Patterns of Family Support and the Quality of Life of the Elderly

2003 ◽  
pp. 437-454 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ik Ki Kim ◽  
Cheong-Seok Kim
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Family Support ◽  
The Elderly

scholarly journals The influence of socioeconomic characteristics and family support on the quality of life and well-being of the elderly in Jambi Province, Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 63-74
Author(s):  
Hardiani Hardiani ◽  
Purwaka Hari Prihanto ◽  
Junaidi Junaidi
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Family Support ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Quality Score ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Elderly Individuals

This study aims to analyze: 1) family support for the elderly in Jambi Province; 2) the quality of life and subjective well-being of the elderly; 3) the influence of socio-economic factors and family support on the quality of life and welfare of the elderly in Jambi Province.The data used is primary data based on interviews with selected elderly respondents. Family support, quality of life and subjective well-being of the elderly were measured quantitatively using a Likert scale and they were analyzed descriptively. The influence of socioeconomic factors and family support on the quality of life and welfare of the elderly were analyzed using structural equation modeling partial least square (SEM-PLS). The study found that: 1) Family support for elderly people in Jambi Province is relatively good. The dominant type of support is appreciation/recognition support while the lowest support is financial support; 2) The quality of life of the elderly in Jambi Province is relatively good. Social relationships  quality has the highest quality score, while psychological quality has the lowest quality score; 3) Socio-economic characteristics of elderly families and the characteristics of elderly individuals have a significant effect on family support for the elderly. The quality of life of the elderly is directly influenced by family support. Furthermore, the elderly welfare is directly influenced by the quality of life of the elderly, family support and  dan characteristics of elderly individuals. Int. J. Soc. Sc. Manage. Vol. 6, Issue-3: 63-74

scholarly journals The Relationship of Family Support and Stress with the Quality of Life of the Elderly Type II Diabetes Mellitus

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 1001-1010
Author(s):  
Roza Erda ◽  
Cindy Monica Harefa ◽  
Revi Yulia ◽  
Didi Yunaspi
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Health Center ◽  
Family Support ◽  
Type Ii Diabetes ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Type Ii Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
The Relationship

Diabetes is a serious chronic disease that occurs because the pancreas does not produce enough insulin. Quality of life is very important to get serious attention, because the quality of life is something that is closely related to a person's health condition, the severity of the disease, the duration of healing, and can even aggravate the condition of the disease to death if a person has a poor quality of life. This study aims to determine the relationship between family support and stress with the quality of life of the elderly with type II diabetes mellitus in the Sekupang Health Center, Batam City, 2020. Data collection usedthe questionnaire brought by the researcher to the population elderly people with Type II Diabetes Mellitusin Batam City in 2020. The inclusion criteria are elderly who are willing to be respondents, elderly who suffer from Diabetes Mellitus Type II, elderly who are ≥60 years old, elderly who can communicate well, and elderly who do not experience cognitive impairment. Research respondents involved in this study were 64 respondents. Chi-Square statistical test results obtained value (p value = 0.000 <0.05), indicating that H0 is rejected and Ha is accepted. Conclusion: there is a significant relationship between family support and stress with the quality of life of the elderly with type II diabetes mellitus in the Sekupang Health Center, Batam City, 2020.

scholarly journals Quality of Life in The Elderly Viewed from Hope, Friend Support, and Family Support

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 1670-1675
Author(s):  
I Ketut Andika Priastana ◽  
Dwi Prima Hanis Kusumaningtiyas
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Family Support ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
P Value ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Independent Variable ◽  
Logistic Regression Test

The population in this study is the elderly who live in Banjar Tengah, Negara District, Jembrana Regency, Bali. The sample used in this study was selected using purposive sampling method, with a total sample of 62 people who met the criteria. The results showed that there was a significant effect simultaneously of hope, support from friends, and family support on the quality of life of the elderly because the p value Chi-Square was 0,000 where <α 0.05 or the value of Chi-Square Count 70.870> Chi-Square table. 7,815. The logistic regression test results show that the Nagelkerke R Square value is 0.908 and Cox & Snell R Square is 0.681, which indicates that the ability of the independent variable to explain the dependent variable is 0.908 or 90.8% and there are 100% - 90.8% = 9,2% other factors outside the model that explain the dependent variable

The Relationship Of Family Support With The Quality Of Elderly Living In Sidomulyo Health Center Work Area In Pekanbaru Road

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Bella Friska ◽  
Usraleli Usraleli ◽  
Idayanti Idayanti ◽  
Magdalena Magdalena ◽  
R Sakhnan
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Center ◽  
Family Support ◽  
Support System ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
P Value ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Purposive Sampling

