The Relationship of Family Social Support with Depression Levels of Elderly in 2019

Abstract

This study aims to determine the relationship of family social support with the level of depression in the elderly. This type of research is analytic with a cross-sectional design. The population in this study were all depressed older adults who were in the working area of ??the Tanjung Sengkuang Health Center and the Sei Health Center working area. The City of Batam with the sampling technique used in this study was Total Sampling with 33 older adults. The results of this study obtained the right family social support (60.66%) and low-income family social support (39.4%). Moreover, the results obtained were not depressed (39.4%), mild depression (33.3%), and severe depression (27.3%). From the Chi-Square statistical test results with the likelihood Ratio formula, it was found that the p-value = 0.039 (l0.05) then Ha was accepted. At the same time, H0 was rejected, this shows that there is a significant relationship between Family Social Support and the Depression Level in the Elderly in the Region The Work of Tanjung Sengkuang Health Center and the Sei Health Center in Batam City in 2019.