Quality Of Life Lansia Pada Masa Pandemi Covid-19 Di Desa Nyatnyono Kecamatan Ungaran Barat

Abstract

(Background) During the Covid-19 pandemic, the elderly are a high risk group for getting and contracting the Covid-19 virus. The older you are, the more risky you are. Some of the reasons for the decrease in immune power, accompanied by other chronic diseases / commorbid, and cognitive disorders. This will affect the quality of life of the elderly. The purpose of this study was to describe the quality of life of the elderly during the COVID-19 pandemic in Nyatnyono Village, West Ungaran District. (Method)This type of research is a quantitative research with a descriptive research design. The total population in this study was 950 elderly, while the sample was taken using non-probability sampling with purposive sampling type. The sample in this study were 91 elderly. The variable in this study is the Quality of Life of the elderly. The data collection technique in this study was structured interviews using the Quality of Life questionnaire adopted from Bowling (2013). Data analysis using frequency distribution. (Results) The results of this study indicate that the elderly who have quality of life in the very good category are 27.5% (25 elderly), the quality of life in the good category is 51.6% (47 elderlye) and the quality of life in the moderate category is 20, 9% (20 elderly) and none in the bad and very bad category. Conclusion: Most of the quality of life of the elderly during the COVID-19 pandemic in Nyatnyono Village, West Ungaran District, was in the good category. Keywords: Quality of Life (QoL), Elderly, Covid-19