scholarly journals Pemberdayaan Keluarga tentang Kemandirian Lansia dalam Pemenuhan Aktivitas Sehari-Hari di Posyandu Lansia Rindang Benua Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Pahandut Palangka Raya

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 230-235
Author(s):  
Berthiana Berthiana
Keyword(s):  
Old Age ◽  
Community Service ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Organ Function ◽  
The Family ◽  
Post Test

Elderly residents need to be given attention because usually, at old age, there will be many complaints/health problems due to decreased organ function. Therefore it needs various supports from various parties, especially families, in increasing the independence of the elderly in fulfilling daily activities so that the elderly can maintain their health as optimal as possible. The results showed that increased knowledge about good family support and awareness of the elderly in doing their own independent activities would improve the quality of life of the elderly in their old age. There are two evaluations carried out in this community service: pre-test and post-test evaluation. For the pre-test results of 30 participants, 45% are good, and 55% are not good after the activity process is carried out; the post-test gets 90% good and 10% less good. The conclusion from the implementation of community service participants in community service activities can understand and understand the role of the family regarding the independence of the elderly in fulfilling daily activities

scholarly journals PENINGKATAN KESEHATAN LANSIA MELALUI POSYANDU LANSIA DENGAN PENGAKTIFAN KEGIATAN SENAM LANSIA DI DESA PAGERNGUMBUK KECAMATAN WONOAYU KABUPATEN SIDOARJO

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 319
Author(s):  
Zulfa Rufaida ◽  
Sri Wardini Puji Lestari ◽  
Abdul Muhith
Keyword(s):  
Community Service ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
A Value ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Health Care Policies ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Government

The number of elderly people is increasing, therefore the government has formulated various health care policies aimed at improving the health status and quality of life of the elderly to achieve a happy and efficient old age in family and community life according to their existence. The purpose of this community service is to increase knowledge about the Elderly Posyandu and to be active in participating in elderly gymnastics. The methods used are lectures, discussions, role play and mentoring. The targets are the elderly in Pagerngumbuk Village, Wonoayu District, Sidoarjo Regency, the implementation of activities from April to June 2018. Data analysis uses frequency distribution. The results obtained, there were 34 participants with the mean pre-test and post-test scores of 87.94. The result is a significant increase in knowledge of 0.000 with a value of t = -16.85, and a 95% CI between -46.81 - -36.72, meaning that the effect is strong because it does not pass 1; giving treatment can increase 3-4x knowledge compared to not given. Meanwhile, for elderly exercise assistance, the number of participants averaged 27 people. The Posyandu Elderly counseling participants were enthusiastic about the material presented. There is an increase in the knowledge of the elderly about the role of the elderly Posyandu and the importance of elderly exercise. Health workers always provide information about the activities of the Elderly Posyandu to cadres, village officials and the community on an ongoing basis.  

HUBUNGAN PERAN FAMILY CAREGIVER TERHADAP QUALITAS HIDUP LANSIA

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-56
Author(s):  
RIANI PRADARA JATI ◽  
Sekar Farah Nabila
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Family Caregiver ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
The Poor ◽  
The Family

