Research Article
Level of knowledge, attitude, and behavior towards rheumatic disease among elderly in Samplangan Village, Gianyar
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.11-2-2020.2301978, author={Made Nanda Hadi Wiguna and I Wayan Darwata and Made Dharmesti Wijaya}, title={Level of knowledge, attitude, and behavior towards rheumatic disease among elderly in Samplangan Village, Gianyar}, proceedings={The Proceedings of the 1st Seminar The Emerging of Novel Corona Virus, nCov 2020, 11-12 February 2020, Bali, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={NCOV}, year={2020}, month={11}, keywords={knowledge attitude and behavior samplangan village}, doi={10.4108/eai.11-2-2020.2301978} }- Made Nanda Hadi Wiguna
I Wayan Darwata
Made Dharmesti Wijaya
Year: 2020
Level of knowledge, attitude, and behavior towards rheumatic disease among elderly in Samplangan Village, Gianyar
NCOV
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.11-2-2020.2301978
Abstract
Remarkable rises in life expectancy of Indonesians over the last decade lead to an increase in elderly population in Indonesia, along with the risk of dementia, disability, and other age-related diseases. In this nation, Rheumatic disease is the second most common health problem among the elderly. Moreover, rheumatism-related visit was ranked 3rd out of 10 major health problems in all health centers in Gianyar, Bali. Therefore, knowledge and attitude of the elderly regarding rheumatic disease are important in preventing and treating the disease. This study was aimed to determine the level of knowledge, attitude, and behavior towards rheumatic disease among elderly in Samplangan Village, Gianyar. A descriptive-quantitative design with cross-sectional approach was conducted on 106 elderly, who were selected using simple random sampling method. Data collection was done by direct interview and through validated questionnaires. The results show that in general, the level of knowledge of the respondents regarding rheumatic disease was poor. Meanwhile, both the attitude and the behaviour of the respondents towards rheumatic disease were good. Therefore, more information and counseling about rheumatic disease by the authorized health officers are required to improve the knowledge and the health status of elderly population in this area