ABSTRAK
Lanjut usia adalah seseorang yang usianya lanjut, mengalami perubahan biologis, fisik, kejiwaan, dan sosial. Perubahan ini akan memberi pengaruh pada seluruh aspek kehidupan, termasuk kesehatannya pemanfaatan pelayanan kesehatan. Tujuan penelitian adalah untuk mengetahui faktor-faktor apa saja yang mempengaruhi pemanfaatan pelayanan posyandu lansia di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Bandar Khalipah Kecamatan Percut Sei Tuan Tahun 2016 .
Jenis penelitian menggunakan Observasional dengan pendekatan cross sectional. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah Lansia yang datang ke Posyandu Lansia pada bulan Januari Sampai Juni 2016. Sampel dalam penelitian ini sebanyak 82 responden.Teknik menentukan sampel adalah systematic sampling yaitu penulis menggunakan systematic dimana sampel diambil setiap kelipatan jumlah sampel.
Hasil uji Chi-Square menunjukkan variable Jarak pelayanan (p=0,011), Sikap lansia (p=0,013), Penilaian lansia (p=0,002), variabel pendidikan, dan pekerjaan responden tidak berhubungan secara signifikan dengan pemanfaatan pelayanan posyandu lanjut usia di Puskesmas Bandar Khalipah Kecamatan Percut Sei Tuan dengan p value <0,05. Berdasarkan uji regresi logistic paling dominan berhubungan dengan pemanfaatan pelayanan posyandu adalah faktor penilaian lansia terhadap posyandu lansia dengan nilai Exp(B) paling besar yaitu 6,44.
Disarankan Petugas kesehatan/kader hendaknya memberikan penyuluhan kepada keluarga lansia berkaitan tentang pentingnya lansia aktif mengikuti posyandu, manfaat posyandu bagi kesehatan lansia serta petugas posyandu hendaknya mengevaluasi diri dan menampilkan Keluarga dari lansia hendaknya memberikan motivasi kepada lansia seperti mengantarkan atau menemani lansia ke posyandu, mengingatkan jadwal posyandu lebih memperhatikan keluhan-keluhan lansia agar lansia aktif mengikuti pelaksanaan posyandu
Kata Kunci : Pemanfaatan Pelayanan, Posyandu, Lanjut Usia
ABSTRACT
The elderly are those who are old and undergo biological, physical, mental, and social changes. These changes will influence all aspects of life, including their health and receiving health care. The objective of this research was to find out some factors which influenced the use of posyandu for the elderly in the working area of Bandar Khalipah, Percut Sei Tuan Subdistrict, in 2016.
The research used observational approach with cross sectional design. The population was the elderly who visited posyandu for elderly people from January until June, 2016, and 82 of them were used as the respondents, using systematic sampling technique in which the samples were taken from each multiple number of samples.
The result of chi square test showed that the variables of range (p= 0.011), , elderly people’s attitude (p=0.013), old people’s assessment (p=0.002) and respondents’, education, and occupation hadn’t significant correlation with the use of posyandu (integrated health service post) for elderly people at Bandar Khalipah Puskesmas, Percut Sei Tuan Subdistrict at p-value < 0.05. The result of logistic regression test showed that the variable which had the most dominant correlation with the use of posyandu was elderly people’s evaluation factor at Exp(β) = 6.44.
It is recommended that the health care providers/cadres provide counseling for elderly people about the importance of actively participating in and using posyandu for their health, posyandu personnel do self-evaluation by giving examples for elderly people such as accompanying them to posyandy, reminding them about the schedule, and paying attention to their complaint in order that they will be active in participating in posyandu.
Keywords: Using Poyandu, Posyandu, Elderly People
