HUBUNGAN PERAN KELUARGA DENGAN RISIKO JATUH PADA LANSIA DI DESA SUKA MULIA KECAMATAN RANTAU KABUPATEN ACEH TAMIANG

Abstract

The natural aging process will be accompanied by a decrease in body function, both physical and psychological functions, which will result in impaired movement and function in the elderly. Decreased muscle strength as a result of the aging process will affect the functional abilities of the elderly, especially the ability in terms of mobility such as decreased walking speed, decreased body balance and increased risk of falling. Families have a big role in preventing by knowing the factors that cause falls. This study aims to determine the relationship between family roles and the risk of falling in the elderly in Suka Mulia Village, Rantau District, Aceh Tamiang Regency in 2019. This type of research is analytic with a cross sectional study design where the independent variable and the dependent variable are obtained at the same time. The population in this study were all elderly families in Suka Mulia Village, Sapta Jaya District, Aceh Tamiang, as many as 157 people using the Slovin formula, the number of samples was 61 people. The sampling technique was simple random sampling. The results of this study indicate that the majority of the 61 respondents had a risk of falling as many as 35 (57.4%) respondents and 43 (70.5) respondents who did not play a role. The results of the study concluded that there was a relationship between family roles and the risk of falling in the elderly in Suka Mulia Village, Rantau District, Aceh Tamiang Regency with a p-value (Person Chi-Square) 0.000 (p<0.05). It is expected that the role and support of the family to help the elderly so that the elderly avoid the risk of falling that can interfere with daily activities so that it affects the quality of life.