scholarly journals Participants in the Elderly Empowerment Program Posyandu Ngudi Utomo: Study in Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-28
Author(s):  
Abdul Malik ◽  
Ghanis Putra Widhanarto ◽  
Adhe Mella Vitriani
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Community Empowerment ◽  
Alternative Programs ◽  
Inhibiting Factors ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Empowerment Program

Creating healthy, independent, quality and productive older adults can be performed through routine health care efforts, namely the need to pay attention to risk factors to improve the health of the elderly. This study aims to explain the process of empowering the elderly, explain the supporting and inhibiting factors in the process of allowing the elderly, and explain the outcomes of the elderly empowerment program through the posyandu. This qualitative study uses the subject of Posyandu management, posyandu’s cadres for elderly and elderly families. Data analysis is shown in an interactive model by describing complete description data. The results showed that the process of empowering the elderly starts from preparation, assessment, planning alternative programs, formulating action plans, implementation and evaluation; while supporting factors are enthusiastic elderly who are high enough to know the health and support of the elderly family. Awareness is still low even there is a lack of infrastructure. The implication of this research for the field of community empowerment studies is to provide the benefits of preliminary studies for the development of betterquality empowerment models.

PARTISIPASI MASYARAKAT MELALUI PROGRAM GERAKAN MEMBANGUN MASYARAKAT SEHAT PADA PELAYANAN KESEHATAN DI POSYANDU (GERBANGMAS SIAGA) DI KABUPATEN LUMAJANG ( STUDI KASUS PADA GERBANGMAS BOUGENVILLE RW 20 KELURAHAN CITRODIWANGSAN, KABUPATEN LUMAJANG)

Publika ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 215-226
Author(s):  
MUHAMMAD RIZAL FIRDAUS ◽  
Muhammad Farid Ma'ruf
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Health Information ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Community Empowerment ◽  
The Public ◽  
Inhibiting Factors ◽  
Inhibiting Factor ◽  
Empowerment Program

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui masalah Partisipasi dalam Program Pemberdayaan Masyarakat yang ada di RW 20 Kelurahan Citrodiwangsan. Peneliti menggunakan metode riset kualitatif . Responden dalam penelitian ini yaitu kader dan warga RW 20 Kelurahan Citrodiwangsan. Data dikumpulkan dengan wawancara dan observasi. Penelitian ini menghasilkan tiga temuan. Pertama, partisipasi perencanaan masih tergolong kurang pro aktif dalam mengedukasi warga dikarenakan masih banyak RT yang tidak bisa mewadahi dan mengedukasi masyarakat untuk aktif dalam kegiatan Posyandu Gerbangmas. Kedua, terkait partisipasi pelaksanaan kegiatan masih banyak masyarakat yang memandang sebelah mata kegiatan ini meskipun seluruh warga telah diikutkan secara menyeluruh, hal ini karena kurangnya sosialisasi dari pengurus kader. Ketiga, faktor penghambat yaitu kurangnya memahami arti partisipasi yang rendah dimana masyarakat masih sibuk dengan kesibukannya sendiri serta kurangnya peran RT untuk mendorong masyarakatnya dalam memberikan pengertian akan pentingnya kegiatan posyandu. Oleh karena itu, dari beberapa masalah-masalah yang telah peneliti temukan maka peneliti memiliki saran yang bertujuan untuk memaksimalkan kader maupun RT dalam mengajak masyarakat. Saran tersebut diantaranya adalah pelaksanaan posyandu dilaksanakan pada hari libur, kegiatan posyandu tidak hanya ditempatkan pada satu titik tetapi dijadwalkan untuk berpindah ketempat kawasan lainnya dan memanfaatkan fasilitas media sosial untuk memberikan sosialisasi dan informasi kesehatan balita dan lansia. Kata kunci: masalah partisipasi, program pemberdayaan masyarakat, partisipasi perencanaan, partisipasi pelaksanaan, faktor penghambat partisipasi   This study aims to determine the problem of participation in the Community Empowerment Program in RW 20 Citrodiwangsan Village. Respondents in this study were cadres and residents of RW 20 Citrodiwangsan Village. Data were collected by interview and observation. This study resulted in three findings. First, planning participation is still classified as less proactive in educating residents because there are still many RTs that cannot accommodate and educate the public to be active in Gerbangmas Posyandu activities. Second, with regard to participation in the implementation of activities, there are still many people who underestimate this activity even though all residents have been included as a whole, this is due to the lack of socialization from the cadre management. Third, the inhibiting factor is the lack of understanding of the meaning of low participation where the community is still busy with their own activities and the lack of the role of the RT in encouraging the community to provide an understanding of the importance of posyandu activities. Therefore, from some of the problems that researchers have found, the researcher has suggestions that aim to maximize cadres and RTs in inviting the community. These suggestions include that the implementation of posyandu is carried out on holidays, posyandu activities are not only placed at one point but are scheduled to move to another area and utilizing social media facilities to provide socilization and health information for toddlers and the elderly. Keywords: participation problems, community empowerment programs, planning participation, implementation participation, inhibiting factors for participation

