THE EFFECT OF TRADISIONAL MUSIC “CILOKAQ” THERAPY FOR THE ANXIETY LEVEL IN ELDERLY WOMEN AT THE RETIERMENT HOME

Harlina Putri Rusiana (Nursing Program Study, STIKES YARSI MATARAM, Indonesia)
Sopian Halid (Nursing Program Study, STIKES YARSI MATARAM, Indonesia)
Elisa Oktaviana (Nursing Program Study, STIKES YARSI MATARAM, Indonesia)
Rias Pratiwi Syafitri (Nursing Program Study, STIKES YARSI MATARAM, Indonesia)
Dewi Nur Sukma Purqoti (Nursing Program Study, STIKES YARSI MATARAM, Indonesia)
Fitri Romadonika (Nursing Program Study, STIKES YARSI MATARAM, Indonesia)
Ade Mely Rosmiatun (Nursing Program Study, STIKES YARSI MATARAM, Indonesia)

Journal for Quality in Women's Health
Vol. 6 No. 1 (2023): March

Background: Elderly is who’s over 60 years old with decline in biological, psychological, social, and economic changes. Method:  The design of this research is Pre-Experimental with One-Group Pretest-Posttest design with 30 respondents. Results: of this study used the chi square test with p value 0.002 <0.005, which means that there is an effect of cilokaq music therapy on the level of anxiety in the elderly. Conclution: Cilokaq music therapy can be used as an alternative to professional nursing actions for the elderly who experience anxiety and can be applied institutionally in the form of establishing permanent work procedures.