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Self-care is an activity carried out by a person to maintain their health independently. It aims to maintain health and encourage the development and prevention of disease. This study aims to determine the description of elderly knowledge about self-care at the Kayon Community Health Center in Palangka Raya City. This study uses a descriptive research type with an elderly population in the Kayon Community Health Center work area and the research sample uses a purposive sampling technique with a sample size of 55 elderly. The study shows that respondents based on age are mostly aged 60-69 years with a total of 54 respondents (98.18%), based on gender, they are dominated by men with a total of 30 respondents (54.55%), based on marital status, the majority are married with a total of 49 respondents (89.09%) and education is mostly in the tertiary category with a total of 31 respondents (56.36%). Based on knowledge, the majority of respondents had good knowledge of self-care (30 respondents (54.55%), respondents had sufficient knowledge (22 respondents (40%), and respondents had insufficient knowledge (3 respondents (5.55%). Overall, the elderly in this study had a good level of knowledge regarding self-care, which reflects an adequate understanding of how to maintain health in old age. However, efforts are still needed to improve health education for elderly with sufficient and insufficient levels of knowledge to achieve an optimal quality of life.

The majority of respondents were elderly, aged 60–69, male, and predominantly married.In terms of education, the majority of respondents had a college degree, indicating a relatively good level of education.Overall, the characteristics of the respondents indicated a group of elderly who were still in their early old age, had a college background, and were dominated by individuals with considerable work experience.The majority of older adults have a good level of self-care knowledge.Therefore, efforts to improve health education for this group are needed.

Penelitian lebih lanjut perlu dilakukan untuk menggali lebih dalam faktor-faktor yang memengaruhi pengetahuan lansia tentang perawatan diri, seperti peran dukungan keluarga dan lingkungan sosial. Studi kualitatif dapat digunakan untuk memahami perspektif lansia mengenai tantangan dan kebutuhan mereka dalam menerapkan perilaku perawatan diri yang efektif. Selain itu, penelitian intervensi yang melibatkan pengembangan dan implementasi program edukasi kesehatan yang disesuaikan dengan karakteristik lansia di wilayah Kayon perlu dilakukan untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan dan praktik perawatan diri mereka. Penelitian ini dapat menguji efektivitas berbagai metode penyampaian informasi, seperti penggunaan media visual, kelompok diskusi, atau pendekatan peer education, dalam meningkatkan pemahaman lansia tentang pentingnya perawatan diri dan cara melakukannya dengan benar. Terakhir, studi longitudinal diperlukan untuk melacak perubahan pengetahuan dan perilaku perawatan diri lansia dari waktu ke waktu, serta untuk mengidentifikasi faktor-faktor prediktif yang dapat membantu dalam merancang program pencegahan dan promosi kesehatan yang lebih efektif bagi populasi lansia.

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