scholarly journals Hubungan Kualitas Hidup Lansia dengan Food Intake di Panti Sosial Tresna Werdha Ina Kaka Ambon

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Angeline Pieter ◽  
Desi Desi ◽  
Theresia Pratiwi E Sanubari

AbstractThe decline in the functioning of the body's systems in the elderly as they get older can change certain nutritional aspects such as the sense of smell and taste, the ability to chew and swallow and the digestive function makes food uncomfortable and the elderly's appetite decreases . The decrease in food intake certainly affects the quality of life of the elderly. Food intake is one of the important factors to meet the needs of good nutritional intake. Elderly with high quality of life can cover all existing domains and also a good food intake for the changes experienced by the elderly. So that it becomes the basis of the importance of improving the quality of life and food intake of the elderly. The study was conducted to explore the relationship between quality of life and food intake at the Tresna Werdha Inakaka Social Home in Ambon. Research using quantitative methods with descriptive correlation design. The respondents involved were the elderly at the Tresna Werdha Ina Kaka Social Home, Ambon. Sampling using purposive sampling technique with respondents as many as 36 elderly. The data were processed using the excel program and then tested using the SPSS program to determine the relationship between variables. Data analysis using SPSS 20 correlation test or correlation using Pearson Product Moment with a significance level of 0.05. The results showed that there was a relationship between variables in quality of life and food intake, with a moderate degree of correlation that led to a positive direction (r = 0.502; p = 0.002; p <0.05). Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that in the Tresna Werdha Ina Kaka Social Home, the quality of life and food intake have a moderate relationship, the higher the quality of life the better the food intake for the elderly.Keywords: Elderly, Quality of Life, Food Intake

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 14
Author(s):  
Chindy Maria Orizani ◽  
Gea Sanimustofies

An individual's ability or self-empowerment of the elderly in meeting needs, solving problems, utilizing existing resources for their lives. Self empowerment experienced by the elderly causes changes in the quality of life. The purpose of the study was to identify the relationship between self-empowerment and the quality of life of the elderly in RW 02, TKK sub-district/district, Surabaya City. This research uses cross sectional approach and correlational method. The independent variable is self-empowerment and the dependent variable is quality of life. The population in this study were all elderly who were in the RW 02 area, TKK sub-district/district, Surabaya as many as 34 elderly. Sampling used a total sampling technique, namely 34 respondents. The measuring instrument used is the WHOQOL questionnaire and the self-empowerment questionnaire. The results of the study were statistical tests using chi-square and showed that there was a significant relationship (p = 0,000) and was a strong relationship (r = 1,000) between self empowerment and the quality of life of the elderly in RW 02, TKK sub-district/district, Surabaya City. Problems that arise in the elderly include the inability to access health services, no old-age insurance and lack of social support. As a result of these problems, the elderly feel powerless and useless (lack of self-empowerment) in everyday life.                     Keywords: Self Empowerment, Quality of Life, Elderly


2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 201-208
Author(s):  
Dewi Ulfani ◽  
Safruddin Safruddin ◽  
Sudarman Sudarman ◽  
Sudarman Sudarman

Diabetes mellitus is a serious problem for global health regardless of socio-economic status or national boundaries. Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease that cannot be completely cured and greatly affects the patient's quality of life. The incidence of DM continues to increase both in the world and in Indonesia, so far more research has been about the problem of DM clinics so that more research is needed on the quality of life. In addition, low quality of life and psychological problems can exacerbate metabolic disorders, either directly through a stress harmonic reaction or indirectly through complications. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between depression and quality of life of type 2 diabetes mellitus sufferers at the West Kabaena Health Center, Bombana Regency. This type of research is quantitative, with a cross sectional study design. The sample determination is done by using purposive sampling technique with a sample size of 35 respondents. The relationship test was performed using the Continuity Correction test with a significance level of α <0.05. The results showed that there was a relationship between depression and the quality of life of type 2 DM patients (p = 0.001 <0.05). The conclusion of the study is that the higher the level of individual depression, the less individual perceptions of the quality of life of type 2 DM patients. From this conclusion it is hoped that nurses will carry out health education and overcome depression in DM sufferers to improve the quality of life.


