Revitalization of Posyandu for the Elderly in Nagari Tapakis, Padang Pariaman Regency

Abstract

The common knowledge of elderly posyandu cadres in Nagari Tapakis hurts their performance in the field. The initial survey results showed that the elderly posyandu cadres had just been formed; so far, the assigned cadres were toddler’s posyandu cadres. This makes the cadres have a double burden so that the activities of the elderly posyandu are less active even though they already exist. Since establishing the elderly posyandu cadres, no training has been held for cadres related to their primary duties and functions. The service method used is lecture, discussion, practice, and pre-test and post-test work. The training material focuses on techniques for managing the elderly posyandu and health services for the elderly that must be carried out during the Covid-19 pandemic era. Participants in the activity included 18 elderly posyandu cadres in Nagari Tapakis. On August 27, 2021, the action took place at the Tapakis Mayor's Office. The results obtained in training involving 18 elderly posyandu health cadres generally showed encouraging things. The participants responded positively and were very enthusiastic about participating in the training activities during the material presentation and discussion sessions. The pre-test and post-test values also showed a change in the form of an increase in respondents' knowledge; this was evidenced by the difference in the average understanding of respondents before counseling (13.2) and after counseling ( 16.8) with p = 0.000.