HUBUNGAN DUKUNGAN EMOSIONAL KELUARGA DENGAN TINGKAT STRES LANJUT USIA DI KARANG WERDA KELURAHAN SUMBERSARI KECAMATAN SUMBERSARI KABUPATEN JEMBER

Abstract

The growth of the elderly population is increases every year in Indonesia. It had an impact on the physiological and psychological changes that vary form one to another. Such changes, can increase stress levels in elderly so it needs family’s emotional support. The purpose of this study was to examine the correlation between the family’s emotional support with the stress levels of elderly in Karang Werda Sumbersari, Sumbersari, Jember. This study used observational analytic design with cross sectional design with a sample of 46 respondents. Collecting data using a questionnaire and analyzed using chi square test. Method of collecting samples is purposive sampling. Based on the research results are that 67.4 % of elderly get a well family’s emotional support and 58.7% are the elderly in Karang Werda Sumbersari get a mild stress levels. Results of statistical analysis showed that the p value = 0.015 and α = 0.05, which indicates there is a significant correlation between the family’s emotional support with the stress levels of elderly in Karang Werda Sumbersari, Sumbersari, Jember. Nurses can perform proper nursing care management by stress disorder in the elderly that includes primary, secondary, and tertiary’s prevention.