Relationship of Social Interaction With Lonely in Elderly at the Social Social Service House X Yogyakarta

Abstract

Mental and social problems experienced by the elderly who live in the most frequent homes are lonely, if loneliness in the elderly is not treated, then there will be a serious impact that arises depression. Some studies suggest that the elderly who live in homes have a higher risk of loneliness than the elderly who live at home together with their families. The purpose of the research carried out is to determine the relationship of social interaction with loneliness in the elderly at the Social Services Home of the Elderly X Yogyakarta. The research method uses correlation description with cross sectional design, purposive sampling with a total sample of 51 respondents, the research instrument uses questionnaires and the analysis method uses the Kendall's Tau test. The results showed the elderly in the social services house of the elderly X Yogyakarta with statistical analysis showed a significant relationship with a P-value of 0,000 (<0,05) with a relationship value of -0,508. Conclusion There is a relationship of social interaction with loneliness in the medium category.

The Description of Elderly Social Interaction during COVID-19 Pandemic in Nursing Home of Jember

“…The elderly live in the nursing home of Jember for several reasons, either because they do not have a family or their desire to live in a nursing home. The results of this study are supported by research that has been carried out (Devianto & Dewi, 2020) based on the length of stay in the institution, most of the elderly have lived in the institution with a range of 1-5 years, which is 62.7%. Based on gender, it shows that most of the elderly are female (55.4%).…”