Socio-Demographic, Nutritional Status, Risk Of Falls Toward Sarcopenia Among Community-Dwelling Elderly

Abstract

Sarcopenia is \xa0a condition of muscle degeneration, occurs due to multifactorial aging process and have impact toward increase\xa0 mortality . The purpose was to analyze correlation\xa0 Socio-demographic , Nutrition, Risk of fall toward sarcopenia among community Dwelling Elderly in the Pekanbaru.\xa0 Cross sectional study was conducted among 275 elderly selected by cluster sampling. Data were collected using questionnaires and analyzed using Chi-square test analyses.\xa0 There was a positive correlation between gender ( 0,023), marital status (\xa00,019), Education level ( \xa00,033), nutrition status (\xa00,014),Risk of fall\xa0 ( \xa00,008) toward Sarcopenia. Suggestions for research, it is necessary to have further research related factors of Sarcopenia. For nurses, it is better provide health education regarding factors that may be changed in elderly, should collaboration to stakeholder such as general practitioners, nutritionist, physiotherapist, family, \xa0making policy.