HUBUNGAN KESEIMBANGAN STATIS TERHADAP AKTIVITAS FISIK PADA LANSIA DI KLINIK dr. LENNY TANDYA KOTA MALANG

Background: Sarcopenia is a condition characterized by decreased muscle mass and strength, commonly experienced by the elderly, which affects functional ability and increases the risk of falls. One important indicator related to elderly independence is static balance and the level of physical activity.
Objective: This study aimed to determine the relationship between static balance and physical activity in patients with sarcopenia.
Methods: This research used a cross-sectional design involving 30 respondents who met the inclusion criteria at dr. Lenny Tandya Clinic, Malang. The instruments used were the Romberg Test to assess static balance and the Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly (PASE) to measure physical activity. Normality was tested using the Shapiro-Wilk test, which indicated that the data were not normally distributed. Therefore, correlation analysis was conducted using Spearman’s rho test.
Results: The analysis showed a significance value of 0.596 with a correlation coefficient of -0.101, indicating no significant relationship between static balance and physical activity in patients with sarcopenia.
Conclusion: These findings suggest that static balance in elderly individuals does not always reflect their level of physical activity, possibly due to the compensatory function of sensory systems and postural strategies that remain optimally functioning.