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Gambaran Kualitas Hidup Wanita Lanjut Usia yang Mengikuti Senam Gerak
Latih Otak di Panti Sosial Tresna Wredha Budi Pertiwi Bandung
Abstrak
Bertambahnya penduduk dan meningkatnya usia harapan hidup pada lansia menimbulkan
permasalahan yang akan mempengaruhi kualitas hidup lansia. Kualitas hidup adalah persepsi
seseorang menikmati hal-hal penting yang terjadi dalam hidupnya. Peran tenaga kesehatan khususnya
perawat gerontik sangat berperan penting dalam peningkatan kualitas hidup. Salah satu upayanya
yaitu latihan fisik senam gerak latih otak (GLO) yang sedang berkembang saat ini. Tujuan dari
penelitian ini untuk mengidentifikasi gambaran kualitas hidup pada wanita lansia yang mengikuti
senam GLO berdasarkan domain fisik, psikologis, hubungan sosial dan lingkungan di Panti Sosial
Tresna Wredha (PSTW) Budi Pertiwi Bandung. Metode penelitian ini menggunakan deskriptif
kuantitatif dengan desain cross sectional. Sampel penelitian menggunakan purposive sampling
sebanyak 15 wanita lansia. Instrumen penelitian menggunakan WHOQOL-BREF dengan jumlah 26
pertanyaan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa sebagian besar (53,3%) wanita lansia yang
mengikuti senam GLO memiliki kualitas hidup baik. Berdasarkan domain fisik (73,3%) dan
psikologis (53,3%) memiliki kualitas hidup baik, domain hubungan sosial (86,7%) dan domain
lingkungan (53,3%) memiliki kualitas hidup sedang. Simpulan dari penelitian diatas sebagian besar
wanita lansia yang mengikuti senam GLO memiliki kualitas hidup baik dan pada domain fisik dan
psikologis sebagian besar memiliki kualitas hidup baik serta domain hubungan sosial dan lingkungan
sebagian besar memiliki kualitas hidup sedang. Adapun rekomendasi dari penelitian ini diharapkan
senam GLO dapat dilakukan dan dikembangkan oleh seluruh lansia di panti sosial dan lansia di
komunitas.
Kata Kunci : Lansia, Kualitas hidup, Senam gerak latih otak

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The Portrayal of Quality of Life of Female Elderly Practicing Brain Gym Exercises in
Tresna Wredha Budi Pertiwi Nursing Home, Bandung
Abstract
The increase of population and life time expectancy leads to problems influencing quality of life of
elderly. Quality of life is a perception of how individuals enjoy important matters in their life. Health
professionals, especially gerontic nurses, play an important role in increasing elderly’s quality of life.
One of the efforts is by practicing Brain Gym Exercises emerging recently. This research aims at
identifying quality of life of the female elderly practicing Brain Gym Exercises in Tresna Wredha
Budi Pertiwi Nursing Home, Bandung, based on physical, psychological, social relationship, and
environmental relationship domains. This research is a quantitative descriptive research employing
cross sectional design. Fifteen elderly in this research were selected purposively (purposive sampling)
as the samples. The instrument employed in this research was WHOQOL-BREF consisting of 26
questions. The findings demonstrate that most of the elderly (53.3%) practicing Brain Gym Exercises
have above average quality of life. Based on physical (73.3%) and psychological domains (53.3%),
the elderly have above average quality of life, while based on social relationship (86.7%) and
environmental relationship (53.3%) domains they have average quality of life. The conclusions that
can be drawn are that most of female elderly practicing Brain Gym Exercises have above average
quality of life, that in physical and psychological domains they have above average quality of life, and
that in social and environmental relationships domains they have average quality of life. Based on the
research, the recommendation given is that Brain Gym Exercises be practiced and developed by
elderly in nursing homes and communities.
Key words: elderly, quality of life, brain gym exercises