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GAMBARAN KADAR HEMOGLOBIN PADA LANSIA DI RW 5 KELURAHAN KWARASAN KECAMATAN GROGOL KABUPATEN SUKOHARJO
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Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan Nasional
Author
Petra, Hergian Mukti Pangestu
Subject
R Medicine (General) 
Datestamp
2022-04-14 07:37:44 
Abstract :
Anemia is defined as a decrease in the level of hemoglobin, hematocrit, or erythrocyte count. But what is often used to screen for anemia is hemoglobin levels. Elderly is a natural condition experienced by everyone when they reach a certain age. Anemia is common in the elderly and the increasing incidence of anemia associated with increasing age has led to speculation that the decrease in hemoglobin is a consequence of increasing age. This study aims to determine the description of hemoglobin levels in the elderly in RW 5, Kwarasan Village, Grogol District, Sukoharjo Regency. This type of research is descriptive. The examination method used is photometry using the Hematology Analyzer Abacus 3CT. The time of the study was January to July 2021. The study was carried out in the hematology laboratory of the Surakarta National College of Health Sciences. The number of research samples is 20 respondents with total sampling technique. The results of this study were obtained from 20 respondents who had normal hemoglobin levels as many as 18 respondents (90%) while those with less than normal hemoglobin levels were 2 respondents (10%), with a total average value of 13.77 g/dL, hemoglobin levels the lowest was 10.8 gr/dL and the highest was 16.1 gr/dL. The conclusion of this study is that the average hemoglobin level of the elderly in RW 5 Kwarasan Village, Grogol District, Sukoharjo Regency is still within normal limits. 
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Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan Nasional