PENGARUH PENDIDIKAN KESEHATAN METODE DISKUSI KELOMPOK TERHADAP PENINGKATAN SKOR PENGETAHUAN LANSIA TENTANG REUMATIK DI POSYANDU LANSIA RW V LEDUG KECAMATAN KEMBARAN BANYUMAS
ABSTRACT: Elderly are group
vulnerable to disease because of the degenerative process. Disease that often
arise in elderly is rheumatism. This can be caused by less of knowledge aboutrheumatic.
Less knowledge can be affected by experience, education level, beliefs,
facilities,income, and social culture. In increase knowledge about health is a
necessary part ofhealth education. Selection methods of health education is
important because it can effectthe delivery of information to health education
target. The purpose of this study to determine the effect of health education
group discussion method to the elderly score against increased knowledge about
rheumatic. The research was conducted in elderly IHC of RW V Ledug subdistrict
Kembaran. The research method used is pre-experiment research with the type of
one group pretest and posttest design. The population in this wereresearch that
the all elderly in IHC of RW V Ledug, while the sample were of 27 respondent.
Data were collected before and after the health education group discussion method
using a measuring ratio scale.
The result of this study is that there is significant increase of
knowledge the respondents before and after health education about rheumatic
group discussion method with P < 0,01.
Key words: Health Education,
Knowledge and Rheumatic
Penulis: Atun Raudlatul M.
Kode Jurnal: jpkebidanandd130258