Correlates of Ageism Among Health Care Professionals Working With Older Adults

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 303-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ziyafet Uğurlu ◽  
Sultan Kav ◽  
Azize Karahan ◽  
Ebru Akgün Çıtak
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Student’S T ◽  
Student’S T Test

Introduction: The changing proportion of older adults in society necessitates the need to determine the attitudes of health care professionals toward older adults. The purpose of this study was to explore attitudes of ageism and its correlates among health care professionals working with older adults. Method: This descriptive study was conducted in seven hospitals in five cities in Turkey. A total of 628 health care professionals participated in this study. The Fraboni Scale of Ageism (FSA) was used to collect data. Descriptive statistics, student’s t test, one-way analysis of variance and multivariate linear regression were used for data analysis. Results: The mean total score from the FSA was 56.9 ( SD = 8.0). Education (β = −.18, p < .001) and difficulty with the care of older adults (β = −.10, p < .05) were statistically significant predictors of the FSA score. Conclusions: The attitudes of health care professionals toward older adults were generally positive and affected by difficulty in providing care and the educational status of the health care professionals.

scholarly journals COMBINING VARIOUS FORMS OF TREATMENT TO HEALTH: A STUDY OF ELDERLY IN PRIMARY CARE

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Luciane Paula Batista Araújo de Oliveira ◽  
Sílvia Maria Azevedo dos Santos
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Support Network ◽  
Santa Cruz ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Concurrent Use ◽  
The Subject

ABSTRACT The study aimed to analyze the contextual conditions that influence the use of medications in elderly assisted in primary health care. Qualitative study with contribution of Grounded Theory, held in Santa Cruz, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, where 30 elderly patients on medications were interviewed . Data were coded and a model consisting of nine categories was generated. The two categories that explain the contextual conditions of the phenomenon are, Interacting with the support network and The concurrent use of medicines, teas, home remedies and faith, but only the latter is the subject of discussion in this article. To accommodate various treatments, the elderly tried to understand and compare their functions and exercise the faith in God. The act of reconciling different treatments is part of contextual conditions that influence the phenomenon studied, creating a set of circumstances to which these seniors accounted seeking strategies to deal with drug use in daily life.

Real World Anthropology in two Settings: A Nursing Home and a Health Care Policy Project

1998 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 11-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renee Shield
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Nursing Home ◽  
Rhode Island ◽  
Real World ◽  
Health Care Policy ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Anthropological Perspective ◽  
Ritual Performance ◽  
Reform Project ◽  
The Subject

Anthropologists have a unique opportunity to address real-world issues of aging in our own country. In graduate school I decided to redirect an ethnomusicological interest in ritual performance into an anthropological perspective on the subject of age. For one thing, as a new parent, I realized I was aging. Performance based questions in ethnomusicological suggested a lens through which to view aging. I did my dissertation on an American nursing home, applying concepts of rites of passage, performance and reciprocity to understand the behavior and the perspectives of nursing home participants. In subsequent years I have had two more opportunities to use the anthropologic lens to focus on aging in Rhode Island, first, as an educator in a nursing home and, second, as a participant in a health care reform project for the elderly of Rhode Island.

scholarly journals Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer’s Disease, and Other Dementias in the Lives of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Older Adults and Their Caregivers: Needs and Competencies

2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (5) ◽  
pp. 545-569 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen I. Fredriksen-Goldsen ◽  
Sarah Jen ◽  
Amanda E. B. Bryan ◽  
Jayn Goldsen
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Health Care Access ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Bisexual And Transgender

