HUBUNGAN TEKANAN DARAH DAN INDEKS MASSA TUBUH DENGAN RISIKO JATUH PADA LANSIA

Background: Old age (elderly) is a condition that will occur in the life of every
human being who grows old, not only starting from a certain time but starting
from the beginning of life which is one of the natural things for someone who has
gone through the stages of his life starting from neonates, toddler, pre school,
school, youth to old age.
Objective: To identify the relationship between blood pressure and body mass
index with the risk of falling in the elderly at the Harapan Kita Social Institution
for the Elderly
Method: This research method uses a quantitative correlation design with a cross
sectional approach, with a total sample of 35 respondents taken using a total
sampling technique and the data collection tool uses a fall risk questionnaire
(MFS) and observation sheets. Data analysis used the Kendall tau-b test.
Results : The results showed that 12 respondents (34.3%) had normal blood
pressure, 12 respondents (34.3%) had pre-hypertension, 7 respondents (20.0%)
stage I hypertension and 4 respondents (11, 4%), and respondents who had BMI
in the thin category were 30 respondents (85,7%), normal were 4 respondents
(11,4%) and obese were 1 respondents (2,9%), and the elderly were at risk of
falling the highest was 19 respondents (54.3%). The Kendall'tau_b statistical test
results obtained a p-value of 0.006 <0.05, meaning that there was a relationship
between blood pressure and the risk of falling and the Kendall'tau_b statistical
test results obtained a p-value of 0.33 < 0.05, meaning that there is a relationship
between body mass index and the risk of falling in the elderly.
Suggestion : The results of this study are expected to provide information for
Harapan Kita Indralaya Social Institution, especially related to blood pressure
and body mass index by maintaining normal body weight and stable blood
pressure in order to control the risk of falling.
Keywords : blood pressure, body mass index,fall risk