ABSTRAKNyeri sendi merupakan salah satu gangguan pada sistem muskuloskeletal yang
mengalami perubahan akibat proses penuaan. 66 % lansia yang tinggal di
komunitas mengalami nyeri sendi. Nyeri kronis memiliki implikasi besar bagi
kesehatan, fungsi, dan kualitas hidup lansia. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengetahui
pengaruh latihan yoga ringan terhadap nyeri sendi dan status kesehatan lansia di
Kota Depok. Desain penelitian ini menggunakan quasi experimental dengan
pendekatan pre and post with control group. Intervensi yang diberikan berupa
latihan yoga ringan. Pengambilan sampel dengan cara multistage random
sampling dengan jumlah sampel 74 lansia. Instrumen penelitian yang digunakan
adalah indeks WOMAC nyeri dan survey kesehatan Short Form-12 (SF-12).
Analisis bivariat menunjukkan latihan yoga ringan berpengaruh terhadap tingkat
nyeri (p=0,000) dan status kesehatan (p=0,0000). Latihan yoga ringan layak
dijadikan sebagai salah satu intervensi keperawatan untuk menurunkan nyeri
sendi dan meningkatkan status kesehatan lansia
ABSTRACTJoint pain is one of the problems in musculoskeletal system associated with aging
process. Approximately 66% older person in the community experiencing joint
pain. Chronic pain has a big impact on older person health, function, and quality
of live. The aim of this study was to identify the effect of gentle yoga exercise on
joint pain and health status of elderlies at Depok's City. The design of this study
was quasi experimental with pre and post with control group. Gentle yoga
exercise was used as the intervention of this study. A total number of 74 older
person was taken using multistage random sampling. The instruments used were
WOMAC pain and health survey Short Form-12 (SF-12). Bivariate analysis
showed pointing out gentle yoga exercises affected the level of pain (p = 0.000)
and health status (p = 0.0000). Gentle yoga exercises could be one of the nursing
intervention to decrease joint pain and improve health status in older person