Gambaran Aktivitas Fisik Lansia di Masa Pandemi COVID-19 di UPT Pelayanan Sosial Tresna Werdha (PSTW) Banyuwangi

Abstract

The elderly experience limitations in carrying out physical activities During the COVID-19 pandemic which can reduce the welfare of the elderly. Due to the aging process, physiological changes and decreased immune function in the elderly make the elderly group a group with a high risk of exposure to COVID-19.The purpose of this study was to describe the physical activity of the elderly in Nursing Home of Banyuwangi. Descriptive quantitative research was performed among 32 elders at May 2021. A self-administered questionnaire was used to identify characteristics of the elderly and their phisical activity with Physical Activity Scale for Elderly (PASE). The one sample Kolmogorov-smirnov’s test was used to reach the goal of this study. The result shows that physical activity of elderly didn’t significantly change During the pandemic t = 0,119; p-value 0,200. It can be concluded that there is no significant change in elders’ physical activity During the COVID-19 pandemic.