HUBUNGAN KUALITAS HIDUP DENGAN KESEIMBANGAN TUBUH PADA LANSIA YANG MENJALANI SENAM DI UPT PELAYANAN SOSIAL TRESNA WERDHA MAGETAN

A common problem faced by the elderly was the decline in the function of various organs in the body. One effort to maintain the health of the elderly was to maintain body balance, while to maintain it was to maintain quality of life. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between quality of life and body balance in the elderly who underwent exercise at the UPT Social Services Tresna Werdha Magetan. This research design was quantitative analytical correlative with a cross-sectional method. The population in this study were all elderly at the UPT Social Services Tresna Werdha Magetan as many as 110 people, and with a purposive sampling technique, a sample of 53 people was obtained. The independent variable was quality of life and the dependent variable was body balance. The research instruments were questionnaires and observation sheets. The statistical test used was Rank Spearman. The results showed that almost half of the respondents had a good quality of life, namely 26 people (49,1%). Almost half of the respondents had a body balance in the Independent category, namely 24 people (45,3%). The results of the data analysis obtained a p-value = 0,000, which means that there was a relationship between quality of life and body balance in the elderly who undergo gymnastics at the UPT Social Services Tresna Werdha Magetan. The conclusion was that the better the quality of life of the elderly, the better (independent) their body balance will be. The elderly are expected to improve their quality of life so that body balance is maintained properly.