<![CDATA[ABSTRAK Hipertensi merupakan salah satu penyakit yang umum dijumpai di masyarakat. Angka kematian karena hipertensi di Indonesia sangat tinggi. Hipertensi merupakan penyebab kematian nomor 3 setelah stroke dan tuberkulosis, yakni mencapai 6,7% dari populasi kematian pada semua umur di Indonesia. Hasil Riset Kesehatan Dasar (Riskesdas) Balitbangkes tahun 2017 menunjukan prevalensi hipertensi secara nasional mencapai 31,7%. Lansia dikatakan memiliki risiko untuk mengalami berbagai penyakit degeneratif salah satunya hipertensi dibandingkan dengan usia muda. Tujuan Meningkatkan Pengetahuan, pencegahan, dan penanganan tentang hipertensi pada lansia, metode ceramah, tanya jawab dan pemeriksaan. Lansia yang mengikuti kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat sejumlah 20 peserta, dengan hasil usia peserta 61-89 tahun, berat badan dari peserta berkisar 40 sampai dengan 93 kg sebagian besar 55 kg (20%) dan 54 kg (15 %), sebagian besar responden mengalami hipertensi Tingkat I dengan jumlah 9 responden (45%), pra hipertensi 2 responden (10%) dan yang mengalami Hipertensi tingkat II 2 responden (10%). Setelah dilakukan kegiatan pemeriksaan, dan penyuluhan didapatkan hasil bahwa peserta memahami cara pencegahan, dan penanganan hipertensi yang benar. Kata Kunci : Lansia, Pencegahan, Pengendalian, Hipertensi Abstract Hypertension is one of the common diseases found in society. The mortality rate due to hypertension in Indonesia is very high. Hypertension is the number 3 cause of death after stroke and tuberculosis, which reaches 6.7% of the population of deaths at all ages in Indonesia. The results of the Balitbangkes Basic Health Research (Riskesdas) in 2017 showed that the prevalence of hypertension nationally reached 31.7%. The elderly are said to have a risk of experiencing various degenerative diseases, one of which is hypertension compared to young age. The purpose of increasing knowledge, prevention, and treatment about hypertension in the elderly, lecture methods, questions and answers and examinations. The elderly who participated in community service activities were 20 participants, with the results of the age of participants 61-89 years, the body weight of the participants ranged from 40 to 93 kg mostly 55 kg (20%) and 54 kg (15 %), most respondents had Level I hypertension with a total of 9 respondents (45%), pre-hypertension 2 respondents (10%) and those with hypertension level II 2 respondents (10%) After the examination activities were carried out, and counseling results were obtained that participants understood how to prevent and handle hypertension correctly. Keywords : Elderly, Prevention, Control, Hypertension]]>
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