PSYCHE 165 ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 88-96
Author(s):  
Nabila Hendrasti ◽  
Rina Mariana ◽  
Harry Theozard Fikri

This study aims to see the relationship between the spirituality with the readiness elderly in dealing with death in elderly at the Tresna Werdha Social Home, Sabai Nan Aluih Sicincin. The independent variable in this study is spirituality and the dependent variable is the readiness of the elderly in facing death. The measuring instruments used in this study were the spirituality scale and the elderly readiness scale in facing death. The sampling technique used in this study was purposive sampling with a total sample size of 50 elderly. The validity test uses the Corrected Item-Total Correlation technique and the reliability test uses the Alpha Cronbach technique. The trial results showed the coefficient of spirituality validity ranged from 0.351 to 0.863, while the reliability coefficient was 0.967. The results of the validity coefficient on the readiness scale of the elderly in the face of death were 0.325 to 0.755, while the reliability coefficient was 0.932. Based on the results of data analysis, the correlation coefficient is 0.636 with a significance level of p = 0.000. This means that there is a significant relationship with a positive direction between spirituality and the readiness of the elderly in facing death at the Tresna Werdha Sabai Nan Aluih Sic Ring Social Home. So it can be interpreted that the hypothesis in this study is accepted. With the effective contribution of the spirituality variable to the readiness of the elderly in facing death at the Tresna Werdha Sabai Nan Aluih Sic ring Social Home, it was 40%.


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 53-59
Author(s):  
Mujib Hannan ◽  
Syaifurrahman Hidayat

ABSTRACT Good spiritual owned by the elderly will help them in maintaining the relationship with God, people around, and environment, so that they can realize and know the purpose of life in the future. Elderly suffer from various health problems due to the vulnerability of many physical and mental disorders. Quality of life in the elderly can be influenced by many environmental factors. Quality of life tends to be good when the physical and psychological conditions are healthy and functioning properly. The research method used analytic correlation with cross-sectional design, the population in this study was the elderly who were more than 45 years old, the sampling technique was Simple Random Sampling with 83 samples. Analysis technique to determine the relationship betwen spiritual status with quality of life of the elderly used Spearman test. The results of this study said that most of the respondents' spiritual status can be categorized as high as 48 people (57.8%) and most of the quality of life of respondents can be categorized as good as 46 people (55.4%). In other words, it can be concluded that Spearman Rho test results indicated that Significancyp value = 0.004 (p <0.005). For the result, it means that there was a relationship between spiritual status and quality of life of elderly. Quality of life is a humans’s subjective feelings about their well-being, based on their current life experience, in which spiritual significantly is able to help the elderly and provide services to adapt with changes caused by chronic disease. Keywords: spiritual status, life quality, elderly


2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 39
Author(s):  
Sulastri Sulastri ◽  
Dedek Saiful Kohir

Introduction: Efforts to overcome the effects of the aging process are a problem for the majority of the elderly, including those who live with their families. Family has an important role in providing old age with a good quality of life. The quality of life of the elderly is influenced by various factors such as social relationships, social environment, psychological factors, and social activities. This study aims to determine the relationship between family function and quality of life in the elderly. Methods: The research design used was a correlation study, with a cross-sectional approach. The sampling technique used was multistage random sampling, the number of samples was 95 people. Data collection used the World Health Organization's Quality of Life-OLD (WHOQOL-OLD) questionnaire. Results The results showed that there was a relationship between family support using family apgar and the quality of life of the elderly (p = 0.002).  Conclusion: It is recommended for families to provide optimal support by paying attention to the adaptability of the elderly, closeness, development, providing opportunities for the elderly to express feelings, and solving problems for a better quality of life for the elderly.


2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 645-657 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esfandiar Zebardast ◽  
Homayoon Nooraie

The aim of this paper is to survey the decayed historic areas of Isfahan (DHI) in order to determine the relationship between housing satisfaction and quality of life. The related literature on quality of life was reviewed and WHOQOL-BREF model was selected for measuring the quality of life as a whole; also, 17 indicators depicting the housing domain of quality of life were chosen for the purposes of this study. A multi-stage sampling technique was applied to data collection. For data analysis, firstly, the data obtained on 17 indicators of housing domain of quality of life were analysed using factor analysis. The factors extracted are housing quality, housing space, security of tenure and housing affiliation. Secondly, a path diagram was applied to obtain the relation between housing satisfaction sub-domains and the domains of quality of life as a whole. The results indicate that the housing space was the most effective sub-domain of housing on the domains of quality of life as a whole. We also found that in order to improve the housing domain of quality of life in the DHI, due attention should be paid to housing quality factor and to improve quality of life as a whole in these areas, it is also necessary to pay attention to housing space factor.


