Jurnal Keperawatan Jiwa (JKJ): Persatuan Perawat Nasional Indonesia
Vol 8, No 2 (2020): Mei 2020

Tingkat Depresi Lansia yang Tinggal di Panti Sosial

Putu Eka Novayanti (Program Studi Magister Keperawatan, Universitas Diponegoro)
Mateus Sakundarno Adi (Fakultas Kesehatan Masyarakat, Universitas Diponegoro)
Rita Hadi Widyastuti (Program Studi Magister Keperawatan, Universitas Diponegoro)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 May 2020

Abstract

Menua merupakan suatu keadaan yang pasti dirasakan oleh setiap individu, namun menua dengan sehat belum tentu dirasakan oleh setiap lansia. Salah satu masalah psikologis yang paling banyak terjadi pada lansia ialah depresi. Depresi pada lansia sering sekali tertutupi oleh gejala fisik. Depresi dipengaruhi oleh beberapa faktor diantaranya biologi, psikologis dan sosial. Angka kejadian depresi yang terus meningkat dikhawatirkan akan berdampak pada penurunan kualitas kesehatan serta kualitas hidup lansia. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui tingkat depresi lansia yang tinggal di panti sosial. Penelitian ini merupakan suatu studi dengan desain cross sectional. Observasi dilakukan terhadap 135 lansia yang didapatkan melalui teknik purpossive sampling dan dilakukan pada bulan Maret 2020. Kriteria inklusi penentuan sampel adalah lansia yang berusia 60 tahun keatas, lansia yang telah menghuni panti selama lebih dari 6 bulan dan tidak memiliki keluarga. Hasil penelitian didapatkan bahwa lansia yang tinggal di panti sosial terbanyak pada rentang usia 65-69 tahun (37,0%),  rentang usia lansia yang paling sedikit adalah lansia yang berusia 80 tahun keatas (10,4%). Jenis kelamin lansia yang paling banyang tinggal di panti sosial adalah laki-laki yaitu sebanyak 73 lansia (54,1%). Data karakteristik pendidikan lansia yang tinggal di panti sosial paling banyak adalah SD sebanyak 50 lansia (37,0%). Status pernikahan lansia yang ada di panti sosial terbanyak adalah duda yaitu sebanyak 65 lansia (48,1%). Tingkat depresi pada lansia yang ada di panti sosial terbanyak adalah tingkat depresi ringan yaitu sebanyak 55 lansia (40,7%) Kata kunci: depresi, lansia, panti sosial THE LEVEL OF DEPRESSION IN THE ELDERLY LIVING IN NURSING HOME ABSTRACTAging is a condition that must be felt by every individual, but aging is not necessarily healthy for every elderly. One of the most common psychological problems in the elderly is depression. Depression in the elderly is often masked by physical symptoms. Depression is influenced by several factors including biology, psychological and social. It is faered that the incidence of depression will increase the quality of health and the elderly quality of life. The aim of this study is to determine the level of depression in the elderly who live in nursing homes. Ths research is a study with cross sectional design. The observations were made on 135 elderly who were obtained through purposive sampling techniques and carried out in March 2020. The inclusion criteria for determining the sample are the elderly who are aged 60 years and over, the elderly who have inhabited in nursing home for more than 6 months and have no family. The result showed that the most elderly people living in nursing home were in the age range of 65-69 years (37,0%), the lowest age range was the elderly who were aged 80 years and over (10,4%). The most eldely sexes who live in nursing home are male, as many as 73 elderly people (54,1%). Data on the characteristics of the education of the elderly who live in nursing home is the most elementary school as many as 50 elderly (37,0%). The status of the marriage of the elderly in the most nursing home is widower with 65 elderly people (48,1%). The highest level of depression in elderly at nursing home is the level of mild depression, which is 66 elderly (40,7%). Keywords: depression, elderly, nursing home

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JKJ

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Education Health Professions Nursing Public Health Veterinary

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Jurnal Keperawatan Jiwa publishes articles in the scope of mental nursing broadly but is limited, especially in the field of mental nursing in healthy groups, risks, and disorders. Articles must be the result of research, case studies, results of literature studies, scientific concepts, knowledge ...