Increasing education of family support for decreasing depression level towards elderly

https://doi.org/10.21744/ijhs.v1i3.46

Authors

  • I Wayan Mustika Department of Nursing, Polytechnic of Health Denpasar, Indonesia
  • Gusti Ayu Harini Department of Nursing, Polytechnic of Health Denpasar, Indonesia

Keywords:

Biological aspects, Depression, Education, Elderly, Family Support

Abstract

The elderly was a natural process that can not be avoided. The many changing occurred due to biological aspects, psychological, social, economic, and health. The brain aging process was a part of the degeneration process caused neuropsychological disorder varieties. The present study aimed at analyzing the family support depression level of the elderly before and after being given an education. It used a randomized pre-experimental design with pretest and posttest One Group Only Design (in form of the community trial). The research was conducted in Selemadeg village for 4 months i.e. July to October 2016. The study population was all elderly in Selemadeg village. The sampling techniques with total sampling, which meets the criteria for inclusion and exclusion amounted to 400 people. Based on the data analysis showed that there was the very significant positive difference between family support with the depression level in the elderly before being given education as indicated by the value t < p-value (t = -39.001) and p = 0:01).

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01-12-2017

How to Cite

Mustika, I. W., & Harini, G. A. (2017). Increasing education of family support for decreasing depression level towards elderly. International Journal of Health Sciences, 1(3), 10–16. https://doi.org/10.21744/ijhs.v1i3.46

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