PELATIHAN SENAM LANSIA SEBAGAI UPAYA PENINGKATAN KUALITAS HIDUP DI MASA MENOPAUSE DI DESA PURBATUA PIJORKOLING

PELATIHAN SENAM LANSIA SEBAGAI UPAYA PENINGKATAN KUALITAS HIDUP DI MASA MENOPAUSE DI DESA PURBATUA PIJORKOLING KECAMATAN PADANGSIDIMPUAN TENGGARA TAHUN 2023

Abstract

Elderly women when entering menopause will experience changes in physical and psychological changes that can cause depression and irritability, anxiety, moodiness, irritability, and many other symptoms that arise. The government and health cadres must be more active in holding elderly gymnastics training for women because it can improve the quality of life of the elderly and can minimize the physical and psychological changes that occur during menopause, one of the ways used is to hold community service activities in the form of Elderly Gymnastics Training as an effort to improve the quality of life in menopause in Purbatua Pijorkoling Village, with 25 elderly mothers. This activity is carried out periodically and continuously according to the schedule, the methods used are material delivery, elderly gymnastics training, and discussion about elderly/menopausal gymnastics. The counseling method is carried out by explaining the material about the importance then periodic visits are made 1 week later to see the extent of the pretest and post-test results. It is hoped that cooperation with the local government, especially health workers, will routinely carry out menopausal elderly gymnastics to improve the quality of life of the elderly, healthy elderly productive elderly.