scholarly journals Effectiveness of the Elderly Caring Model as an Intervention to Prevent the Neglect of the Elderly in the Family

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (14) ◽  
pp. 2365-2370
Author(s):  
Ezalina Ezalina ◽  
Rizanda Machmud ◽  
Nusyrwan Effendi ◽  
Yantri Maputra

BACKGROUND: The increasing number of older people is racing against diseases and problems that accompany the elderly, so it is very important to check the care of the elderly. Family concern as a caregiver is needed in carrying out care for the elderly to ensure that the elderly are not neglected. AIM: The study aims to determine the effectiveness of the elderly caring model as an intervention to prevent the neglect of the elderly in the family. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The quasi-experimental design with the pre-control group non-equivalent test post-test was the provision of training in the elderly caring model by comparing 2 groups namely the intervention group using the module and control group without using the module. The sample is a family that has an elderly (age ≥ 60 years) who are the main caregivers of the elderly with a total of 50 people each for each group taken by multistage cluster sampling. Data collection through questionnaires to determine the variables of family older people about family support, family health assignments, social relations, and elderly social activities and preventive behavior of elderly neglect. Data analysis used the independent sample t-test and general linear model report measure (GLM-RM) test for repeated measurements. RESULTS: The results showed that there was an influence of the caring elderly model on increasing family support in the elderly, increasing family health duties on the elderly towards increasing social relations and social activities in the elderly and neglecting the neglect behaviour of the elderly in the family (p-value = 0,000). Improve the behaviour of preventing neglect of the elderly in the family compared to groups that do not use modules where the value of p = 0,000. CONCLUSION: It can be concluded that the elderly caring model effectively prevents my employees from neglecting the elderly in the family.

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Raden Siti Maryam ◽  
Yeti Resnayati ◽  
Ni Made Riasmini ◽  
Citra Windani Mambang Sari

he quality of life of the elderly is influenced by physical, psychological, social and environmental factors. These four factors desperately need family support as a support system for the elderly. This study aims to determine the effect of family support intervention on the quality of life of elderly hypertension in Community Area Cipayung Puskesmas East Jakarta. The research method used quasi-experiment with control group design. The sampling strategy used multistage random sampling with 30 samples for the intervention group and 30 for the control group. This study were implemented during four weeks. Statistical test using dependent t-test and independent t-test. There was a significant difference in the mean elderly quality of life with hypertension after the intervention of family support program in the intervention group compared with the control group (M= 93.67 ± 6.08, p-value 0.012). In conclusion, this study showed that there were differences in mean older people quality of life with hypertension in the intervention group compared with the control group after the intervention of family support program. The resulting family support interventions can serve as the foundation for policy and health service providers in order to implement various interventions related to family empowerment to improve the quality of life older people with hypertension in the community.


2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 43-50
Author(s):  
Firstyono Miftahul Aziz ◽  
Suratini Suratini

For some people, dementia is considered as a disease that is common in elderly, regardless the impact of dementia. Taking care for the elderly with dementia brings stress for the family. It can cause and increase the family burden. Brain vitalization gymnastics is one of the methods to improve memory. The study aims to investigate the effect of brain vitalization activity on dementia incidence in elderly at Budi Luhur Nursing Home of Yogyakarta. The study used Quasi Experimental with Pretest-Posttest control group and randomized sampling system. The samples were taken randomly as many as 26 respondents and were divided into two groups namely 13 respondents of experimental group and 13 respondents of control group. The statistical test used Wilcoxon Match Pairs Test. The result showed that Wilcoxon Match pairs test obtained p value 0,003, which is smaller than 0,005. There is an effect of brain vitalization activity on dementia incidence in elderly at Budi Luhur Nursing Home of Yogyakarta


2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Budi Kristanto ◽  
Rika Fitri Agustina

