PENGARUH TERAPI TERTAWA TERHADAP TINGKAT DEPRESI PADA LANSIA DI UPT PANTI WREDHA MOJOPAHIT MOJOKERTO
ABSTRACT: The aging process is
degenerative that will result in physical changes, cognitive, spiritual and
psycho-social.The Changes that emerges is a psychological stressor in the
elderly that will result in psychological problems such as depression.The
purpose of this study was to determine the effect of laughter therapy on the
level of depression in the elderly in nursing homes MojopahitMojokerto.The
study design that used here is the pre-experiment with design One-Group
Pre-Post Test Design.Overall elderly population who live in the orphanage until
44 become the samples of 24 elderly taken by purposive sampling.The independent
variable of laughter therapy and dependent one levels on depression in the
elderly.The data were taken using questionnaire that is used before and after
laugh therapy.After all the data was collected and statistical test was
processed followed by a Wilcoxon sign test SPSS17, the results showed Asymp.Sig
value (2-tailed) of 0.014 and α of 0.05.Because Asymp.Sig value (2-tailed)
<α 0.05 then H0 is rejected and H1 is accepted, which means there is the
effect of laughter therapy on the level of depression in the elderly.In some
old depression is a psychological problem that will affect quality of life.
Senior citizens are often need to be handling intervention psychological
depression. Laughter therapy is an effective therapy because with given therapy
laugh citizens can develop ability to communicate and intimacy in relationships
with each other to citizens.
Penulis: Arif Wicaksono, Arief
Andriyanto
Kode Jurnal: jpkeperawatandd150361
