. The sample of this study were 23 respondents and were taken by simple random sampling technique. Respondents were given ergonomic exercises for twice a week with a duration of 30 minutes. Blood pressure measurement data were taken using a sphygmomanometer and a stethoscope. Wilcoxon sign rank test with significance value less than .05 were used to analyzed data.Results: The results of the study there were significant differences between before and after doing ergonomic gymnastic with p value = 0.00, meaning that there was an influence of ergonomic gymnastics on blood pressure among elderly in Suko Village.Conclusion: The Ergonomic gymnastic can reduce blood pressure among elderly in Suko Village. The role of nurses is needed as a provider of geriatric nursing care, especially in hypertension geriatri