<![CDATA[Elderly is an advanced stage of a life process characterized by a decrease in the body's ability to adapt to environmental stress and generally experiencing a decrease in biological, psychological, social and economic functions. The problem of depression in the elderly obtained in Batam City in 2023 amounted to 0.02% (52 people). The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between the level of daily independence with depression in the elderly in the Working Area of UPT Puskesmas Sambau Batam City in 2024. This study is a quantitative study, using an analytic design with a cross sectional approach. The population in this study were elderly people in the UPT Puskesmas Sambau Work Area. The number of samples needed was 85 which were taken using purposive sampling technique. Data collection tools using questionnaires and data analysis using the Kruskial Wallis test. Most of the elderly had a mild level of independence, namely 39 people (45.9%), and 35 people (41.2%) had mild depression. There is a significant relationship between the level of daily independence and depression in the elderly in the Sambau Health Center Working Area, Batam City, with the results of the kruskal-wallis test analysis showing that the p-value 000.Keywords: Depression, Elderly, Level of Daily Independence]]>
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