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GAMBARAN KESEHATAN FISIK LANSIA DI WILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS PARONGPONG, KECAMATAN PARONGPONG, KABUPATEN BANDUNG BARAT

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ABSTRACT PHYSICAL HEALTH DESCRIPTION OF THE ELDERLY AT PARONGPONG PUBLIC HEALTH CENTER, PARONGPONG DISTRICT, WEST BANDUNG PROVINCE Kevin Leonardo NIM: 1351022 A lot of people can enjoy elder life but not few to can experience physical complaints. This is the reason the researcher is interested in conducting this research about the physical health description of the elderly. The method used in this research is the descriptive qualitative method. The population of this research consists of men and women above the age of 60, with the sample of 31 people chosen using the purposive sampling. The data is obtained by filling in a questionnaire consisting of 25 questions about physical complaints experienced for the last three months. According to the data, we can conclude that generally, the physical complaints experienced by the elderly in Cihanjuang Rahayu Village RW 013 is within the range of 2.28 that can be interpreted as seldom experiencing physical complaints. The most common physical complains experienced by the elderly at Cihanjuang Rahayu Village RW 013 is fatigue, while the physical complains experienced less is vomiting/nausea. According to the data, the researcher encourages that the data to be developed for the next research about the causative factors of fatigue experienced by elderly at Cihanjuang Rahayu Village. Key word: Physical Health, elderly.