The Effect of Therapeutic Communication on the Level of Self-Esteem in the Elderly: A Case Study of the Laut Dendang Village in the Percut Sei Tuan District

Abstract

Therapeutic communication helps patients solve problems, reduce emotional and mental burdens, and take effective action, while self-esteem is an individual's evaluation of their ability, meaningfulness, success, and worth. This study examines how therapeutic communication affects elderly self-esteem in Laut Dendang Village in Percut Sei Tuan District. This study uses pre-test-post-test quasi-experimental design. This study has 62 participants. Purposive sampling yielded 17 respondents. The Paired T-test demonstrated that therapeutic dialogue affects senior self-esteem in Laut Dendang Village in Percut Sei Tuan District. The data analysis shows a mean value of and a p-value of 0.000. (2.100). Therapeutic dialogue raised self-esteem 2.1%. Therapeutic dialogue improves self-esteem in elderly Laut Dendang Village residents in Percut Sei Tuan District. This message substantially impacts weak and powerless self-confidence.