SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES WITH ELDERLY ACTIVITIES TO INTEGRATED SERVICE POSTS

Abstract

Family support is the main support system for the elderly in maintaining their health. And family support is an attitude of motivational encouragement, both morally and materially, as well as the family's acceptance of its members, in the form of informational support, instrumental support, emotional support, and assessment support. Support from the family is the most important element in helping individuals solve a problem. Health service coverage for the elderly in community health centers is 62.12%. Posyandu for the elderly is an effort made to increase health service coverage. The aim of this research is to determine the relationship between family support and elderly people's activeness in attending posyandu in the Makassar City Intermediate Public Health Center Working Area. This type of research is descriptive correlation, with a cross sectional research design. The population in this study were elderly people who took part in posyandu activities for the elderly in the Makassar City Intermediate Health Center Work Area with 30 respondents. The samples taken used a total sampling of 30 samples. The data obtained in this study was processed using the Fisher Exact Test statistical test. The results of this study show that family support is (66.7%) with a p value = 0.04. This shows that the p value < = 0.05 from the research results can be concluded that there is a relationship between family support and the activeness of the elderly. It is hoped that posyandu health officers will further increase the counseling/socialization activities provided to the elderly regarding the importance of carrying out health checks at elderly posyandu.