Community Service Journal of Indonesia
Vol 6 No 2 (2024): Community Service Journal of Indonesia

EDUCATION ABOUT AGING AND CHAIR EXERCISE TO MAINTAIN ELDERLY MOBILITY

Lilyana, Maria Theresia Arie (Unknown)
Cempaka, Anindya Arum (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
25 Nov 2024

Abstract

Problems in the elderly that often become a concern include immobilization and instability causes aging. This problem can accompanied by chronic diseases such as Hipertension and Diabetes Mellitus. If it does not receive proper attention and treatment, it can disrupt the quality of life of the elderly. Based on that finding Community service activities are carried out through education about the aging process and the changes that occur with age. The education provided is useful in increasing the knowledge of the elderly as shown by the pre and post results, there is an increase in good knowledge results from 8 people (35%) to 11 people (47%) and low knowledge from 7 people (30%) to 5 people (22%). The physical activity demonstration "chair exercise" was well attended by the participants. This is demonstrated by the participants' active participation in the activity from start to finish and the movements are carried out well according to the guidelines.

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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 ...