PENINGKATAN KAPABILITAS KADER POSYANDU LANJUT USIA DALAM SKRINING HIPERTENSI DI TINGKAT MASYARAKAT

Capacity Improvement of Elder Posyandu Cadres in Hypertension Screening At The Community Level

Abstract

ABSTRAK

Selama pembatasan kegiatan sosial masyarakat karena pandemic Covid-19 yang berlangsung dua tahun, kegiatan posyandu lansia di desa Trangsan kecamatan Gatak kabupaten Sukoharjo berhenti aktivitas pelayanannya. Penyakit hipertensi merupakan penyakit terbanyak yang dihadapi kelompok lanjut usia di desa tersebut. Karena itu perlu dilakukan sebuah program pelatihan yang ditujukan kepada kader posyandu lansia di desa tersebut, untuk lebih meningkatkan kapabilitasnya sehingga mampu melakukan skrining dan mengupayakan lebih lanjut derajat kesehatan yang lebih baik bagi kelompok lanjut usia di desa tersebut. Hasil dari pelatihan ini terdapat peningkatan pengetahuan dan sikap positif dari kader posyandu lansia desa Trangsan dalam upaya mereka untuk mengelola penyakit hipertensi di tingkat masyarakat.

ABSTRACT

During the restrictions on community social activities due to the Covid-19 pandemic that lasted for two years, the activities of the elderly posyandu in Trangsan village, Gatak district, Sukoharjo district, stopped their service activities. Hypertension is the most common disease faced by the elderly in the village. Therefore, it is necessary to conduct a training program aimed at the elderly posyandu cadres in the village, to further improve their capabilities so that they are able to carry out screening and further seek better health status for the elderly group in the village. The results of this training showed an increase in knowledge and positive attitudes of the elderly posyandu cadres in Trangsan village in their efforts to manage hypertension at the community level.