  Penempatan peran yang baik bagi Family Caregiver sangatlah membantu lansia dalam meningkatkah qualitas hidupnya, meningkatkan motivasi dalam menjalankan hidup Penelitian ini bertujuan Mengetahui hubungan peran Family Caregiver dalam pemenuhan qualitas hidup bagi lansia di Kelurahan Langenharjo Kabupaten Kendal. DesainPenelitianDeskriptifKorelasional menggunakan pendekatan Krosectional,tehnikSamplingStratified Simple Random Sampling dengan karakteristik heterogen, dari populasi mempunyai hak yang sama untuk diseleksi sebagai sampel teknik undianPengambilan data dengan menggunakan kuesioner yang telah diuji validitas dan reliabilitasnya. Uji statistik Chi-square, dengan taraf signifikasi 5%jumlah sampel pada penelitian ini 70 sampel pada Family Caregiver dari 213 populasi yang ada. Hasil penelitian dari 70 responden didapatkan Peran Family Caregiver tidak baik dengan qualitas hidup tidak baik 33 (47,1%), sedangkan Peran Family Caregiver kurang baik dengan qualitas hidup lansia baik 3 (4,3%). Untuk distribusi Peran Family Caregiver kurang baik dengan qualitas hidup lansia tidak baik sebanyak 6 responden (8,6%) sedangkan untuk distribusi Peran Family Caregiver kurang baik dengan qualitas hidup lansia baik sebanyak 23 responden (32,9%). Terakhir, untuk distribusi Peran Family Caregiver baik dengan qualitas hidup lansia tidak baik didapatkan hasil 2 responden (2, 9%) sedangkan untuk distribusi Peran Family Caregiver baik dengan qualitas hidup lansia baik didapatkan hasil 3 responden (4,3%)Menunjukkan nilai ρ value 0,001 (ρ < 0,05) berarti ada hubungan antara dukungan keluarga dengan kepatuhan lansia dalam keikutsertaan posyandu lansia. Disarankan kepada semua Family Cregiver lansia untuk mampu memahami pentingnya perhatian, dukungan bagi lansia dalammeningkatkan qualitas hidup yang lebih baik bagi lansia.   Kata kunci : Peran family caregiver, qualitas hidup, lansia.   ABSTRACT Placement of a good role for Family Caregiver is very helpful for the elderly to improve their quality of life, increase motivation in living life Research Objective: To know the relationship between the role of Family Caregiver in fulfilling quality of life for the elderly in Langenharjo Village, Kendal Regency. Descriptive Correlational Research Design uses a cross sectional approach, Sampling Stratified Simple Random Sampling technique with heterogeneous characteristics, from the population has the same right to be selected as a sample lottery technique Retrieving data using a questionnaire that has been tested for validity and reliability. Test Chi-square statistics, with a significance level of 5% the number of samples in this study 70 samples on the Family Caregiver from 213 populations. Results of the Study Of 70 respondents found the role of Family Caregiver was not good with poor quality of life 33 (47.1%) , while the role of the Family Caregiver is not good with the quality of life of a good elderly 3 (4.3%). For the distribution of the role of Family Caregiver is not good with the quality of life of the poor family as many as 6 respondents (8.6%) while for the distribution of the Role of Family Caregiver is not good with the quality of life of good elderly as many as 23 respondents (32.9%). Finally, the distribution of the Role of Family Caregiver with good quality of life for the poor is obtained by 2 respondents (2, 9%), while the distribution of the Role of Family Caregiver with good quality of life for the elderly is obtained by 3 respondents (4.3%). 0.001 (ρ <0.05) means that there is a relationship between family support and the compliance of the elderly in the participation of the elderly posyandu. It is recommended to all elderly Cregiver families to be able to understand the importance of attention, support for the elderly in improving the quality of life better for the elderly   Keywords: Role of Family Caregiver, Quality of Life, Elderly

scholarly journals EDUKASI LANSIA SEHAT DAN BAHAGIA (SMART) PADA MASA PANDEMI COVID-19 DI PUSKESMAS TEMPINO MUARO JAMBI

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 35
Author(s):  
Mila Triana Sari ◽  
Daryanto Daryanto
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
Community Service ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Relaxation Techniques ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Service Activity ◽  
Power Point ◽  
Keywords Education

