Jurnal Kesehatan Komunitas Indonesia
Vol 4 No 2: August 2024

Correlation Between Spirituality and The Level of Psychological Well-Being in the Elderly at Banyuwangi Nursing Home

Niken Aprilia (Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Jember, Indonesia)
Fahruddin Kurdi (Department of Community, Family and Gerontic Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Jember, Indonesia)
Hanny Rasni (Department of Community, Family and Gerontic Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Jember, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
20 Aug 2024

Abstract

Background: Elderly in nursing homes face various problems such as a decline in body condition and health due to the aging process which has an impact on psychological well- being. Problems in psychological well-being can be addressed through spirituality, which functions as a coping mechanism. Purpose: This study aims to analyze the relationship between spirituality and the level of psychological well-being in elderly at nursing home in Banyuwangi. Methods: This study is a quantitative study, correlational study design with a cross sectional approach. The sample in this study consisted of 42 respondents selected using a total sampling according to inclusion and exclusion criteria. This study used the Daily Spiritual Experience Scale (DSES) questionnaire and the Psychological Well-Being Scale (PWBS) questionnaire. Results: Descriptive analysis showed that the majority of elderly at nursing home in Banyuwangi had a high level of spirituality (50.0%) and a high level of psychological well-being (38.1%). Based on the Kendall's Tau b correlation test, the p-value was 0.001, indicating there is relationship between spirituality and the level of psychological well-being in the elderly at nursing home in Banyuwangi. The results of the r-value was +0.487, show there is a positive correlation which means the higher the level of spirituality in the elderly, the higher the level of psychological well-being. Conclussion: spirituality has an important role in improving the psychological well-being of the elderly, so efforts can be made to improve the psychological well-being in the elderly by increasing spirituality in the elderly.

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Journal Info

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jkki

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Subject

Environmental Science Health Professions Medicine & Pharmacology Nursing Public Health

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The Jurnal Kesehatan Komunitas Indonesia (JKKI) is an open access scientific journal managed by EBSINA and published by Al-Hijrah Indonesia. JKKI focuses on public health and nursing research, epidemiology, pharmacy, reproductive health, health management, environmental health, health promotion, ...