Abstract Progress which occurs in health mainly gives impact on the increase in health quality, especially on the increase of life expectancy among elderly. Family is the main support system for elderly in terms of maintaining their health. The higher the family support, the better the quality of life of the elderly. In addition, quality of life is an indicator to evaluate the success of intervention on prevention and cure. The purpose of this research is to know relationship family support with quality of life of the elderly. Type of study is an analytic observational with cross sectional design. The population of the research is the whole of the elderly in the working area of the Sidomulyo Rawat Jalan Health Center Pekanbaru with a purposive sampling technique. Samples taken were 40 respondents. The independent variable is family support and the dependent variable is the quality of life of the elderly. The research data was taken using a questionnaire. This research was conducted in in the working area of the Sidomulyo Rawat Jalan Health Center Pekanbaru on march 21-25 2019. The result of Fisher’s test obtained p value (0,020) that’s means there is relationship family support with quality of life of the elderly. Therefore, the research can be used as information for the health center in the quality of family support involving elderly cadres to reduce the decline in the quality of life of the elderly.   Abstrak Kemajuan di bidang kesehatan berdampak pada meningkatnya kualitas kesehatan serta meningkatnya umur harapan hidup terutama penduduk lanjut usia. Keluarga merupakan support system utama bagi lansia dalam mempertahankan kesehatannya. Dukungan keluarga yang tinggi akan meningkatkan kualitas hidup lansia. Kualitas hidup merupakan indikator untuk menilai keberhasilan intervensi dari segi pencegahan dan pengobatan. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui hubungan dukungan keluarga dengan kualitas hidup lansia. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan adalah observasional analitik dengan rancangan cross sectional. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah seluruh lansia yang ada di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Sidomulyo Rawat Jalan Pekanbaru dengan teknik purposive sampling. Sampel yang diambil sebanyak 40 responden. Variabel independennya adalah dukungan keluarga dan variabel dependennya adalah kualitas hidup lansia. Data penelitian ini diambil dengan menggunakan kuesioner. Penelitian ini dilakukan di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Sidomulyo Rawat Jalan Pekanbaru pada tanggal 21-25 Maret 2019. Hasil uji Fisher’s didapatkan nilai p value (0,020) artinya terdapat hubungan dukungan keluarga dengan kualitas hidup lansia. Dengan demikian, penelitian ini dapat dijadikan sebagai informasi bagi pihak puskesmas dalam kualitas dukungan keluarga yang melibatkan kader lansia untuk mengurangi penurunan kualitas hidup lansia.  

scholarly journals Life satisfaction is the most significant determinant of quality of life in the elderly

2021 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 14
Author(s):  
Thania Vinsalia ◽  
Yvonne Suzy Handajani
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Family Support ◽  
General Health ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
World Health ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Environmental Domain

Background<br />Quality of life tends to decrease as age increases. This study aimed to determine the most significant risk factors (family support, spirituality, and life satisfaction) for the elderly’s quality of life. <br /><br />Methods<br />This was a cross-sectional study of 101 subjects aged ³60 years in West Jakarta. The variables were assessed using the World Health Organization Quality of Life–BREF (WHOQOL–BREF), Family Support, Daily Spiritual Experience Scale (DSES), and the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) instruments. Multivariate logistic regression was used to analyze the association between quality of life and its determinant factors.<br /><br />Results<br />Based on sociodemographic characteristics, the respondents were mostly women (66.3%), had more than nine years of education (79.2%), and were married (56.4%). The analysis showed that life satisfaction was significantly associated with overall quality of life (OR=9.71; 95% CI:2.04–46.26; p=0.004) and general health (OR=7.52; 95% CI:1.70–33.25; p=0.008). Life satisfaction was also a risk factor for the environmental domain (OR=36.02; 95% CI:5.07–255.82; p&lt;0.001). Furthermore, spirituality was found to be a risk factor for the physical health domain (OR=4.18; 95% CI:1.51–11.59; p=0.006), psychological domain (OR=6.67; 95% CI:2.4–17.86; p&lt;0.001), and environmental domain (OR=11.46; 95% CI:3.10–42.37; p&lt;0.001).<br /><br />Conclusion<br />Life satisfaction plays a significant role in increasing the environmental domain of quality of life, the overall quality of life, and general health among the elderly. Awareness of these factors can assist providers in identifying people at risk and guide new intervention programs to improve care for these invaluable elderly of our communities.

scholarly journals Dukungan Keluarga Terhadap Peningkatan Kualitas Hidup Lansia Melalui Pendekatan "Bahaum Bapakat"

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Magdalena Meda Sari ◽  
Desi Desi Desi ◽  
Dennys Christovel Dese
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Family Support ◽  
Support System ◽  
Aging Process ◽  
Social Role ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Care For The Elderly