2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 87
Author(s):  
Kadek Putra Sanchaya ◽  
Ni Made Dian Sulistiowati ◽  
Ni Putu Emy Darma Yanti

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FAMILY SUPPORT AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PEOPLE WITH MENTAL DISORDERS  ABSTRACTMental disorder is one of the most serious health problems. Families have to spend more time to provide care to People with Mental Disorders at home. People with Mental Disorders (ODGJ) usually have problems with quality of life. The study aimed to determine the relationship between family support and the quality of life of People with Mental Disorders / ODGJ. This research is a quantitative research by using cross-sectional design with correlative analytic method. The sample of the research were 39 people selected by non probability sampling technique of purposive sampling. Data collection of respondent characteristics was conducted by using questionnaire of respondent characteristics. The level of family support was assessed by using family support questionnaires proposed by Friedman and the quality of life of the respondents was measured using the SQLS questionnaires. The findings showed that good and moderate family supports have the same percentage of 35.9%, while the results of the quality of life score showed that the majority of respondents had good quality of life (82.1%). Based on the analysis by using Spearman-Rank test, there is a significant correlation between family support and quality of life of respondents with p = 0,000 (p <0,05) and strong correlation value of 0.618 and positive correlation direction which means if family support increases then the quality of life of respondents will increase and vice versa. The future researchers are expected to exercise control over other factors that may affect the quality of life of People with Mental Disorders (ODGJ).


2017 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Émerson Soares PONTES ◽  
Ana Karênina de Freitas Jordão do AMARAL ◽  
Flávia Luiza Costa do RÊGO ◽  
Elma Heitmann Mares AZEVEDO ◽  
Priscila Oliveira Costa SILVA

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND The elderly population faces many difficulties as a result of the aging process. Conceptualize and evaluate their life quality is a challenge, being hard to characterize the impact on daily activities and on functional capacity. The stroke is one of the most disabling neurological diseases, becoming a public health problem. As an aggravating result, there is dysphagia, a disorder that compromises the progression of the food from the mouth to the stomach, causing clinical complications to the individual. OBJECTIVE Characterize the life quality of the elderly swallowing affected by stroke. METHODS Cross-sectional study conducted at the University Hospital, attended by 35 elderly with stroke, being 19 women and 16 men, with age between 60 and 90 years old, that self-reported satisfactory overall clinical picture. It was applied the Quality of Life Swallowing protocol. The data were statistically analyzed, by means of ANOVA tests, Spearman correlation, t test, with significance level of 5%. RESULTS The mean age was 69.5 years; as for the scores obtained by the 35 participants in the 11 domains of the protocol, it was observed a change in score indicating severe to moderate impact in quality of life related to self-reported swallowing (31.8% to 59.5%); the domain that most interfered was the feeding time (31.8%). CONCLUSION Elderly affected by stroke that present dysphagia has low scores in quality of life related to swallowing.


2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 50
Author(s):  
Bijayalaxmi Dash ◽  
Mamta Rani Swain

Background: Quality of life plays a vital role to improve the life satisfaction of an individual. The increase in quality of life is related to the increase of subjective life satisfaction. There is an existing relationship between quality of life and life satisfaction for persons with alcohol dependence (Frisch et al., 2000). Aim: The aims of the present study was to assess and examine the relationship between Quality of life and life satisfaction among persons with alcohol dependence. Methodology: A total number 30 respondents with alcohol dependence syndrome were taken by using a purposive sampling technique. The samples were collected from MHI (COE), SCBMCH, Cuttack IPD and OPD. The scales such as WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire and Life Satisfaction were administered. Result: In this present study it was found that the persons with alcohol dependence scored the poor quality of life in all domains of WHO QOL, as well as life satisfaction scale and also statistically positive significant co-relationbetween quality of life and life satisfaction among persons with alcoholdependence.


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