Hubungan Dukungan Keluarga Lansia Terhadap Kunjungan Lansia ke Posyandu Lansia di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Kumun Kota Sungai Penuh
Authors: Friandi Riris 
Published: February 2022

ABSTRACT: RELATIONSHIP OF ELDERLY FAMILY SUPPORT TO ELDERLY VISITS TO THE ELDERLY POSYANDU IN THE WORKING AREA OF THE KUMUN HEALTH CENTER IN SUNGAI PENUH CITY. Introduction: Posyandu for the elderly is a development of government policy through health services for the elderly whose implementation is through the puskesmas program by involving the role of the elderly, families, community leaders, and social organizations in its implementation. Elderly visits at the Kumun Health Center have only reached 30% in January-June 2021 or only 580 elderly have visited the elderly posyandu.Objective: To determine the relationship of elderly family support to elderly visits to the posyandu for the elderly in the Kumun Community Health Center in Sungai Penuh City in 2021.Methods: The type of research used is analytic with a cross sectional approach which was carried out from September 2021 to January 2022. The population in this study were all elderly people in the Kumun Health Center Working Area, Sungai Penuh City from January to June. In 2021 there are 2,190 people with a research sample of 98 respondents. with random sampling technique. Data was collected using a questionnaire, then the data was processed and analyzed descriptively and bivariate univariate with chi-square test and correlation.Results: The results showed that more than half (53.1%) of respondents did not regularly visit the elderly posyandu and more than half (52%) of respondents with low family support (p-value 0.009).Conclusion: There is a relationship between family support and elderly visits to the posyandu for the elderly. It is hoped that the puskesmas can provide health information about the benefits of visiting the elderly at the posyandu for the elderly. Keywords: Knowledge, Attitude, Family Support, and Elderly Visits. INTISARI:HUBUNGAN DUKUNGAN KELUARGA LANSIA TERHADAP KUNJUNGAN LANSIA KE POSYANDU LANSIA DI WILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS KUMUN KOTA SUNGAI PENUH. Pendahuluan: Posyandu lansia merupakan pengembangan dari kebijakan pemerintah melalui pelayanan kesehatan bagi lansia yang penyelenggaraannya melalui program puskesmas dengan melibatkan peran para lansia, keluarga, tokoh masyarakat, dan organisasi sosial dalam penyelenggaraannya. Kunjungan lansia di Puskesmas Kumun hanya mencapai 30% pada bulan januari-Juni 2021 atau hanya ada sebanyak 580 lansia yang pernah berkunjung ke posyandu lansia.Tujuan: Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui hubungan dukungan keluarga lansia terhadap kunjungan lansia ke posyandu lansia di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Kumun Kota Sungai Penuh Tahun 2021.Metode: Jenis penelitian yang digunakan adalah analitik dengan pendekatan cross sectional yang dilaksanakan bulan September 2021 sampai Januari 2022. Populasi dalam penelitian adalah seluruh lansia di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Kumun Kota Sungai Penuh dari bulan Januari-Juni 2021 yang berjumlah 2190 orang dengan sampel penelitian sebanyak 98 responden. dengan teknik Random Sampling. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan kuesioner, kemudian data diolah dan dianalisis secara univariat deskriptif dan bivariat dengan uji chi-square dan korelasi.Hasil: Hasil penelitian diperoleh lebih dari separuh (53,1%) responden tidak rutin berkunjung ke posyandu lansia, dan lebih dari separuh (52%) responden dengan dukungan keluarga rendah dengan (p value 0,009).Kesimpulan: Terdapat hubungan dukungan keluarga terhadap kunjungan lansia ke posyandu lansia. Diharapkan pihak puskesmas dapat memberi informasi kesehatan tentang manfaat kunjungan lansia ke posyandu lansia. Kata Kunci: Pengetahuan, Sikap, Dukungan Keluarga, dan Kunjungan Lansia.