FAMILY SUPPORT FOR ELDERLY COMPLIANCE IN FOLLOWING THE ELDERLY INTEGRATED HEALTH SERVICE POST

Abstract

Family support is important in one's health. Through the family a variety of health problems can arise as well as be overcome. The elderly Integrated Health Service Post is used for the elderly, whose activities include preventive, promotive, curative, and rehabilitative activities. WHO estimates that the increase in the elderly population in 2025 compared to 1990 in Indonesia was 440%. At present there are 257 elderly in Jeruksawit Village. Until now there have been 39 members of the elderly who participated in the Integrated Elderly Health Service Post at the Semeru Ceria Elderly Integrated Health Service Post Jeruksawit Village, Gondangrejo District, Karanganyar Regency. This study aims to determine the relationship of family support to the obedience of the elderly in attending the elderly Integrated Health Service Post at the Semeru Ceria Integrated Health Service Post Jeruksawit Village, Gondangrejo District, Karanganyar Regency. This research method uses analytical research methods with a cross sectional approach. Sampling in this study was carried out by saturated sampling, meaning that all populations were sampled in this study, namely 39 elderly. The research instrument used a questionnaire. The results of univariate analysis showed that some respondents had low compliance (58.97%), and most had low family support (64.10%). Bivariate analysis using chi square showed that there was a relationship between family support and elderly obedience in attending the elderly Integrated Health Service Post with P value = 0.004 .. In conclusion there was a relationship between family support and elderly obedience in attending the Integrated Integrated Health Service Post at the Health Service Post Integrated Semeru Ceria elderly in Jeruksawit Village, Gondangrejo District, Karanganyar Regency.

Keywords: family support,elderly,compliance,integrated elderly health service post