PERBEDAAN TINGKAT KEMANDIRIAN ACTIVITY OF DAILY LIVING (ADL) PADA LANSIA YANG MENGIKUTI DAN TIDAK MENGIKUTI POSYANDU DI WILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS SUMBERSARI KABUPATEN JEMBER

Abstract

Activity of daily living are the measurement of activity which doing everyday by human regularly that includes bathing, eating, toileting, kontinen, dressing and moving. The purpose of this research was knowing the difference of Activity of Daily Living dependency level at eldest group who follow and not follow Posyandu in the Work Area of Sumbersari Public Health Center in Jember Regency. The sampling technique used in this research is purposive quota sampling with 50 old people that divide into 2 groups, are 25 old people who follow posyandu, and 25 old people who doesn’t follow posyandu. Analysis was using chi – square with an alpha of 5%. Based on the result of research, there are some respondents who follow posyandu can doing actvity of daily living independently, is 16 people (64%) and 9 people (36%) in lowest dependency. While some others who doesn’t follow posyandu, there are 11 people (44%) can doing activity of daily living independently, 3 people (12%) in lowest dependency, 2 people (8%) in low dependency, 3 people (12%) in medium dependency, 3 people (12%) in high dependency, 3 people (12%) in highest dependency, and nothing people in totally dependency. The result of the research is that difference of Activity of Daily Living dependency level at eldest group who follow and not follow Posyandu with p=0,001 ; α = 0,005.