NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR REDUCING BODY DETERIORATION IN THE ELDERLY
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This study aimed to: 1) analyze components of body deterioration in the elderly. 2) assess the needs for reducing body deterioration in the elderly, and 3) prioritize the needs for reducing body deterioration in the elderly. This research used a survey method to collect the data to assess the needs. The participants of this study were 449 older adults selected through stratified random sampling. The research instrument was a questionnaire for needs assessment for reducing body deterioration in the elderly. Item-Objective Congruence Index (IOC) was obtained in the range of 0.60-1.00 and Cronbach’s Alpha Coefficient was 0.90 Descriptive statistics, t-test and Modified Priority Needs Index were used to analyze the data.
The findings revealed that there were four components of body deterioration in the elderly: 1) Cardiovascular system; 2) Skeletal system; 3) Muscular system; and 4) Nervous system. As for the results of the needs for reducing body deterioration in the elderly were also found in all aspects, they were in order as follows: 1) Skeletal system 2) Nervous system 3) Muscular system and 4) Cardiovascular system.
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