THE EFFECT OF SOCIALIZATION GROUP ACTIVITY THERAPY (SGAT) TO SOCIAL INTERACTION ABILITIES OF ELDERLY WITH LONELINESS

Abstract

Background: The aging process of elderly will reduce the normal function of the body. It cause decreased the elder ability to socialize and elderly being loneliness. Socialization Group Activity Therapy (SGAT) aims to increase the social relationship in the group gradually. The aimed of this research was to analyze the effects of SGAT toward ability of social interaction of elderly with loneliness at nursing home Jember. Methods: This research used pre experimental method with one group pretest posttest design. Samples of the research were taken by using purposive sampling technique. Sample of this study were 19 respondents. The data were analyzed with dependent t-test. Results: the loneliness elder ability to socialize in community after got SGAT was 94.7% has a good ability in social interaction. The result showed that p value = 0.0005 (CI 95%). It means that there was significant difference of elderly social interaction ability before and after training with SGAT. It is proved by an increasing of the average point of social interaction ability before get SGAT was 22.3 (ability of social interaction are enough) and after get SGAT was 37.32 (ability of social interaction are good). Conclusion: SGAT can increase the ability of social interaction of elderly with loneliness. Nurse can use SGAT to increase the ability of social interaction of elderly with loneliness.