Gaya Hidup Memengaruhi Status Kesehatan Lanjut Usia

Abstract

The government has been able to improve the degree of public health, which can be seen in the decrease in maternal and infant mortality, and the increase in life expectancy which is influenced by lifestyle. A healthy lifestyle can be done by eating a nutritionally balanced diet, doing physical activity/sports correctly and regularly, and not smoking. The active participation of the elderly themselves and their families is important in carrying out a healthy lifestyle. The type of research is analytically observational with a cross-sectional design. The number of samples was as many as 96 respondents. The analysis was performed bivariate and multivariate. Statistical tests were carried out by cross-sectional followed by linear regression to determine the effect of lifestyle variables on the health status of the elderly with a 95% confidence level or the value of=0.05. The study showed that the health status of the elderly in the working area of the West Ring Health Center in Bengkulu City was 58.3% classified as not good. There is a relationship between lifestyle (diet, physical activity, rest habits, and smoking history) with the health status of the elderly in the work area of the West Ring Health Center in Bengkulu City. All lifestyle variables (diet, physical activity, rest habits, and smoking history) simultaneously affect the health status of the elderly in the work area of the West Circle Health Center, Bengkulu City.

Keywords

• elderly
• health
• lifestyle.