The Relationship between Stress and Loneliness with Depression in the Elderly People in Banjar Kawan, Bali

Abstract

Background: Depression is a condition that can cause the elderly people to experience mental or emotional disorders due to stress and loneliness that felt. Stress is something that can disturb the elderly people caused by anxiety, loneliness due to changes in roles in the family or in their life. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between stress and loneliness with depression in the elderly people in Banjar Kawan, Tampaksiring, Bali. Method: This study used cross sectional design with 68 elderlies were recruited as respondents based on inclusion criteria by using purposive sampling techniques. The instruments were used included the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10), UCLA Loneliness Scale Version 3, and Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS). The results of this study showed that most of the respondents aged 64 years, female, last education was elementary school, marital status was married with an income of <500,000. Result: The correlation results showed a significantly weak positive correlation between stress and depression (r = 0.284, p = 0.019) and loneliness with depression (r = 0.254, p = 0.037). The results of multiple linear regression showed that stress (β = 0.266) most influenced the occurrence of depression compared to loneliness (β = 0.039) so that the higher the stress felt, the higher the symptoms of depression in the elderly people. Conclusion: The elderly people are hoped that they could improve their health by actively participating in many activities in order to not causing symptoms of depression that are getting worse. Key Words: depression, elderly people, loneliness, stress.

Keywords

• depression
• elderly people
• loneliness
• stress