PENYULUHAN PENANGANAN ARTHRITIS PADA LANSIA DI DESA MEKARMUKTI SINGAJAYA

Abstrak

The increasing number of population and the life expectancy of the elderly will cause various
problems, including health, psychological, and socio-economic problems. Problems in the
elderly are mostly health problems due to the aging process, plus other problems such as
financial problems, loneliness, feeling useless, and unproductive. The purpose of this
counseling is to describe the characteristics of the respondents, the history of accompanying
diseases and the types of rheumatic diseases in the elderly in Mekarmukti Singajaya. Method
The approach to problem solving is to build partnerships with elderly groups in posyandu and
recitation programs in the work area of the Singajaya Public Health Center. To foster this
partnership, counseling was conducted on the management of rheumatoid arthritis pain in the
elderly at home. The team consists of lecturers and is assisted by STIKes KHG Nursing S1
students. The results obtained from this counseling, the elderly can apply pain management
at home by compressing. The elderly were very enthusiastic about participating in the
counseling. This is evidenced by the fact that there are 10 elderly people who ask about
rheumatoid arthritis and the elderly can apply warm compresses. So it can be concluded that
it is very important to carry out counseling about the management of rheumatoid arthritis pain
in the elderly. So that the elderly know how to manage pain in order to improve the health
status of the elderly.