The elderly is an increasingly old age, characterized by changes and decreased ability to function in the body, one of which is gastrointestinal function, the problem that is often encountered is defecation control. The aim of the study was to see differences in stool scales based on the bristol stool scale before and after pelvic floor muscle exercise (PFME) in the elderly. The method in this study was quantitative with a pre-experimental design pre-post one group without control, on 21 research subjects who were selected by purposive sampling technique. The research data were analyzed using the Wilcoxon rank test. The results of the descriptive data study showed that pre-intervention constipation was 57,0%, ideal stool 28,6%, diarrhea 14,3%, after-intervention constipation 23.80%, ideal stool 66,66, diarrhea 9,5%, and test results different from the p-value <0,05, namely = 0,009, meaning that there is an effect on the stool scale before and after being given the PFME intervention. Researchers provide recommendations for the elderly to do Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercises in daily and scheduled activities.
Elderly is part of the life process that cannot be avoided and will be experienced by every individual. The aging process can cause various problems both physically, biologically, socio-economically and mentally. One of the biological disorders that occur in the elderly is defecation disorders. Defecation is the process of removing waste products from the body. Defecation removes the remains of digestion or also substances that do not undergo the digestive process, these substances are in the form of feces that are excreted through the anus. One of the methods used to improve the function of defecation and micturition is Pelvic Floor Muscule Exercises (PFME). The purpose of community service is to train the elderly to do PFME in order to improve defecation function. Training activities for 6 consecutive days, with 15 elderly living in elderly social institutions. The results of the activity show that the activity can increase defecation even though it is not significant. These results state that Pelvic Floor Muscule Exercises (PFME) activities need to be carried out routinely at social institutions for the elderly to help reduce disorders in elderly defecation.
Hypertension is a cardiovascular disease with a systolic blood pressure value of 140 mmHg and a diastolic blood pressure value of 90 mmHg. The prevalence of hypertension globally according to WHO is 22% of the total world population. Hypertension cases if not handled properly can cause death, so it is important for hypertensive patients to have good knowledge about hypertension management, especially pharmacological management. The method in this research is descriptive correlation, using a cross sectional approach. The number of respondents in the study were 45 respondents, the sampling technique used purposive sampling. The research data were analyzed using SPSS with the Kendall's-tau correlation test, the results obtained p-value 0.236 > 0.05, meaning that there was no relationship between knowledge of pharmacological management and blood pressure values in patients with hypertension. The implication of this study is that it is hoped that people with hypertension will not only have knowledge, but also have good behavior in taking drugs, and following a low-salt diet.
Konstipasi banyak ditemukan pada pasien stroke non hemoragik. Konstipasi ini disebabkan oleh gangguan hubungan antara sistem saraf dan pencernaan akibat penyumbatan pembuluh darah otak oleh trombus atau embolus. Bahayanya adalah saat mengejan akibat konstipasi, terjadi peningkatan tekanan intra kranial, sehingga penting dilakukan pencegahan konstipasi. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menilai efektivitas latihan otot dasar panggul dalam mencegah konstipasi pada stroke non hemoragik. Penelitian ini menggunakan desain quasy experiment terhadap 66 subjek yang dipilih dengan teknik purposive sampling, masing-masing 33 subjek pada kelompok intervensi dan kelompok kontrol. Latihan otot dasar panggul dilakukan 3 kali sehari selama 3 hari dan dievaluasi pada hari ke-4, konstipasi diukur menggunakan Bristol Stool Chart. Berdasarkan uji statistic Chi-square, didapatkan bahwa ada perbedaan kejadian mencegah konstipasi subjek stroke non hemoragik, antar kelompok kontrol dan intervensi (p<0,05). Kesimpulannya adalah latihan otot dasar panggul efektif mencegah konstipasi pada subjek dengan stroke non hemoragik. Peneliti merekomendasikan pasien stroke non hemoragik untuk melakukan latihan otot dasar panggul secara rutin dengan bantuan keluarga.
Urinary or micturition problems in the elderly often occur and greatly interfere with daily activities so that they can affect the lifestyle and health of the elderly, the purpose of this study was to see the effect of Pelvic Floor Muscule Exercise (PFME). Elderly is a continuation of a life process that is characterized by changes and decreases in the ability of body functions, one of which is urinary function and gastrointestinal function. The aim of the study was to analyze differences in pelvic floor muscular exercise (PFME) on the function of the urinary tract (micturition) in the elderly. The research method used was quantitative with a pre-experimental design. The number of samples is 21 respondents. The results of the study. The function of the urinary tract (voiding) before the intervention was 29.20 with a standard deviation of 2.530, while the average value after the intervention was 45.90 with a standard deviation of 6.790. The results of the T test (paired samples test) on the urinary tract (micturition) obtained p value = 0.000 which means that there is a significant effect on the urinary tract (voiding) before and after the PFME intervention is given, this shows the p value < (0 ,05). This shows that PFME activities need to be carried out regularly and continuously in order to have a more meaningful impact on benefits, so as to reduce micturition disorders in the elderly.
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