Relationship between Attitude and Preventive
Behavior of Increased Uric Acid Levels in the
Elderly
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Title
Relationship between Attitude and Preventive
Behavior of Increased Uric Acid Levels in the
Elderly
Behavior of Increased Uric Acid Levels in the
Elderly
Subject
attitude, behavior,
prevention, gout,
elderly
prevention, gout,
elderly
Description
Introduction: The increase in the number and life expectancy of the elderly
causes problems and various needs of the elderly. Increasing age makes
physiological functions decrease due to degenerative processes (aging).
One of the diseases experienced by the elderly is gout. The purpose of this
study was to analyze the relationship between attitudes and behavior to
prevent increased uric acid levels in the elderly.
Methods: The design of this research is analytic with a cross-sectional
approach. The population in this study were all the elderly in Ngudirejo
Village, Diwek District, Jombang Regency as many as 120 elderly and the
number of samples was 92 respondents using a simple random sampling
technique. Collecting data using a questionnaire about attitudes and
behavior to prevent an increase in uric acid. Data processing by editing,
coding, scoring, tabulating, and analysis using the Spearman Rank
Correlation statistical test with an alpha of 0.05.
Results: The results showed that the attitudes of the elderly were positive
as many as 62 respondents (67%) and negative as many as 30 respondents
(33%), while for the prevention behavior of increasing uric acid levels both
29 respondents (32%), enough were 42 respondents (46%) and less as
many as 21 respondents (22%). The results of the analysis test showed
that the value of p = 0.000 was smaller than the alpha value of 0.05 so the
alternative hypothesis was accepted.
Conclusion: The conclusion in this study is that there is a relationship
between attitudes and behavior to prevent an increase in uric acid levels
in the elderly. The results of this study imply the importance of attitudes
and behavior in preventing an increase in uric acid levels in the elderly.
causes problems and various needs of the elderly. Increasing age makes
physiological functions decrease due to degenerative processes (aging).
One of the diseases experienced by the elderly is gout. The purpose of this
study was to analyze the relationship between attitudes and behavior to
prevent increased uric acid levels in the elderly.
Methods: The design of this research is analytic with a cross-sectional
approach. The population in this study were all the elderly in Ngudirejo
Village, Diwek District, Jombang Regency as many as 120 elderly and the
number of samples was 92 respondents using a simple random sampling
technique. Collecting data using a questionnaire about attitudes and
behavior to prevent an increase in uric acid. Data processing by editing,
coding, scoring, tabulating, and analysis using the Spearman Rank
Correlation statistical test with an alpha of 0.05.
Results: The results showed that the attitudes of the elderly were positive
as many as 62 respondents (67%) and negative as many as 30 respondents
(33%), while for the prevention behavior of increasing uric acid levels both
29 respondents (32%), enough were 42 respondents (46%) and less as
many as 21 respondents (22%). The results of the analysis test showed
that the value of p = 0.000 was smaller than the alpha value of 0.05 so the
alternative hypothesis was accepted.
Conclusion: The conclusion in this study is that there is a relationship
between attitudes and behavior to prevent an increase in uric acid levels
in the elderly. The results of this study imply the importance of attitudes
and behavior in preventing an increase in uric acid levels in the elderly.
Creator
Endang Yuswatiningsih1*& Agustina Maunaturrohmah1
Source
https://doi.org/10.37363/bnr.2022.3287
Date
14 July 2022
Contributor
peri irawan
Format
pdf
Language
english
Type
text
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Citation
Endang Yuswatiningsih1*& Agustina Maunaturrohmah1, “Relationship between Attitude and Preventive
Behavior of Increased Uric Acid Levels in the
Elderly,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed April 26, 2026, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/11422.
Behavior of Increased Uric Acid Levels in the
Elderly,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed April 26, 2026, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/11422.