Background : The incidence of depression in elderly people in Indonesia is currently high.Indonesia has entered the era of elderly population. In 2009, the number of people agedover 60 years about 7.18%. Depression is a major mental health problem today. This isvery important because the incidence of depression will badly affects the productivity ofpeople particulary in a developing society.Research purposes : This research was generally aimed to find out the relationshipbetween family support and depression level in elderly as well as specifically to identifyfamily support for elderly and identify depression level in elderly.Subject : Research respondents were elderly people aged 60 years and over in TelukanVillage Sukoharjo District.Method : This research is a correlation research with cross sectional approach to analyzethe relationship betwen family support with depression level in elderly in Telukan VillageSukoharjo District. In this study the researcher used a saturated sampling technique inwhich all members of the population was used as a research respondent accounted for60.Research result : The majority of respondents who good support from their family was58.3% while the rest 41.7% got less support. The majority of were normal category (80%)while those with mild depression by 20%. The results of analysis with PearsonCorrelation obtained p value = 0.000 and value r = - 0.559.Conclusion : There is a significant relationship between family support and the incidenceof depression in the elderly. The higher the family support the lower the incidence ofdepression in the elderly.Keywords: depression, family support, elderly


2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
Susanti Niman ◽  
Achir Yani S Hamid ◽  
Ice Yulia W

The prevalence of CHF is increasing every year. The impact of a psychosocial condition requiring comprehensive treatment for CHF in all aspects. One contributing factor to success is the involvement of the family. Purpose: This study aimed to determine the differences of social support towards clients with CHF who were receiving family psychoeducation.  Method: This study used a Quasi -experimental pre-post test without a control group”.  A sample of  25 respondents and sample retrieval techniques with a purposive sampling procedure. The instrument used was an ISSB questionnaire for measuring social support. The intervention group was provided with family psychoeducation that performed 5 sessions. Result and conclusion: The finding this study showed was a significant change before and after the family support family psychoeducation (p-value 0.00<α).  Characteristics of the family and the client is not associated with social support. Family psychoeducation research way recommended developed in a public hospital.


2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 697-703
Author(s):  
Fika Kusmawati ◽  
Sri Dinengsih ◽  
Risza Choirunisa Choirunisa