Lanjut usia (Lansia) merupakan kelompok yang paling beresiko terkena Covid-19, dikarenakan lansia umumnya memiliki beberapa penyakit komorbid serta tingginya angka mortalitas pada lansia. Salah satu upaya untuk pencegahan penularan Covid-19 pada lansia ialah dengan langkah promotif dan preventif, antara lain dengan pemberian edukasi pada lansia. Selain itu, perlu juga diperhatikan agar lansia tetap sehat dan bahagia di masa pandemi Covid-19 sehingga kualitas hidup lansia tetap terjaga dan resiko tertular Covid-19 pada lansia dapat dikurangi. Tujuan kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat ini dilaksanakan untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan dan sikap lansia tentang protokol kesehatan dan upaya lansia sehat dan bahagia di masa pandemi Covid-19, dengan jumlah lansia sebanyak 20 orang. Metode pelaksanaan kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat ini diawali dengan pendampingan para lansia untuk berkumpul diruang aula, pemberian kuesioner untuk pre-test, penyampaian informasi dilakukan dengan slide power point tentang protokol kesehatan dan upaya lansia sehat dan bahagia, video, kartu SMART, demonstrasi teknik relaksasi nafas dalam serta diakhiri dengan sesi tanya jawab, post-test, dan pemberian makanan tambahan sehat untuk lansia. Hasil dari kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat ini diharapkan menambah pengetahuan para lansia tentang pencegahan terjadinya infeksi Covid-19, meningkatkan kewaspadaan terhadap bahaya penularan serta menjadi lansia yang SMART. Kata Kunci: Edukasi, Lansia, Sehat, Bahagia, SMART, Covid-19 ABSTRACT Elderly is the group most at risk of contracting Covid-19, because the elderly generally have several comorbid diseases and high mortality rates in the elderly. One of the efforts to prevent Covid-19 transmission in the elderly is by promoting and preventive steps, including providing education to the elderly. In addition, it should also be noted that the elderly remain healthy and happy during the Covid-19 pandemic so that the quality of life for the elderly is maintained and the risk of contracting Covid-19 in the elderly can be reduced. The purpose of this community service activity is to increase the knowledge and attitudes of the elderly about health protocols and efforts for healthy and happy elderly people during the Covid-19 pandemic, with 20 elderly people. The method of implementing this community service activity begins with the assistance of the elderly to gather in the hall, giving questionnaires for pre-test, delivering information with power point slides about health protocols and efforts for healthy and happy elderly people, videos, SMART cards, demonstrations of deep breathing relaxation techniques. and ended with a question and answer session, post-test, and providing healthy supplementary food for the elderly. The results of this community service activity are expected to increase the knowledge of the elderly about preventing the occurrence of Covid-19 infection, increase awareness of the dangers of transmission and become SMART elderly. Keywords: Education, Elderly, Healthy, Happy, SMART, Covid-19

scholarly journals The use of medications by elderly men with polypharmacy: representations and practices

2013 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 1337-1344 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guilherme Oliveira de Arruda ◽  
Silvia Cristina da Silva Lima ◽  
Rogério Dias Renovato
Keyword(s):  
Old Age ◽  
Family Health ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Elderly Men ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
Health Strategy ◽  
The Family ◽  
Family Health Strategy ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive

OBJECTIVES: this study aimed to investigate and understand the use of medications by elderly men, their representations and the subsequent practices. METHODS: this is a qualitative, descriptive and exploratory study, in which there participated 17 elderly men, with polypharmacy, and assisted under the Family Health Strategy in the Municipality of Dourados in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul (MS). RESULTS: the results show that most of the medications are used for treating cardiovascular disorders. The elderly men develop strategies considering the prescription of these, adapting in line with their own perceptions and meanings. From these tactics emerge representations on youth and old age, in which old age is associated with illness. In addition, practices were observed which sought to associate the use of medications with medicinal plants, re-signifying the process of being ill. Different perspectives of masculinity permeate the use of medications, sometimes reinforcing hegemonic conceptions, and sometimes revealing alternate models of masculinity. The woman is present in the care with the use of the medications. CONCLUSIONS: in this context, the health team, above all that of nursing, must assist the elderly man in his practices of medication, taking into account his representations, his protagonism, and the role of the woman as a support in the care.

scholarly journals PENGARUH PELATIHAN KADER JIWA TERHADAP JUMLAH KUNJUNGAN LANSIA DI DESA KARANGBONG KECAMATAN PAJARAKAN KABUPATEN PROBOLINGGO

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Iin Aini Isnawati ◽  
Rizka Yunita
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Supportive Therapy ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
Test Design ◽  
Physical Strength ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Paired T Test

