Electronic Theses and Dissertation

Meningkatnya jumlah populasi lansia menyebabkan berbagai masalah yang berkaitan dengan kehidupan lansia, salah satu masalah yang sering terjadi adalah pengabaian diri dan status nutrisi. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui gambaran pengabaian dan status nutrisi lansia di Kota Banda Aceh. Penelitian ini menggunakan desain deskriptif dengan pendekatan cross sectional study dengan menggunakan teknik pengambilan sampel purposive sampling. Sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah 278 lansia di Kota Banda Aceh. Teknik pengumpulan data dengan cara wawancara terpimpin. Instrumen yang digunakan Self-Neglect (SN- 37) dan kuesioner Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA). Menggunakan analisa data distribusi frekuensi. Hasil penelitian didapatkan pengabaian pada lansia berada pada kategori ringan sebanyak 273 responden (98,2%), pada kategori sedang/berat sebanyak 5 responden (1,8%). Status nutrisi didapatkan dari aspek skrinning lansia yang memiliki status nutrisi-normal sebanyak 218 responden (78,4%), beresiko mengalami malnutrisi sebanyak 50 responden (18,0%), dan pada kategori malnutrisi sebanyak 10 responden (3,6%), sedangkan nutrisi aspek assessment dari 60 responden, pada kategori beresiko mengalami malnutrisi sebanyak 47 responden (78,3%), dan malnutrisi sebanyak 13 responden (21,7%). Kesimpulan bahwa tingkat pengabaian lansia berada pada kategori ringan sebanyak 273 responden (98,2%) serta status nutrisi lansia mayoritas memiliki status nutrisi normal sebanyak 218 responden (78,4%). Peneliti menyarankan bagi pihak puskesmas dan tenaga kesehatan di Kota Banda Aceh untuk selalu memperhatikan ciri-ciri pengabaian agar meminimalkan resiko malnutrisi dengan memberikan perhatian khusus pada lansia.

The increasing number of elderly populations causes various problems related to the lives of the elderly, one of the problems that often occurs is self-neglect and nutritional status. The aim of this research is to determine the description of neglect and nutritional status of the elderly in Banda Aceh City. This research uses a descriptive design with a cross sectional study approach using a purposive sampling technique. The sample in this study was 278 elderly people in Banda Aceh City. Data collection techniques using guided interviews. The instruments used were Self-Neglect (SN-37) and the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) questionnaire. Using frequency distribution data analysis. The research results showed that 273 respondents (98.2%) neglected the elderly in the mild category, 5 respondents (1.8%) were in the moderate/severe category. Nutritional status was obtained from the screening aspect of elderly people who had normal nutritional status as many as 218 respondents (78.4%), as many as 50 respondents (18.0%) were at risk of experiencing malnutrition, and as many as 10 respondents (3.6%) were in the malnutrition category. while the nutritional assessment aspect of 60 respondents, in the category at risk of experiencing malnutrition were 47 respondents (78.3%), and malnutrition was 13 respondents (21.7%). The conclusion is that the level of neglect of the elderly is in the mild category as many as 273 respondents (98.2%) and the nutritional status of the majority of elderly people has normal nutritional status as many as 218 respondents (78.4%). Researchers suggest that community health centers and health workers in Banda Aceh City always pay attention to the characteristics of neglect in order to minimize the risk of malnutrition by paying special attention to the elderly.