Strada Jurnal Ilmiah Kesehatan (SJIK)
Vol. 10 No. 1 (2021): May

Health Education for the Elderly to Prevent Depression Problems During a Pandemic Through Android Application

Anung Ahadi Pradana (STIKes Mitra Keluarga)
Junaiti Sahar (Universitas Indonesia)
Henny Permatasari (Universitas Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 May 2021

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic condition causes the elderly to experience depression. Elderly access to health services during a pandemic requires health professionals to consider the use of an Android application as a method of approach. The method used in this paper is a case study with the aggregate of the elderly in Depok City. The sampling technique chosen was convenience sampling with a sample size of 38 people. The implementation of empowerment for the elderly is carried out using an android application named “Sadar Depresi Lansia”. The paired t-test results show that the use of android applications has a positive effect on the elderly's understanding of depression (sig. = 0.000) and depression level in the elderly (sig. = 0.000). The use of innovative android applications to provide education and screening services to the elderly with depression can be one of the methods that can be used by health workers.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

sjik

Publisher

Subject

Dentistry Health Professions Public Health

Description

STRADA Jurnal Ilmiah Kesehatan (SJIK) is a journal developed to disseminate and discuss the scientific literature and other research on the development of health so as to improve health workers knowledge and ultimately population health worldwide. This journal is intended as a medium for ...