Hubungan antara Risiko Jatuh dengan Kualitas Hidup pada Lanjut Usia di Unit Pelaksana Teknis Daerah Pelayanan Sosial Lanjut Usia Binjai

Abstract

Introduction: Elderly people or often known as seniors are people who have experienced aging. marked with the decline a number of function body. The amount decline function body Which experienced a elderly people cause a decrease in the quality of life in the elderly, one of which is that the elderly often experience disorders balance, thus increasing the risk of falls. The number of elderly people will increase from year to year. the year from total resident Indonesia. Study This aiming For evaluate connection between risk fall using the Berg Balance Scale (BBS) instrument with quality life on elderly. Method: This research is analytical in nature with a cross-sectional data collection method without... treatment with primary data sources of 36 elderly people obtained from all elderly patients at the technical implementation unit of the Binjai elderly social service area. fulfil inclusion criteria And exclusion, sign letter agreement follow study. Fall risk assessment using the Berg Balance Scale (BBS) instrument, while quality life rated use questionnaire SF-36. Results: The majority of the study subjects were women, 21 people (58.3%), with an average age of 62.8 years, and 9 people (25%) fell. In the balance examination using the BBS, 75% of respondents had a low risk of falling. Quality of life measured using the SF-36 showed that 97.2% of respondents had a good quality of life with an average score of 72.5. Overall, the majority of respondents had a low risk of falling and a high quality of life. The results of statistical analysis showed a significant relationship between the Berg Balance Scale (BBS) and the quality of life of the elderly as assessed using the SF-36 questionnaire (p = 0.001). Conclusion: There is a relationship between the Berg Balance Scale (BBS) and the quality of life of the elderly. Keywords: Berg Balance Scale), SF 36, quality of life, Risk Fall, elderly.