HUBUNGAN DUKUNGAN KELUARGA TENTANG SENAM LANSIA DENGAN KEAKTIFAN MENGIKUTI SENAM DI POSYANDU “PEDULI INSANI” DI MENDUNGAN DESA PABELAN KARTASURA TAHUN 2012

Abstract

Being elderly is one phase of life that will be experienced by every human being, although it increases with age accompanied by a decline in organ function of body, but elderly can still live a healthy life. Some healthy lifestyle such as sport and keep eating it should be implemented. This study aimed to determine the correlation of family support of the elderly gym with the activity of joining Posyandu gym "Peduli Insani" in the village of Mendungan Pabelan Kartasura. This study was a descriptive correlative study with cross sectional design. Sampling by a random sampling, which obtained 73 samples. Hypothesis used was the chi square test. The research finding was based on the level of family support, which showed 38 respondents (52%) bad, 22 respondents (30%) average and 13 respondents (18%) good. For the level of activity of inactive elderly showed 44 respondents (60%) and 29 respondents (40%) active. Hypothesis test results showed that there was correlation of family support with the activity level of joining the elderly gym in Posyandu "Peduli Insani" with a value x2hitung = 46.854, and the p-value = 0.000 (<0.05) so H0 was rejected and Ha accepted.