Belitung Nursing Journal
Vol. 3 No. 5 (2017): September - October

ANALYSIS OF FACTORS AFFECTING POST-POWER SYNDROME AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE ELDERLY

Retno Indarwati (Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia | Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia)
Nursalam Nursalam (Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia)
Rachmat Hargono (Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia)
Suprajitno Suprajitno (Health Polytechnic Kemenkes Malang, Indonesia)
Joni Haryanto (Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia)
Rista Fauziningtyas (Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia)
Randy Yusuf Pratama (Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Oct 2017

Abstract

Background: Quality of life is the individuals’ perception of their place in life in the context of the cultural system and values in which they live, along with their goals, expectations, and worries. Retirement is an adaptable period that results in a change of role, changes in social interactions, and limited financial resources. Aim: This study aims to analyze the factors that affect post power syndrome and quality of life of the elderly. Methods: The design of this research was a correlation study with a cross-sectional approach. The population consisted of 44 retired elderly individuals. Purposive sampling was applied to the determined sample size. The independent variables were physiological stressors, psychological stressors and aging attitudes. The dependent variables were post-power syndrome and the quality of life of elderly people. The data were analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling- Partial Least Square (SEM-PLS) with a significance t statistic ≥ 1.96. Results: The findings showed all of the significant indicators measured to the variable factor. Physical stressor factors affect post-power syndrome with a t value of 2.366, and psychological stress factors affect post-power syndrome with a t value of 3.326. Aging behavior factors affects post-power syndrome with a t statistic of 5.296 and the post-power syndrome effect on the quality of life of the elderly has a t value of 7.689. Conclusion: There were significant effects in relation to physiological stressor factors, psychological stress factors, and aging attitudes towards post-power syndrome. There was an influence of post-power syndrome on the quality of elderly life.

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bnj

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Nursing

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BNJ contributes to the advancement of evidence-based nursing, midwifery and healthcare by disseminating high quality research and scholarship of contemporary relevance and with potential to advance knowledge for practice, education, management or policy. BNJ welcomes submissions of evidence-based ...