The Effect of Life Review Therapy On The Level of Independence of Elderly at Panti Wredha St. Yoseph Kediri

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of life review on the level of independence of the elderly at Panti Wredha St. Joseph Kediri. The design used in this study was a pre-experimental one group pre-post test design. The study population was the elderly at Wredha St. Yoseph Kediri who met the inclusion criteria. The results showed that the level of independence before life review therapy with mild dependence was 11 respondents (68.8%) and after being given life review therapy with mild dependence was 10 (62.5%). Based on the Wilcoxon Sign Rank Test statistical test, it was obtained p 0.35 with a significance value of α <0.05. Based on the results, it can be concluded that there is an influence of life review therapy with the independence of the elderly at Panti Wredha St. Yoseph Kediri.

The Effect of Life Review Therapy On The Level of Independence of Elderly at Panti Wredha St. Yoseph Kediri

“…down the stairs they can do it independently or only with the help of tools at least once. This is in line with the theory that Life review is a therapy that involves memory of past events into a more positive story (Molinari, 1999in Wheeler, (2014 Life review therapy is a broad phenomenon as a description of the experience of events, where wherein someone will see quickly about the totality of his life history (Setyoadi, 2011).…”

“…Life review is a therapy that involves memory of past events into a more positive story (Molinari, 1999in Wheeler, 2014. According to Lestari and Nugraha (2017) through the process of reminiscing, elderly people can promote themselves, preserve personal and shared memories, overcome material shortages and physical limitations, identify universal themes about human life, and strengthen self-defense mechanisms.…”

“…Life review therapy was first put forward by Butler (1963) with the concept which states that life review therapy is a general mental psychological process that occurs naturally and is marked by the return of progressive awareness to past experiences. Life review therapy interventions are effective in increasing self-esteem, achieving self-integrity, reducing depression in the elderly, increasing satisfaction with life, providing a sense of peace (Wheeler, 2014). Based on the above review, the researcher is interested in conducting research on "Life Review Increases the Independence of the Daily Living Activity of the Elderly at Panti Wredha St. Yoseph Kediri.…”