The Effectiveness of Mind-Body Therapy for Managing Elderly Depression in Surabaya
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https://doi.org/10.31674/mjn.2022.v14i02.008Abstract
Background: Decreased physical function in the elderly can affect psychological conditions and become a stressor for the elderly. The elderly has experience of feelings of helplessness, hopelessness, frustration, hopelessness, gloomy and isolated, then it will lead to depression. This study aims to determine the effect of mind-body therapy on reducing depression levels in elderly. Methods: The design of this study was Pre-Experimental with one group pre-post test design, with a sample of 32 Muslim elderly living in the nursing home Griya Wherda Surabaya. Geritric Depression Scale (GDS-15), questionnaire was used to measure depression level of elderly before and after mind-body therapy, then the data were analyzed by Wilcoxon sign rank test. Results: The results showed that mind-body therapy can reduce the level of depression in the elderly (ρ=0.000, CI 95%). Conclusion: Depression levels are influenced by sex, age, physical illness. The implication of this research suggests that there is a need for more support from related institutions or Nursing home Surabaya in developing elderly program to decrease depression level in elderly.
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Mind Body Therapy, Depression, ElderlyDownloads
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