PENGARUH SENAM KEGEL TERHADAP FREKUENSI INKONTINENSIA URINE PADA LANSIA DI WILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS SADABUAN KOTA PADANGSIDIMPUAN

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STUDY OF NURSING PROGRAM UNIVERSITY OF AUFA ROYHAN SCHOOL PADANGSIDIMPUAN Research Report, June 2020 Rizkia Afrilia Harahap THE EFFECT OF KEGEL GYMES ON URINE INCINNECTION FREQUENCY IN ELDERLY IN THE SADABUAN PADKESMAS WORKING AREA OF PADANGSIDIMPUAN CITY Abstract Urinary incontinence is involuntary urination (unconsciousness or bed wetting) at an inappropriate time and place against one's will. Urinary incontinence is the spontaneous excretion of urine at any time against the will (involuntary). This situation is generally found in the elderly. The occurrence of weakness or decrease in the pelvic floor muscles is what triggers urinary incontinence, which is urinating more than 8 times per day. This study aims to analyze the effect of Kegel exercises on the frequency of urinary incontinence in the elderly. This type of research is quantitative. The method used is a quasi experiment with pre and post test. The population of this study were all elderly who experienced urinary incontinence in Sadabuan Public Health Center. This study was conducted on 16 elderly people using purposive sampling technique. The results of the Wilcoxon test in this study showed the effect of Kegel exercises on the frequency of urinary incontinence in the elderly with a mean value before intervention of 4.19 and a value of 2.75 after intervention. The results of this study indicate that Kegel exercises have an effect on the frequency of urinary incontinence with a p-value (p = 0.00). Conclusion: This study is expected to be carried out as an alternative treatment that can treat urinary incontinence in addition to pharmacological treatment. Keywords: Kegel exercises, urinary incontinence, elderly