PERBEDAAN TINGKAT DEPRESI ANTARA LANSIA YANG TINGGAL DI PSTW DENGAN LANSIA YANG TINGGAL DI TENGAH KELUARGA
Abstract: Depression is the most
often psychiatric disorder occurs in elderly. Residence difference was reposted
as predictor of depression in elderly. This study aimed to compare the
depression scale between elderly people who lived in nursing home and elderly
who lived with family. The research used descriptive analytic design with
comparative study. The study was conducted in two population, they are elderly
who live in nursing home Khusnul Khotimah Pekanbaru using purposive sampling
and in Delima village on 40 elderly using proportional sampling. This study
used questionnaire Geriatric Depression Scale defined by Yesavage. The analysis
used was univariate using frequency distribution and bivariate analysis using
Mann-Whitney. The results of research about depression scale showed that
elderly who lived with family have low depression a little more than elderly in
nursing home were 32 elderly (80,0%) in family not depressed and mild
depression were 21 elderly (52,5%) in nursing home. Based on the statistical
tests (Mann-Whitney) results, it is concluded that there is difference of
depression scale between elderly people living in nursing home and elderly who
lived with family (ρ 0,000 < α 0,05). Based on the result of this study, it
is expected for nursing home and community health nursing give a intensive
counseling care and running benefit programs to reduce the depression scale of
elderly.
Penulis: Rima Sari,
Arneliwati, Sri Utami
Kode Jurnal: jpkeperawatandd150407
