PERBEDAAN TINGKAT DEPRESI ANTARA LANSIA DI PEDESAAN DAN PERKOTAAN

Abstract

Abstract

Elderly will fail maintaining a balance of physiological conditions, thereby increasing
vulnerability to depression. Factors that influence is the socio-economic changes, social
values, awareness among individuals and others. More urban environment is
individualistic and socioeconomic pressures are higher, while rural areas have the
educational background lower. The results showed not a few elderly people who returned
to the village because they felt pressured by the situation in the city, the elderly should be
alone in the house and no neighbors who could be invited to communicate, so it is
difficult to be happy. But there are also elderly who live in the village reveal feeling
depressed and showed signs of depression. Purpose of the study to determine the level
of depression in the elderly in urban, rural and differences in the level of depression
among the elderly who live in rural and urban areas.
Subjects were elderly who live in the village of Palur Sukoharjo and Kampung Sewu
Surakarta. Methods of analytical study comparative research design. Measuring
instrument used is the Geriatric Depression Scale. Test data normality using the
Kolmogorov-Smirnov Test. Statistical test with independent t test.
The results of the study obtained significancy value of t-test (two-tailed) 0.001.
Conclusion of research is significant difference in rates of depression among the elderly
in urban and rural areas, the elderly in urban areas have higher levels of depression than
elderly people in rural areas

Keywords: Elderly Depression Level, Rural, Urban