Cognitive impairment, Alzheimer’s disease, and other dementias are important health concerns for older adults. As a marginalized and growing segment of the older adult population, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) older adults face distinct risk factors related to cognitive impairment and dementias, including social isolation, discrimination, barriers to health care access, limited availability of and support for caregivers, and higher rates of certain chronic illnesses. We examine cognitive impairment and dementias among LGBT older adults, describe their unique risk factors, and outline key competencies for health care and human service providers to ensure culturally relevant care for LGBT older adults experiencing cognitive impairment, Alzheimer’s disease, or other dementias, as well as their caregivers, families, and communities. Implications include developing an awareness of the context of LGBT older adults’ lives and relationships, the importance of early detection and support, and the development of policies and practices that promote community-level advocacy and education.

Prevalence of Impaired Kidney Function in the German Elderly: Results from the Berlin Aging Study II (BASE-II)

Gerontology ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 63 (3) ◽  
pp. 201-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maximilian König ◽  
Maik Gollasch ◽  
Ilja Demuth ◽  
Elisabeth Steinhagen-Thiessen
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Chronic Kidney Disease ◽  
Kidney Disease ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Aging Study

Background: In aging populations with an ever-growing burden of risk factors such as obesity, diabetes, and hypertension, chronic kidney disease (CKD) is on the rise. However, little is known about its exact prevalence among elderly adults, and often albuminuria is not included in the definition of CKD. Moreover, novel equations for the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) have recently emerged, which have not been applied comprehensively to older adults. Data on CKD awareness among the elderly are sparse. Objectives: To determine the prevalence of CKD among older adults by eGFR and albumin/creatinine ratio (ACR), compare the performance of 6 established and novel eGFR formulas, explore risk factors, and determine the awareness of CKD in a large cohort of community-dwelling elderly from Germany. Methods: A total of 1,628 subjects from the Berlin Aging Study II (BASE-II) were included in this analysis (mean age 68.7 years; 51.2% female). Extensive cross-sectional data on sociodemographics, lifestyle, medication, and diagnoses were inquired during structured interviews and a medical examination, and blood and urine parameters were measured. Results: In all, 77.1% of the subjects had hypertension, 12.4% had diabetes, and 18.3% were obese. The prevalence of CKD strongly depended on the eGFR equations used: 25.4% (full age spectrum [FAS] equation), 24.6% (Berlin Initiative Study), 23.1% (Lund-Malmö revised), 19.3% (Cockcroft-Gault), 16.4% (Chronic Kidney Disease-Epidemiology Collaboration [CKD-EPI]), and 14.7% (Modification of Diet in Renal Disease [MDRD]). Of the subjects with an eGFRFAS <60 mL/min/1.73 m2 and/or an ACR >30 mg/g, only 3.9% were aware of having CKD. Polypharmacy, age, BMI, coronary artery disease, non-HDL cholesterol, and female sex were independently associated with CKD. Conclusions: CKD is prevalent among older adults in Germany, but awareness is low. The FAS equation detects higher rates of CKD than MDRD and CKD-EPI, which are most widely used at present. Also, when CKD is defined based on eGFR and albuminuria, considerably more people are identified than by eGFR alone. Finally, polypharmacy is associated with an increased risk for CKD in the elderly.

scholarly journals Elderly at Greater Risk for Root Caries: A Look at the Multifactorial Risks with Emphasis on Genetics Susceptibility

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Gati ◽  
Alexandre R. Vieira
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
At Risk ◽  
Oral Hygiene ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Salivary Flow ◽  
Oral Disease ◽  
Root Caries ◽  
Poor Oral Hygiene ◽  
Medical Factors

Root caries is one of the most significant dental problems among older adults today. Many studies have demonstrated that older adults are at greater risk for developing root caries. Here we examine what risk factors older adults are prone to and explain how they contribute to higher rates of oral disease, in particular root caries. The elderly are at risk for root caries due to dentures, lack of dexterity, a shift from complex to simple sugars, and poor oral hygiene. Decreased salivary flow and its manifestations with other social/behavioral and medical factors may provide a more comprehensive explanation to a higher frequency of root caries in older adults.

scholarly journals Occupational Risk Factors for Upper-limb and Neck Musculoskeletal Disorder among Health-care Staff in Nursing Homes for the Elderly in France