Background: The prevalence of hypertension in Indonesia is 45.9% for 55-64 years old, 57.6% for 65-74 years old and 63.8% for >75 years old. It is estimated that people with hypertension in Indonesia reach 15 million people but only 4% are controlled hypertension. The prevalence is 6-15% in the elderly, 50% are not aware of being hypertensive patients, so they tend to become severe hypertension because they do not avoid and do not know the risk factors and 90% are essential hypertension.The Purpose  Knowing the effect of giving cucumber juice on blood pressure in postmenopausal women in the work area of the Puskesmas baktijaya, south tangerang city in 2021 in the intervention group and control group.Methodology: The researcher used a quasi-experimental research design with a pre-test and with control design. The sample in this study amounted to 36 people consisting of 18 intervention groups and 18 control groups. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling. The research instrument consisted of an observation sheet on the state of blood pressure in patients with hypertension before being given cucumber juice and changes in blood pressure in postmenopausal women with hypertension after being given cucumber juice.Research result: There was an effect of giving cucumber juice on decreasing blood pressure in the intervention group with a mean rank of 13.72 and in the control group with a mean rank of 23.28. With a p value of 0.005 < 0.05. There is an effect of giving cucumber juice to decrease diastolic blood pressure in the intervention group with a mean rank of 23.94 and in the control group with a mean rank of 13.06. With a p value of 0.001 <0.05.Conclusions and suggestions: Giving cucumber juice can affect the reduction of blood pressure in postmenopausal women. Suggestion giving cucumber juice to menopausal women or the public can be applied and consumed regularly. Keywords:Menopausal Women, Hypertension, Cucumber ABSTRAK Latar Belakang: Prevalensi  hipertensi di  Indonesia  sebesar  45,9%  untuk  umur  55-64 tahun, 57,6% umur 65-74 tahun dan 63,8%  umur >75 tahun. Diperkirakan penderita hipertensi di Indonesia mencapai 15 juta jiwa tetapi  hanya  4%  yang  merupakan  hipertensi terkontrol. Prevalensi 6-15% pada orang lanjut usia, 50% tidak menyadari sebagai penderita hipertensi sehingga mereka cenderung menjadi hipertensi berat karena tidak menghindari dan tidak  mengetahui  faktor  risikonya  dan  90%  merupakan hipertensi esensial.Tujuan: Mengetahui pengaruh pemberian jus mentimun terhadap tekanan darah pada wanita menopause di wilayah kerja puskesmas baktijaya kota tangerang selatan tahun 2021 pada kelompok intervensi dan kelompok kontrol.Metodologi: Peneliti menggunakan desain penelitian quasi-eksperimen dengan rancangan pre-test and with control. Sampel dalam penelitian berjumlah 36 orang yang terdiri dari 18 kelompok intervensi dan 18 kelompok kontrol. Teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan purposive sampling. Instrumen penelitian terdiri dari pada  lembar  observasi  keadaan  tekanan  darah pada  penderita  hipertensi sebelum diberikan jus mentimun dan  perubahan  tekanan  darah  pada  wanita menopause yang mengalami hipertensi setelah diberikan jus mentimun.Hasil Penelitian: Ada pengaruh pemberian jus mentimun terhadap penurunan tekanan darah pada kelompok intervensi dengan mean rank 13,72 dan pada kelompok kontrol dengan mean rank 23,28. Dengan nilai p value sebesar 0,005 < 0,05. Ada pengaruh  pemberian jus mentimun terhadap penurunan tekanan darah diastolik pada kelompok intervensi dengan mean rank 23,94 dan pada kelompok kontrol dengan mean rank 13,06. nilai p value sebesar 0,001 < 0,05.Simpulan Pemberian jus mentimun dapat berpengaruh terhadap penurunan tekanan darah pada wanita menopause.Saran pemberian jus mentimun pada wanita menopause atau masyarakat dapat diterapkan dan dikonsumsi secara rutin. Kata Kunci : Wanita Menopause, Hipertensi, Mentimun 


2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 461
Author(s):  
Mahda Febriyanti Eka Pertiwi Putri ◽  
Murtaqib Murtaqib ◽  
Mulia Hakam

During the quality of sleep the elderly is good, some changes that will occur to the elderly arenormal as well, but if not, it will cause health problems. This research aims to analyze theeffect of jasmine aromatherapy relaxation on sleeping quality to the elderly at elderlyassociation in Jenggawah Jember. This research used quasy experimental design methodwith pre-post test and control group design. Sleeping quality was measured using a PSQIquestionnaire and interventions which were given for 28 days. The result of dependent t testshowed no significant difference on the average score of control group (p value = 1,000).While in the intervention group there was a decrease in the mean score of PSQI after beinggiven jasmine aromatherapy relaxation, so that there was a significant difference in sleepingquality of the intervention group (p value = 0,001). Independent t tests showed significantdifferences between the control group and the intervention group after jasmine aromatherapyrelaxation (p value = 0,001). Overall, jasmine aromatherapy relaxation can improve sleepingquality in the elderly, so that jasmine aromatherapy relaxation may be used as an alternativenon-pharmacological treatment which has no adverse side effects compared to the use oflong-term sleeping pills that would give negative side effects to its users. Keywords: aromatherapy, sleeping quality, elderly.


