PENGARUH TAI-CHI EXERCISE TERHADAP INTENSITAS NYERI RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS PADA LANSIA

Abstract

The number of elderly in Indonesia each year has increased. The problems
arises because of the elderly such physical and economic dependence, chronic diseases
were Rheumatoid Arthritis, Hypertension, deafness. Rheumatoid Arthritis which ranks
first (44%) suffered from chronic diseases. Profile of Bengkulu in 2012 of 27.104
patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and in 2013 as many as 26.212 people. Rejang Lebong
Health Departement Reports in 2013 obtained Puskesmas Kampung Delima has the
highest percentage of 17,67% suffer from Rheumatoid Arthritiswith the largest group in
the elderly. The aim of research identified the influence of tai-chi exercise to the intensity
of the pain of Rheumatoid Arthritis in the elderly. This study was pre experiment, with
design one group pretest-posttest. The total sample was 35 respondents, taken by
purposive sampling. The reseach result was efffect of tai-chi exercise in reducing pain
intensity Rheumatoid Arthritis in the elderly. Tai-chi exercise was recommended to use
the elderly in order to reduce the intensity of pain Rheumatoid Arthritis.