LATIHAN GERAKAN SAYANG GINJAL DI POSYANDU LANSIA RT 53 KELURAHAN BUKIT LAMA KECAMATAN ILIR BARAT I PALEMBANG
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In Indonesia, kidney disease is a dreaded disease with the second highest number of sufferers after heart disease. In the period 2014-2015, the number of sufferers of chronic kidney disease increased by almost 100%, of which 56% of the sufferers were people of productive age or under 55 years of age. Considering the cost of treatment for people with kidney disease is not cheap, it would be nice if we started implementing a healthy life by keeping our kidneys healthy without using drugs. Problems faced by the participants of the Elderly Posyandu Rt 53 Kelurahan Bukit Lama, Ilir Barat District I Working Area of the Padang Health Center Tuesday, did not know about the General Concept of the Kidney: Kidney function, kidney benefits and how to keep the kidneys healthy. Posyandu Elderly Rt 53 Kelurahan Bukit Lama, Ilir Barat District I, Palembang Region. The approach method is in the form of counseling about the kidneys, how to keep the kidneys healthy, and Kidney Love Movement Exercises for the elderly. To see knowledge, it was done using a pre-post design, the elderly were given a questionnaire about general knowledge of kidney disease before counseling, and after counseling. The results of its implementation can increase knowledge about the kidneys and how to keep the kidneys healthy after counseling. The elderly demonstrate kidney affection movement exercises.