PENINGKATAN KEBIASAAN BERPERILAKU SEHAT LANSIA MENUJU LANSIA SEHAT DAN BAHAGIA

Abstract

The elderly are at a higher risk of various diseases. The elderly morbidity rate in 2019 has increased. This should be prevented by habituation of healthy living behavior, routine and periodic checks so that problems can be detected early on. The elderly also need physical activity to increase their endurance. Based on the observations, almost 80% have not practiced healthy living. Healthy living behaviors that many elderly do not do are exercise, maintaining an ideal body weight and maintaining a healthy diet. The purpose of this community service is to improve healthy behavior, health checks so that healthy and happy elderly are achieved. The community service method provides health education about healthy behavior. health checks weighing weight, measuring blood pressure, checking blood sugar, measuring depression levels with the Beck Depression Inventory instrument. This community service was carried out in March - May 2020, at RT 8 RW 2 Babatan Village, Wiyung District, Surabaya. The results of community service on health examinations found that the weight of the elderly was mostly 51-60 kg as much as 31% excess body weight was one of the risks of diabetes mellitus and hypertension. There were 4 elderly people with blood pressure 160 / 100 mmHg, the measurement of sugar in the blood of 4 people had a sugar level of more than 200. Almost half of the elderly (44%) had moderate depression. Conclusion The elderly in RT 8 RW 2 Babatan Village, Wiyung District already understand about habituation of healthy living behavior, there are 5 people who suffer from hypertension, 4 people with DM, 14 people with moderate depression. The next community service plan is to measure the implementation of habituation of healthy living behavior.