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Journal : Elevate : The International Journal of Nursing Education, Practice and Research

The Relation Between Respondent Charactersitic and Depression with Life Quality of People with HIV/AIDS Welly ,; Zabidah Putit; Feri Fernandes
Elevate Vol 1 No 1 (2018): Elevate, The International Journal of Nursing Education, Practice and Research
Publisher : Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Andalas

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.25077/elevate.1.1.45-22.2018

Abstract

Background: Some of the elderly appeared to live happily, but not a few of them experienced the opposite. Old age lived with a sequential of unhappiness lead to any discomfort due to the decline in physical function. It affected the elderly unable to carry out primary and daily activities. Purpose: To perceive the correlation social and spiritual support with the happiness of elderly in nursing home. Method: The study used descriptive correlation with cross sectional study design. The study was conducted at nursing home from 15 June to 11 July 2015. The population was 110 people with the sample of 82 respondents according required criteria. Results: The results showed the average of social support of elderly in nursing home 21.23, SD=3,548. The spiritual support mean score 47.83, SD= 4,427. The mean score of happiness 63,01 with SD= 4,804. Bivariate analysis used Pearson Product Moment Correlation test, it was found that the correlation between social support and the happiness of the elderly, (p = 0,001), the spiritual correlation and the happiness of elderly (p = 0,000). Conclusion: Therefore, it is expected that the nursing home should be more concerned about the spiritual health of the respondents, by providing media such as television to watch spiritual specific TV program activities after the dawn prayer for the positive outcome expected