Jurnal Ners (Apr 2017)

LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT NUTRITIONAL NEED FOR ELDERLY BASED ON BLOOM DOMAIN

  • Ketjuk Herminaju

DOI
https://doi.org/10.20473/jn.v5i2.3957
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 2
pp. 191 – 194

Abstract

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Introduction: There are still a lot of elderly people who tend not to think about the nutrients they need. The objective of this study was to determine the level of knowledge based on Bloom. Domain about nutrition in the elderly Posyandu. Method: Design research was descriptive analytical. Population were selected all listed in the elderly in the village Posyandu Rejotangan district, 34 respondents. Variable was the level knowledge domain from Bloom. The data were collected by questionnaire and they were analyzed by using the descriptive statistical. Result: The result of these studies showed the level of knowledge (C1–C6) seniors about nutrition were categorized with the value – average 56%. Discussion: It can be concluded that from all of the domain from Bloom, the level of knowledge of Elderly was categorized on suffi cient level. It is recommended that the involment of the is important to improve the delivery of information through extension or move the elderly to be more active in following Posyandu.

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