PROGRAM BAKTI KESEHATAN UNTUK LANSIA DI PANTI WERDHA KRISTEN HANA

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Noer Saelan Tadjudin
Ruth Brigitta Salim

Abstract

The aging process that is not avoided by the elderly. The elderly experience physical and mental decline and are vulnerable to the severity of the Covid-19 infection. Family and community participation is needed to pay attention to the needs of the elderly. The Christian Hana Nursing Home is a partner of the Faculty of Medicine, Tarumanagara University for the implementation of Geriatric clinical clerkship learning activities. During the pandemic, the Hana Christian Home Care carried out isolation for partner residents to prevent the transmission of the Covid-19 virus. Many residents are sad and feel that their families are not paying attention, and the elderly are a group that is vulnerable to the Covid-19 virus. Based on the problems that arose at the Hana Christian Nursing
Home, we held a health service activity in the form of counseling about COVID-19 for the elderly. The health service activities that we carry out are needed because there is increased knowledge about COVID-19 for the elderly so that they can implement preventive measures against COVID-19 and stay happy during this pandemic. The health service activity which was attended by 70 elderly people was carried out on Saturday, September 4, 2021 at the Hana Christian Home Care Multipurpose Building, Pamulang. Health service activities are carried out still in the conditions of the Covid-19 pandemic and PPKM, health service activities follow the rules of the Hana Christian Home, comply with the COVID-19 health protocol, health service activities at the Multipurpose Building, health service participants watch live broadcasts in their respective rooms - each with a television connected to the health service program we do. Service participants participated in health service events accompanied by health counseling related to Covid-19 with enthusiasm and hoped that health service activities could take place continuously and collaborate with other .

 

Proses penuaan menyebabkan lansia rentan terhadap penyakit. Lansia mengalami kemunduran secara fisik dan mental dan rentan terhadap keparahan akibat infeksi Covid-19. Peran serta keluarga serta masyarakat diperlukan untuk memperhatikan kebutuhan lansia. Panti Werdha Kristen Hana adalah mitra Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Tarumanagara untuk terselenggaranya kegiatan pembelajaran kepaniteraan klinik Geriatri. Selama pandemi, Panti Werdha Kristen Hana melakukan isolasi bagi penghuni mitra guna mencegah penularan virus Covid-19. Penghuni banyak yang sedih serta merasa tidak diperhatikan keluarganya, serta lansia adalah golongan yang rentan terhadap virus Covid-19. Berdasarkan permasalahan yang timbul pada Panti Werdha Kristen Hana maka kami mengadakan kegiatan bakti kesehatan berupa penyuluhan tentang COVID-19 pada lansia. Kegiatan bakti kesehatan yang pengabdian lakukan diperlukan karena bertambah pengetahuan mengenai COVID-19 bagi para lansia sehingga mereka dapat menerapkan upaya pencegahan terhadap COVID-19 dan tetap bahagia selama masa pandemi ini berlangsung. Kegiatan bakti kesehatan yang diikuti 70 lansia dilakukan pada hari Sabtu, 4 September 2021 di Gedung Serba Guna Panti Werdha Kristen Hana, Pamulang telah terlaksana dengan baik. Kegiatan bakti kesehatan dilakukan masih dalam kondisi pandemi Covid-19 dan PPKM, kegiatan bakti kesehatan mengikuti peraturan dari Panti Werdha Kristen Hana, mematuhi protokol kesehatan COVID-19 maka kegiatan bakti kesehatan di Gedung Serba Guna, peserta bakti kesehatan menonton siaran secara live di kamar masing- masing dengan televisi yang terhubung dengan acara bakti kesehatan yang tim pengabdian lakukan. Peserta pengabdian mengikuti acara bakti kesehatan yang disertai penyuluhan kesehatan terkait Covid-19 dengan antusias serta mengharapkan agar kegiatan bakti kesehatan dapat berlangsung secara kontinu serta berkolaborasi dengan pihak lain.

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