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). Whereas, there was the very significant positive difference between family support with the depression level for the elderly after being given education, which was indicated by the value t > p-value (t =59,694 and p = 0:01) defines that the hypothesis was rejected. The positive relationship existence between family support with the depression level for the elderly in accordance with the theory and yield characteristics of the subjects in the present study that the depression rate was influenced by the low education level, age of the elderly > 70 years old, the depression rate in factors, elderly living without a spouse, elderly with disabilities physical and family types. It was shown that the low self-esteem was correlated to psychological problems in depression. The elderly who had been high self-esteem mastering feeling to respect himself, therefore, unlike to bring a positive attitude to the elderly themselves. The results were requested to immediately implement the program of Selemadeg Health Primary Care for Elderly.
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Author Name: I Wayan Mustika, Gusti Ayu Harini
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Keywords: Decreasing Depression Level
ISSN: 2550-6978
EISSN: 2550-696X
EOI/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21744/ijh
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