Pengalaman Emosi dan Mekanisme Koping Lansia yang Mengalami Penyakit Kronis
Abstract: The process of aging
is a natural process faced by humans.
They may experience health problems when
it gets old,
it is contributing
to their emotional
suffering. This study
aims to answer
the question of how the experience of
seniors during chronic disease, what is the meaning of old age and disease for the elderly, how the
dynamics of the elderly in the face of chronic illness , and what are the
factors that influence the experience of emotions and coping mechanisms elderly
who have chronic diseases. The
study was conducted
with a qualitative
phenomenological approach, involving 6
subjects as key
informants , and
6 family members
and community leaders
as one additional informant.
The data was
collected through in-depth
interviews and participatory observation. Subject selection
is determined by reference to key person who know t he condition of the subject
to the criteria
of age 60
years or older
, had more
chronic disease than
a year, can provide
information through interviews.
Results showed that the
elderly experience while
facing chronic illness can be identified through the important themes
that are synthesized in the form of the internal dimensions of the disease view
of the subject , the denial of the disease, the emergence of the thoughts that accompany illness, the
emergence of a variety of emotional
experience, surrender to face pain,
and actions undertaken
in overcoming the
disease, and the
external dimension of support or attention of the family. Old
age is interpreted as the age of the subjects was nearing death, a lot of pain,
and the patient should be approached religion, and should be able to accept the
situation. Disease is defined as fairness occurs in old age, as a rebuke of
God, as a trial, as a reward, as a disaster, as well as the will of God.
Thoughts that accompany the disease appears to make the subject was
not ready to
accept the disease
in old age.
Old age is
the age of
the end of
life and disease is the
cause of a
person's death. Factors
that influence the
experience of emotions
and coping mechanisms include lack of knowledge about the subject of
illness, type of illness and prior illness
experiences, desires and
thoughts experienced by
subjects when sick,
and the presence
or absence of support or care from family for sick.
Penulis: Suyanta
Kode Jurnal: jppsikologikepribadiandd120032