2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuli Mulyanti Soenar ◽  
Deswani Kasim

An understanding of reproductive health in the elderly, especially women, becomes so important because there are so many changes that occur when women enter old age. Decreasing reproductive health in women occurs when women enter menopause. For this reason, it is necessary to provide appropriate information to the elderly regarding the health of their reproductive system, to avoid health problems that threaten the overall condition of the body. This study aims to determine the effect of reproductive health education in the elderly. The research method used was quasi-experimental with non-randomized pretest-posttest group control design. The number of samples in this study was 62 people consisting of 32 people in the intervention group and 30 people in the control group. Data analysis in this study with paired t-test and independent. The results showed that there was a significant difference in knowledge of the elderly between the intervention group and the control group after the intervention (p-value = 0,000), so there were significant differences in the attitudes of Keywords: reproductive health education, elderly, knowledge, attitudes the elderly between the intervention and control groups, after the intervention (p = 0.008). The conclusion is that there is an influence of reproductive health education in the elderly on the knowledge and attitudes.


2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 223
Author(s):  
Meilirianta Meilirianta ◽  
Maspupah Maspupah

Introduction. Elderly has decreased in many body system including the impact on sleep disorder. The purpose of this study was to analize effect of geriatric gymnastic on sleep quality of the elderly. Methods. This research used quasy experiment methods with pre and post test only non equivalent control group design. The population in this study was the elderly as many as 82 people. Sample in this research was 30 participants that are defi ned with total sampling method who was appropriated with the criteria. Sampel was devided into two groups which are 15 people of intervention group and 15 people of control group. Data instrument in measuring the quality of sleep used PSQI (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index) by observation. Result. There was a signifi cant effect of geriatric gymnasticon sleep quality of the elderly at Tresna Werdha Senjarawi Social Home Bandung with t-test, p-value 0.000 or < 0.05. Discussion. The geriatric gymnastics can be designed more interest the elderly to follow this activities regulary so can overcome sleep disorders in the elderly.Keywords : Quality of Sleep, Geriatric Gymnastic, Elderly


2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 80-89
Author(s):  
Ni Made Riasmini

The increase in the incidence of depression in the elderly can affect the elderly and their families' quality of life. Depression in the elderly is mostly caused by a lack of knowledge, attitudes, and family behavior caring for the elderly. It has an impact on the increasing cases of older people with depression in the community. To prevent increasing depression cases, it is necessary to empower family potential and social support. This study aims to obtain a description of the Psychoeducation Intervention Program (PIP) on families' ability to care for older people with depression in the community. The research method used is a Quasi-experiment with control group design. The sample is families who have elderly with depression by screening using the Geriatric Depression Scale Short Form (GDS-SF). The number of samples was 68 for the intervention group and 68 for the control group—statistical test using dependent t-test, independent t-test, and Mancova test. The results showed an increase in knowledge, attitudes, and family behavior in caring for the elderly before and after PIP. There were differences in the family's ability to care for the depressed elderly between the intervention and control groups. The resulting psycho-educational intervention program can serve as a basis for policymakers and health service managers to carry out various interventions related to family empowerment.


2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 118
Author(s):  
Noor Cholifah ◽  
Suyatno Suyatno ◽  
Dewi Hartinah

Hypertension is an increase in systolic blood pressure of more than 140 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure of more than 90 mmHg in two measurements with an interval of five minutes in moderate rest. Hypertensive disease can attack at any age, including the elderly. The sweet carambola (Averrhoa Carambola linn) is one of the traditional antihypertensive drugs, because it contains high potassium which is useful as a diuretic, maintaining the stability of the body electrolyte through the sodium potassium pump, reducing the amount of water and salt in the body and loosening the blood vessels, this condition helps the pressure drop blood. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of giving sweet starfruit juice to blood pressure in the elderly in the village of Lemah Putih Kec. Brati Kab. Grobogan. This research design is quasi experiment design with the randomized pre-test post-test control group design. The sample size is 30 respondents. The results showed that based on statistic t dependent test showed p value of intervention group at blood pressure of systole sebebsar 0.03, and diastole was 0.014 (p <0,05) hence Ho was rejected which mean in intervention group there was influence of sweet starfruit juice to elderly blood pressure with hypertension. While p value of control group at systole blood pressure was 0.786, and diastole was 0.953 (p> 0,05) so Ho was received which mean in the control group there was no effect of star fruit juice to blood pressure lansia with hypertension. 


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