FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE OCCURRENCE OF OSTEOARTHRITIS IN ELDERY PEOPLE

Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease with unclear etiology and pathophysiology and can cause pain and disability in sufferers, thereby hampering daily activities. Osteoarthritis usually attacks elderly sufferers in weight-bearing joints, such as the knee, hip, lumbar and cervical joints. WHO recorded that the population experiencing osteoarthritis in Indonesia is 8,1 of the total population. As many as 29% of them underwent a doctor's examination, and the remainder (71%) took over-the-counter pain relievers. The occurrence of osteoarthritis in Central Java is estimated at 5.1% of all residents. This study aims to determine what factors are associated with osteoarthritis in the elderly in Bandarjo Village, Semarang Regency. The factors that been searching in this research are age, gender type, occupation, and body weight. The research design is a Cross-Sectional Study. The population in the study were elderly people who were available and willing to be respondents in Bandarjo Village, Semarang Regency. The sample obtained was 55 people using saturated sampling techniques. How to collect data researcher using a questionnaire. Data were analyzed using univariate and bivariate analysis and the statistical test used was chi-square with p < 0.05. From the research results, it can be concluded that gender type, age, occupation, and body mass index have a significant effect on the occurrence of osteoarthritis. The output of this research is articles published in national journals or proceedings