HUBUNGAN ANTARA PENGETAHUAN TENTANG PROSES MENUA DENGAN TINGKAT DEPRESI PADA LANSIA DI DESA MAJASTO SUKOHARJO

Abstract

Abstract

The role of knowledge in dealing with depression is to help individuals recognize the
existence in this world by expanding self-awareness, find himself again and is responsible
for the direction of his life. Initial survey results indicate that the 3 (three) responden
experienced the characteristics of someone who is depressed by the low level of
knowledge. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship of knowledge
about the aging process with a level of depression in elderly Majasto Village, District
Tawangsari, Sukoharjo.
Subject of this study was elderly people in the village Majasto, based on an initial survey
found as many as 65 elderly. This research method in this study an analytic correlation
with cross sectional approach. Data collection tool used is a questionnaire to measure the
level of knowledge of the aging process with depression from Majasto village.
Results of the study there were respondents with a high level of knowledge nothing is
severely depressed, two respondents had moderate depression and 10 respondents did
not experience depression and 3 respondents with a low level of knowledge into a deep
depression and 2nd respondents had moderate depression. the results of Chi-Square test
with SPSS version 18.0 with α = 5% (0:05) was obtained p <0.001 to p value of <0.05,
which means that Ho refused and Ha accepted. Conclusion of this study there is a
relationship between the level of knowledge about the aging process with a level of
depression in residents in the village Majasto Tawangsari Sukoharjo.

Keywords: knowledge, depression