UPN "Veteran" Jakarta Conference Systems, First International Conference on Health Development

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Correlation of Walking Activity to Prevent Falls in Elderly
Meiza Anniza

Last modified: 2019-11-07

Abstract


Prevent falls is associated with changes that occur in the elderly, degeneration factor is one of the causes of a decrease in balance which results in a high risk of falling. Prevent falls in the elderly affected by losses of physical activity, muscle strength, and balance. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between walking activity to prevent falls the elderly in Posyandu Desa Lestari Wredah Sidokarto, Yogyakarta. Research used in this study is descriptive correlative with Cross Sectional approach, with a total sample of 108 people. Based on Chi-Square test results known that p-value 0.001 <0.005 then H0 is rejected. So it can be interpreted that there is a relationship between walking activity to prevent falls the elderly in Posyandu Desa Lestari Wredah Sidokarto, Yogyakarta.

Keywords: Prevent falls; Walking Activity; Elderly.