Elderly can cause a person to experience a decrease in physical strength, speed and skills that resulting in a decline of health functions in term of physically, psychologically and socially. This condition causes the elderly to be hampered in carrying out daily activities. As a result, the elderly feel inferior, easily offended, feel useless, unhappy, lose their roles, and are worthless. Efforts to overcome this problem are by forming a mental health cadre so that they can invite the elderly to conduct health check up at the posyandu. This study aims to analyze the effect of soul cadre training toward the number of elderly visits. This study was used experimental quasy design with one group pre-post test design. This research was carried out in Karangbong Village, Pajarakan District, Probolinggo District. The population and sample of this study were all mental health cadres  that is 25 cadre using total sampling. The research instrument was used observation sheets by assessing the number of elderly visits. This study uses data analysis paired t-test. This study shows that there is significant effect of soul cadre training on the number of elderly visits in Karangbong Village, Pajarakan with ρ value of 0,001. Suggestions from this study are that intervention is needed for the elderly such as supportive therapy in order to provide support and motivation to the elderly so that it can improve the quality of life's welfare physically and psychologically. Keywords: training, soul cadre, elderly visit

scholarly journals PENINGKATAN PERAN AYAH DALAM KELUARGA MELALUI DISKUSI FORUM AYAH DI KELURAHAN PUHUN TEMBOK KOTA BUKITTINGGI

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 174
Author(s):  
Ashabul Fadhli ◽  
Jendri Mulyadi ◽  
Devi Syukri Azhari
Keyword(s):  
Community Service ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Implementation Evaluation ◽  
The Family ◽  
Service Activity ◽  
Father Role ◽  
At Home

ABSTRAKKegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat (PKM) ini ditujukan untuk peningkatan peran ayah dalam keluarga terutama dalam keterlibatannya sebagai ayah. Berangkat dari kegelisahan kaum ayah di Kelurahan Puhun Tembok Kota Bukittinggi, rutinitas dan tanggung jawab sebagai ayah di ruang publik mengurangi kualitas komunikasi bersama anak di rumah. Pada pembicaraan forum ayah, beberapa ayah memiliki kendala dalam kapasitasnya sebagai suami dan ayah untuk membicarakan persoalan seputar ke-Ayah-an. Untuk memaksimalkan tujuan kegiatan ini, Tim PKM sudah menentukan metode kegiatan dimulai dari persiapan, screening, pelaksanaan, evaluasi serta laporan dan luaran kegiatan. Keagiatan akan menjadi lebih terarah dengan hadirnya fasilitator yang akan memfasilitasi diskusi terarah oleh forum ayah dalam mengkaji persoalan tematis. Temuannya adalah beberapa ayah memiliki kesulitan untuk mengekspresikan diri mereka untuk berkomunikasi dan melaksanakan peran-peran ayah karena tidak terdapatnya media yang membicarakan hal itu layaknya kaum ibu. Meskipun begitu, kegiatan ini menjadi awal dari keterbukaan ayah untuk berkomunikasi dan bersikap lebih terbuka di dalam keluarga. Menurut para ayah, kegiatan ini menjadi media bagi mereka untuk saling berbagi dan mendengarkan pendapat sehubungan dalam peningkatan perannya sebagai ayah dan kepala keluarga di rumah. Kata kunci: Forum ayah, peran ayah; keluarga; anak  ABSTRACTThis community service activity (PKM) is aimed at increasing the role of fathers in the family, especially in their involvement as fathers. Departing from the anxiety of fathers in Puhun Tembok Village, Bukittinggi City, the routine and responsibility of being a father in public spaces reduces the quality of communication with children at home. In the discussion of the father's forum, some fathers have difficulties in their capacity as husbands and fathers to discuss issues related to fatherhood. To maximize the purpose of this activity, the PKM Team has determined the method of activities starting from preparation, screening, implementation, evaluation as well as reports and activity outputs. Activities will become more focused with the presence of a facilitator who will facilitate focused discussions by the father's forum in reviewing thematic issues. The finding is that some fathers have difficulty expressing themselves to communicate and carry out fatherly roles because there is no media that talks about it like mothers. Even so, this activity was the beginning of the father's openness to communicate and be more open in the family. According to the fathers, this activity became a medium for them to share and listen to opinions regarding the improvement of their roles as fathers and heads of families at home. Keywords: Father forum, father role; family; children

scholarly journals Memasyarakatkan matematika melalui peran keluarga

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 77-84
Author(s):  
Marhadi Saputro ◽  
Muhamad Firdaus ◽  
Yudi Darma ◽  
Rahman Haryadi ◽  
Hartono Hartono ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Community Service ◽  
Family Role ◽  
Service Program ◽  
Accurate Knowledge ◽  
The People ◽  
The Family ◽  
Learning At Home ◽  
Child Learning

