Reduction of Depression in Elderly with Spiritual Guidance Approach
Journal Title: Jurnal Ners - Year 2011, Vol 6, Issue 2
Abstract
Introduction: Depression is mental disorder which comes from complicated stress, it can happen for everyone including the elderly. This problem is frequently not considered as the main point of view to think because it is regarded to get good condition by its way without having serious treatment. On the reality, depression which doesn't get serious treatment to solve well, it can danger the life of the elderly. The purpose of this study was to prove the infl uence of result in the spiritual guidance in accordance with Islamic religion for the changing score (rank) depression of the elderly who lived in the region of RT 04 Kedung Tarukan Wetan Surabaya. Method: Design used in this study was pre experimental design. Population for this study were all of the elderly who lived in the region of RT 04 Kedung Tarukan Wetan Surabaya. Total sample were 10 respondents, taken according to inclusion criteria. The independent variable was the spiritual guidance in accordance with Islamic religion where as the dependent variable was the changing score (rank) of depression. Data were collected by using structured questionnaire. Data were then analyzed using wilcoxon sign rank test with level of signifi cance of ≤ 0.05. Result: The result showed, after giving spiritual guidance in accordance with Islamic religion, the score (rank) of depression for elderly to decrease than before giving spiritual guidance in accordance with Islamic religion with signifi cant value p = 0.005. Discussion: It can be concluded that spiritual guidance in accordance with Islamic religion having strong infl uence for the changing score (rank) of depression of the elderly before and after it had done. It was suggested for the competence person in RT 04 Kedung Tarukan Wetan Surabaya to do this activity continuously as one of the way to prevent and to solve depression for the elderly who lived in the region of RT 04 Kedung Tarukan Wetan Surabaya.
Authors and Affiliations
Syaifuddin Kurnianto, Purwaningsih Purwaningsih, Hanik Endang Nihayati
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