<![CDATA[ABSTRAK Lansia sering mengalami gejala fisik yang menyakitkan akibat penyakit degeneratif. Perawatan paliatif menjadi pendekatan yang penting untuk mendukung lansia yang menghadapi masalah kesehatan kronis. Kader kesehatan memiliki peran penting dalam memberikan perawatan paliatif berbasis home care. Pelatihan teknik "Pijat Effleurage" sebagai pendekatan non-farmakologis bertujuan untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan dan keterampilan kader dalam memberikan perawatan paliatif kepada lansia dengan penyakit kronis serta meningkatkan kualitas hidup mereka dengan mengurangi nyeri dan meningkatkan kenyamanan. Metode pelatihan meliputi ceramah, diskusi, serta demonstrasi dan redemonstrasi teknik pijat effleurage. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan peningkatan pengetahuan kader, dengan skor pre-test sebesar 64,55 dan post-test mencapai 78,18. Peningkatan keterampilan tercatat dari skor pre-test 63,45 menjadi post-test 86,00. Uji Paired Samples Test menunjukkan p < 0,05, yang mengindikasikan bahwa pelatihan memiliki dampak signifikan terhadap peningkatan pengetahuan dan keterampilan kader. Diharapkan, pelatihan ini dapat meningkatkan kenyamanan dan kesejahteraan lansia secara keseluruhan, menjadikan terapi pijat effleurage sebagai strategi pemberdayaan yang efektif di Posbindu Dahlia Senja, Kelurahan Limo. Kata Kunci: Kader Posbindu, Kualitas Hidup, Lansia, Pijat Effleurage ABSTRACT The elderly often experience painful physical symptoms due to degenerative diseases. Palliative care is an important approach to support older people facing chronic health problems. Health cadres have an important role in providing home care-based palliative care. The training on "Effleurage Massage" technique as a non-pharmacological approach aims to increase cadres' knowledge and skills in providing palliative care to elderly with chronic diseases and improve their quality of life by reducing pain and increasing comfort. Training methods included lectures, discussions, and demonstration and redemonstration of effleurage massage techniques. The results showed an increase in cadre knowledge, with a pre-test score of 64.55 and post-test reaching 78.18. Improved skills were recorded from a pre-test score of 63.45 to a post-test of 86.00. Paired Samples Test showed p < 0.05, indicating that the training had a significant impact on improving cadres' knowledge and skills. Hopefully, this training can improve the overall comfort and well-being of the elderly, making effleurage massage therapy an effective empowerment strategy in Posbindu Dahlia Senja, Limo Village. Keywords: Posbindu Cadres, Quality of Life, Elderly, Effleurage Massage]]>
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