Community Service Journal of Indonesia
Vol 4 No 1 (2022): Community Service Journal of Indonesia

ERGONOMIC GYMNASTIC TRAINING TO IMPROVE THE ABILITY OF ELDERLY CADRES TO REDUCE BLOOD PRESSURE IN ELDERLY WITH HYPERTENSION

Yurike Septianingrum (Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Surabaya, East Java Province, Indonesia)
Muhammad Khafid (Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Surabaya, East Java Province, Indonesia)
Nety Mawarda Hatmanti (Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Surabaya, East Java Province, Indonesia)
Difran Nobel Bistara (Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Surabaya, East Java Province, Indonesia)
Retna Gumilang (Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Surabaya, East Java Province, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
02 Jun 2022

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic that lasted for two years had an impact on the health of the elderly, especially the elderly with hypertension. Elderly health development through Posyandu Lansia provides great benefits for the elderly with hypertension in controlling their blood pressure, but this activity must be vacuumed during the pandemic. The reduction in the number of COVID-19 cases is expected to be able to reactivate of Posyandu Lansia, so that elderly health cadres as activity drivers can improve their knowledge and skills. The purpose of this activity is to increase the knowledge and skills of elderly health cadres in the implementation of ergonomic gymnastics to reduce blood pressure in the elderly with hypertension. The method used in this community service activity is a participative educational approach, namely providing health education and demonstrations regarding ergonomic gymnastics. This activity was carried out for one month and was attended by ten elderly health cadres. Knowledge and skills of cadres in carrying out ergonomic gymnastics were observed with questionnaires and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP). The results of community service show that the knowledge and skills of elderly health cadres in carrying out ergonomic gymnastics are very good.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

csji

Publisher

Subject

Health Professions Medicine & Pharmacology Nursing Public Health

Description

Community Service Journal of Indonesia (e-ISSN 2684-7884) is a journal that results from the implementation of community service in the fields of health, nursing, medicine, psychology, and public health which is published every 6 months. The scope of this journal is articles related to community ...