2014 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 334-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carole PELISSIER ◽  
Luc FONTANA ◽  
Emmanuel FORT ◽  
Jean Pierre AGARD ◽  
Francoise COUPRIE ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Upper Limb ◽  
Musculoskeletal Disorder ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Care Staff ◽  
Health Care Staff ◽  
Occupational Risk Factors ◽  
Homes For The Elderly

scholarly journals Marital Status, Sex and Utilisation of Healthcare Service Among the Older Adults in India

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Babul Hossain ◽  
K.S. James ◽  
Md Juel Rana
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Strong Association ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Health Care Utilisation ◽  
Sample Survey ◽  
Significant Difference

Abstract Background: The association between marital status and health status among the elderly has been at the forefront of investigation for a long time. However, the study on the effects of marital status on health care utilisation is limited. This study assesses the association between use of inpatient health services and marital status among older adults in India from the perspective of sex. Methods: Data used in the study have been obtained from the 75th Round of National Sample Survey (NSS) on "Social Consumption: Health" with the sample size of 42,762 individuals aged 60 years or above. The study implements the Andersen's behavioural framework controlling the predisposing, enabling, and need characteristics and uses binary logistic regression models to assess the effect of marital status on inpatient health service. Results: There is a significant difference in inpatient healthcare use between married and widowed elderly by age, educational level, perceived health and mobility for both sexes. The unadjusted regression analysis shows that widowed are more likely to use inpatient health services both for women (OR=1.57; CI 95%= 1.47, 1.68) and men (OR=1.11; CI 95%= 1.02, 1.2). However, after controlling the predisposing, enabling, and need factors, a strong association between healthcare services and marital status has been found for women, but not for men. Widowed women (OR=1.43; CI 95%=1.33, 1.54) are more likely to use inpatient health care than married women. Conclusion: The present study has reported the association between the utilisation of inpatient health services and marital status for the elderly in India. Our study advocates that there is a sex difference in the utilisation of inpatient health services by the marital Status in India. Older widowed women should get more focus on health and elderly policy perspectives.

scholarly journals Secercah Hati: Community Empowerment Program in Health and Economic Affairs through the Role of Posyandu and Posbindu

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-163
Author(s):  
V. Santi Paramita ◽  
Iis Isnayati ◽  
Yusep Ikrawan ◽  
Tania Adialita
Keyword(s):  
Urban Communities ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Community Empowerment ◽  
City Government ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Regional Government ◽  
Poverty Level ◽  
Family Economy ◽  
Empowerment Program

The poverty level of urban communities, indicated by the high rate of maternal and infant mortality, the presence of stunting problems, and the poor health of the elderly in the Cibereum Village, Cimahi City, have an impact on the lack of concern for individual health and environmental health. The Secercah Hati program is created with the purpose of overcoming such problems. This program is a community empowerment program to create a healthy, knowledgeable, and prosperous society by increasing the role of women. It  is collaborating with the Cimahi City Government Program, based on the 2017-2022 Cimahi City Medium Term Development Plan (RPJMD). Furthermore, the Secercah Hati Program is also an implementation of a partnership which is not only between Jenderal Achmad Yani University and the Cimahi City Government but also with Pasundan University. The program attempts to solve the issues by improving the role of Posyandu and Posbindu. The method of activity begins with a situation analysis that is coordinated with Cimahi City Government, problem identification, gathering and analyzing needs, determining priority problems, providing solutions, implementing, and evaluating. This participatory empowerment activity was carried out by forming a women's community consisting of Posyandu and Posbindu managers. Empowerment was implemented through training, workshops, mentoring, and role play (theatrical), so that they could optimize their role in improving public health and the environment and supporting the family economy. They were taught the ability to produce culinary with strong branding and market products utilizing digital marketing. In addition, they learnt to manage capital to support business sustainability. The program has an impact on increasing the number of cadres and the level of community participation in Posyandu and Posbindu activities, increasing the number of women entrepreneurs and increasing community income. The success of this community empowerment program needs to be supported by the concept of exciting and measurable activities in order to get a positive response from the community. Mentoring activities would be conducted continuously until the community is accustomed to and able to run programs independently and this is one of the keys to success. Implementing activities that synergize the Regional Government, Universities, and the community have proven to make the community empowerment program more effective.

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