[Bahasa]: Kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini berupa penyuluhan dengan judul “Memasyarakatkan Matematika Melalui Peran Keluarga”. Kegiatan ini dilaksanakan di Aula Desa Batu Ampar. Peserta kegiatan PKM ini adalah orang tua siswa yang berdomisili di desa Batu Ampar, yang berjumlah 30 orang. Tujuan dari kegiatan pengabdian adalah untuk: (1) memberikan penyuluhan kepada masyarakat Kecamatan Batu Ampar Kabupaten Kubu Raya tentang memotivasi dan menumbuhkan minat terhadap matematika; (2) mengetahui tanggapan masyarakat terhadap penyuluhan tentang memasyarakatkan matematika. Kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat yang berupa penyuluhan Memasyarakatkan Matematika Melalui Peran Keluarga di Batu Ampar ini dapat disimpulkan yaitu: (1) kegiatan penyuluhan memberikan informasi dan motivasi kepada orang tua selaku keluarga yang mempunyai peran penting dalam melakukan pendampingan belajar anak di rumah sebagai upaya meningkatkan kualitas pembelajaran khususnya mata pelajaran matematika anak; (2) kegiatan pelatihan ini perlu diadakan kembali untuk daerah yang lain sehingga dapat menambah pengetahuan dan informasi yang akurat kepada keluarga betapa pentingnya peran mereka sebagai pendamping belajar anak. Kata kunci: Memasyaratkan, Matematika, Peran keluarga [English]: This community service program is in the form of counseling with the title "Socializing Mathematics through the Role of Families." This program was carried out in the Batu Ampar Village Hall. The participants are thirty parents of students who live in Batu Ampar village. The program aims to: (1) provide counseling to the people of Batu Ampar Subdistrict, Kubu Raya Regency about motivating and fostering interest in mathematics; (2) knowing the community's response to counseling about socializing mathematics. Community service activities in the form of counseling Socializing Mathematics through the Role of Families in Batu Ampar can be concluded, namely: (1) extension activities provide information and motivation to parents as families who have an important role in assisting child learning at home as an effort to improve the quality of learning especially children's mathematics subjects; (2) this training activity needs to be held again for other regions so that it can add accurate knowledge and information to the family how important their role is as a child learning companion. Keywords: socialize, mathematic, family role

scholarly journals The contemporary Education to the Old Age in the Context of Relations with Environment, Family and Society

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-203
Author(s):  
Elżbieta Markiewicz ◽  
Ireneusz Skawina ◽  
Jan Błaszczyk
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Social Consequences ◽  
Self Development ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Contemporary Education

Abstract The contemporary education to the old age in the context of relations with the environment, the family and society constitutes the need, due to fully relevant conditions of the changing nature of reality, to open up to the problems connected with old age - their implied connotations and social consequences. That is, on one side, an attempt to more precisely define the functioning of the system of the elderly in the family and an indication of the role of the contemporary system of family and social support in relation to the living conditions and opportunities for seniors. On the other, it is an effort to underline the subject of organizing leisure activities for older people and highlighting the role of various institutions, organizations and Universities of the Third Age in the lives of these people. This bipolarity in an compact attempt to present the subject seems, in the opinion of its author, to be consistent with a contained reflection on the quality of life for seniors. Therefore, the importance of belonging to a group has been emphasized, the need for self-development and the objectives which the elder individual set itself. As a consequence of the problematic subject consistency, the effort was undertaken to present the psychological aspect of the relations with the environment and its impact on the life satisfaction of older people.

scholarly journals Old People [Abridged]

1968 ◽  
Vol 61 (9) ◽  
pp. 917-918
Author(s):  
R L Meyrick
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Family Doctor ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Old People ◽  
Vitamin Deficiencies ◽  
The Family ◽  
Reduced Activity

