Relationship of Depression Level on Quality of Life of Elderly Hypertension Patients in Rw 03 Desa Limbangan Kec. Libangan Kab. Kendal

Abstract

ABSTRACT
 Background: Hypertension is still a health problem faced by the elderly which is basically quite complex. Health problems that usually arise, for example, are related to changes in the cardiovascular system, which if left unchecked will interfere with the function of other organs. So the issue arises when feelings of anxiety and depression are experienced by the elderly. This study aims to determine the level of depression on the quality of life of elderly people with hypertension. 
 Research Methods: The type of research used is the quantitative method, with a cross-sectional design where data collection for independent and dependent variables is carried out at the same time. The research instrument used was a questionnaire in which the questionnaire was not tested for validity because it had been tested for validity in the research of Roudhotul Auliyak and Chasanah. The research respondents consisted of 40 elderly people with hypertension who were taken using a total sampling technique. This research was conducted on 8-10 June 2021 in RW 03 Limbangan Village, Limbangan District, Kendal Regency. The test analysis method used is Rank Spearman. 
 Result: There is a relationship between the level of anxiety and depression and the quality of life of the elderly with hypertension in RW 03, Limbangan Village, Limbangan District, Kendal Regency. The results of the analysis using the Spearman rank correlation test regarding depression on the quality of life of elderly people with hypertension, p value = 0.001 means p value