Currently the number of elderly in Indonesia tends to increase. Based on\n2014 Susenas data, the number of elderly in Indonesia reaches 20.24 million\npeople (8.03%). One of the most common physical disorders in the elderly is\ndisruption of the bodyâ??s balance and risk to falls. The risk of falling in the\nelderly can be prevented by doing physical exercise in the form of Salsa\ndance. Salsa dance has movements that can improve stability, flexibility, mobility\nand body balance. This study aims to analyze the effectiveness of Salsa\ndance on body balance in the elderly. The research method used\nquasi-experimental with the pre test-post test design control group. As many\nas 70 elderly who experienced balance disruption in the Puskemas Sarijadi\nhad participated in this study. The sample was taken by using consecutive\nsampling, then divided equally between the control group and the intervention\ngroup. The instrument used to measure elderly balance is Short Physical\nPerformance Battery (SPPB). Data analysis is carried out in two stages,\nnamely univariate analysis using the mean, standard deviation, maximum\nvalue and minimum value and percentage; then followed by bivariate analysis\nusing the Wilcoxon signed rank test and independent T test. The result shows\nthat there are differences in the balance of the elderly before and after the intervention\nin the treatment group, whereas in the control group there were\nno significant differences. Therefore, it can be concluded that Salsa dance can\nsignificantly improve elderly body balance, especially if done regularly. The\nincrease will appear significant after the intervention carried out for 10 and\n20 times. It is suggested that nurses utilize Salsa dance as an alternative in\ndealing with symptoms of body balance disorders in the elderly. This intervention\ncan be implemented along with other activities of the elderly in\ncommunity centre health services.
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