International Journal of Nursing and Health Services (IJNHS)
Vol. 3 No. 3 (2020): International Journal of Nursing and Health Services (IJNHS)

Effect of Spiritual Cognitive Therapy on Decreasing the Depression Level among Elderly at Nursing Home

Ratna Sari Rumakey (Universitas Airlangga)
Retno Indarwati (Unknown)
Merryana Andriani (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
20 Jun 2020

Abstract

Depression in the elderly with age> 65 can cause dysfunction in everyday life, older people with depression have a worse function than the elderly with chronic conditions. This study aims to identify the effect of cognitive, spiritual therapy on decreasing depression in the elderly in nursing homes. A quasi-experimental pre and post-test with an equivalent control group were applied in this study. Sixty-one older people were selected in this study using a simple random sampling technique. The results showed there was a significant influence of spiritual, cognitive therapy on depression (p=0.000). In conclusion, spiritual, cognitive therapy affects reducing depression in the elderly

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ijnhs

Publisher

Subject

Health Professions Nursing Public Health Social Sciences

Description

International Journal of Nursing and Health Service is a refereed international publication that provided a venue for nursing scholar and others related health to publish the updating information. We aim to highlight research on nursing science, public health, public health nursing, and other health ...