Tingkat Kemandirian Lansia Dalam Melakukan Aktivitas Sehari-Hari Di Desa Tibubeneng Kuta Utara Kabupaten Badung

Background: The influence of the aging process can cause various problems, both physically, biologically, mentally, and socioeconomically. This also results in disruptions in meeting their living needs, so that it can increase dependence that requires the help of others. Independence in the elderly is assessed by their ability to carry out daily activities (Activities of Daily Living) is one of the measuring tools to assess functional capacity to find out the elderly who need the help of others in carrying out daily life activities or can do it independently.
Method: The research design used is a descriptive method. The location of the study was carried out in Tibubeneng Village, North Kuta, Badung, with a sample of 60 respondents selected by purposive sampling technique. The instrument of this research is the Barthel Index Questionnaire, Data processing is carried out using computerization. The data is presented in a textual/narrative manner and accompanied by tables.
Result: The characteristics of respondents are many genders of women with 60%, the age group is mostly in the age range of 60-74 years old with a percentage of 56.7%, Diabetes Militus is the highest history of diseases experienced by the elderly as much as 33.4% and 100% of the elderly live together with their families. The level of independence of the elderly in carrying out daily activities shows that most of the elderly are independent in carrying out their activities as much as 60%.
Conclusion: The results of the study show that most of the elderly with the female gender, the age range of the elderly is mostly with the age range of the elderly (60 – 74 years) as large, based on the history of the disease most of the elderly do not experience illness, the elderly all live with family. The results of the study show that the level of independence of the elderly in carrying out daily activities shows that most of the elderly are independent.