 Abstrak Background: Elderly is someone who has reached the age of 60 years and over and has experienced physical deterioration. Changes experienced in the aging process can have a negative impact or cause problems for the elderly such as feeling helpless and useless, feeling hopeless about the life they are living, feeling inferior so that the elderly isolate themselves and avoid their environment.. The aging process can have an impact on the quality of life. The quality of a person's life can be influenced by environmental aspects, physical aspects, mental aspects and social aspects. If all aspects can be fulfilled by the elderly, the quality of life they get is also good. Family support has a good function in improving the quality of life of the elderly, because family plays an important role in the social support closest to the family. Purpose: This study aims to describe family support for improving the quality of life of the elderly through the traditional "bahaum bapakat" approach. Methods: the study used a qualitative method by conducting semi-structured interviews, participants who contributed as many as 10 elderly people and were taken by purposive sampling, data was collected through audio recorders and interview guides which were analyzed with the stages of data collection, coding, selecting useful data for determination. themes, then data triangulation was carried out. Results: Environment as a support system for the quality of life of the elderly, Physical health care for the elderly in Sungai Buluh Village, Emotion, Spirituality, and Self-description of the elderly in Sungai Buluh Village, Social interaction, Family Support System, Social role: bahaum elderly in Sungai Buluh Village. Conclusion: Family support through the approach bahaum bapakat  has an influence on improving the quality of life of the elderly in Sungai Buluh Village.Keywords: the elderly, the quality of life, family support, bahaum bapakat

scholarly journals DUKUNGAN KELUARGA DENGAN KUALITAS HIDUP LANSIA DI PSTW BUDI SEJAHTERA BANJARBARU

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 60
Author(s):  
Siti Wafroh ◽  
Herawati Herawati ◽  
Dhian Ririn Lestari
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Family Support ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Rank Test ◽  
P Value ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Positive Direction

ABSTRAKDukungan keluarga adalah bantuan yang diberikan oleh anggota keluarga yang lain sehingga akan memberikan kenyamanan. Dukungan keluarga sangat diperlukan oleh lansia dalam meningkatkan kualitas hidupnya. Tujuan penelitian adalah untuk mengetahui hubungan dukungan keluarga dengan kualitas hidup lansia di PSTW Budi Sejahtera Banjarbaru. Penelitian observasional dengan menggunakan desain pendekatan cross sectional. Responden berjumlah 50 orang dengan instrumen penelitian berupa kuesioner dukungan keluarga dan kuesioner kualitas hidup WHOQOL-OLD. Penelitian menunjukan bahwa lansia yang memiliki tingkat dukungan keluarga kurang berjumlah 23 orang (46%), dukungan keluarga cukup berjumlah 12 orang (24%), dukungan keluarga baik berjumlah 12 orang (24%), dan dukungan keluarga sangat baik berjumlah 3 orang (6%). Lansia yang memiliki tingkat kualitas hidup rendah berjumlah 3 orang (6%), kualitas hidup sedang 36 orang (72%), dan kualitas hidup tinggi berjumlah 11 orang (22%). Analisis data hasil penelitian ini menggunakan uji Spearmen Rank didapatkan nilai p value 0,001(p ˂ 0,05) yang berarti terdapat hubungan bermakna antara dukungan keluarga dengan kualitas hidup lansia di PSTW Budi Sejahtera Banjarbaru dengan nilai r=0,884 yang berarti kekuatan hubungan kuat dan mempunyai arah positif. Dukungan yang diberikan keluarga yang baik kepada lansia akan meningkatkan kualitas hidup lansia.Kata-kata kunci: dukungan keluarga, kualitas hidup, lansia, PSTW.ABSTRACTFamily support is the assistance given by other family members that will provide comfort. Family support is needed by the elderly to improve their quality of life. To determine the relationship of family support with the quality of life of the elderly in PSTW Budi Sejahtera Banjarbaru. Observational study using cross sectional design. Respondents totaled 50 elderly with research instruments such as questionnaires family support and quality of life questionnaire WHOQOLOLD. Research showed that elderly people who had high levels of support for poor families totaling 23 people (46%), family support sufficient amounts to 12 people (24%), family support both numbering 12 people (24%) and family support is very good amount to 3 people (6% ). Elderly people who had a low level of quality of life totaled 3 (6%), quality of life was 36 (72%) and a high quality of life for a total of 11 people (22%). Analysis of data from this study used Spearman Rank test obtained p value of 0.001 (p ˂ 0.05) which shall mean there was a significant relationship between family support with the quality of life of the elderly in PSTW Budi Sejahtera Banjarbaru with r = 0.884, which means the power of strong relationships and has a positive direction. The support given to the elderly a good family will improved the quality of life of the elderly.Keywords: family support, quality of life, elderly, PSTW.

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