Abstract:
This study aims to determine the relationship of the knowledge level elderly visiting the elderly posbindu with motivation posbindu. This research is quantitative research design used was a descriptive cross sectional correlation approach. The elderly study sample registered a posbindu existing members in the working area health center inpatient Tenayan Pekanbaru highway taken by purposive sampling technique as many as 73 people. Measuring instrument used was a questionnaire designed by the researchers and have been validity and reliability. Analysis was performed using univariate and bivariate frequency distributions using the chi-square test. The results showed that there is a significant relationship between the level of knowledge about the elderly posbindu by visiting posbindu motivation in the work area inpatient clinic Tenayan Pekanbaru highway (p-value 0.038 <α 0.05). Results of this study recommends to health professionals to always support the implementation of activities posbindu both in terms of facilities and training of cadres related duties and responsibilities as well as the cadre posbindu provide information to families, communities and social organization in which the elderly live on the importance of visiting posbindu for seniors to improve their health status.