Dr Roger Meyrick outlines the scope of geriatrics and defines three categories of elderly people characterized by reduced activity, reduced resources and reduced independence. Dr John Agate considers the deprivations which may occur in old age such as: malnutrition, vitamin deficiencies, deprivation of minerals and water, hypothermia and psychological deprivation. The role of the family doctor in the care of the elderly is discussed by both speakers.

scholarly journals Pemberdayaan Kader Posyandu Lansia dalam Upaya Pencegahan Hipertensi dan Komplikasinya

2022 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-74
Author(s):  
Ayu Dewi Nastiti ◽  
Erik Kusuma ◽  
R.A Helda Puspitasari
Keyword(s):  
Community Service ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Public Knowledge ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Service Activity ◽  
Asking Questions ◽  
The Government ◽  
Service Policies ◽  
Prevention Of Hypertension

ABSTRAKHipertensi di Indonesia memerlukan perhatian yang serius karena merupakan penyebab kematian nomor 3 setelah stroke dan tuberculosis. Seiring dengan semakin meningkatnya angka penderita hipertensi di Indonesia, pemerintah merumuskan berbagai kebijakan pelayanan kesehatan untuk lansia agar derajat dan mutu kesehatan lansia penderita hipertensi dapat meningkat. Salah satunya yaitu dengan mencanangkan pelayanan kesehatan pada lansia melalui beberapa jenjang. Pelayanan di tingkat masyarakat dilakukan oleh Posyandu Lansia. Uraian situasi di atas merupakan dasar mengapa perlu dilakukan pemberdayaan kader posyandu lansia untuk pencegahan hipertensi dan komplikasinya di Kecamatan Purwosari Kabupaten Pasuruan. Bentuk kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat ini berupa pemberian edukasi tentang hipertensi dan komplikasinya serta, memberikan pelatihan pemerikasaan tekanan darah bagi kader. Subjek dalam kegiatan ini adalah seluruh kader kesehatan di wilayah Kecamatan Purwosari. Lokasi ini dipilih mengingat kasus hipertensi di wilayah ini masih cukup tinggi. Kegiatan pengabdian ini mendapatkan sambutan hangat dari peserta. Hal ini terbukti dengan banyaknya peserta yang aktif dalam diskusi dan mengajukan pertanyaan. Setelah sesi diskusi pemateri malakukan post test secara lisan kepada peserta, dalam post test yang dilakukan 100% peserta mampu menjawab pertanyaan yang disampaikan oleh pemateri dengan benar. Kesimpulan yang bisa ditarik dari kegiatan ini seluruh peserta cukup aktif dalam kegiatan ini dan tidak meninggalkan tempat sampai acara selesai. Upaya peningkatan pengetahuan  masyarakat tentang penyakit hipertensi dapat lebih maksimal setelah diadakan kegiatan ini diukur dengan hasil apersepsi dan evaluasi. Kata Kunci: Pemberdayaan, Kader, Hipertensi ABSTRACTHypertension in Indonesia requires serious attention because it is the 3rd cause of death after stroke and tuberculosis In line with the increasing number of hypertension sufferers in Indonesia, the government has formulated various health service policies for the elderly so that the degree and quality of health of elderly people with hypertension can increase. One of them is by implementing health services for the elderly through several levels. Services at the community level are provided by the Elderly Posyandu. The description of the situation above was the basis of why it is necessary to empower elderly Posyandu cadres for the prevention of hypertension and its complications in Purwosari District, Pasuruan Regency. The form of this community service activity was in the form of providing education about hypertension and its complications as well as providing training in blood pressure checks for cadres. The subjects in this activity were all Health Cadres in the Purwosari District area. This location was chosen considering that there were still many cases of hypertension in this region. This service activity received a warm welcome from the participants. This is evidenced by the large number of participants who are active in the discussion and asking questions. After the discussion session the speaker performs a post test orally to the participants, in the post test 100% participants were able to answer the questions presented by the speaker correctly. The conclusion that can be drawn from this activity was that all participants were quite active in this activity and do not leave the venue until the event was over. Efforts to increase public knowledge about hypertension can be maximized after this activity was measured by the results of apperception and evaluation. Keywords: Empowerment, Cadres, Hypertension   

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