PENGARUH OLAHRAGA JALAN KAKITERHADAP PENURUNAN TINGKAT DEPRESI PADA LANSIADI UPTPSLU BLITAR DI TULUNGAGUNG

• Main Author: RIZKI AGUSTINO, 131011049
• Format: Theses and Dissertations NonPeerReviewed
• Language: Indonesian; Indonesian; Indonesian; Indonesian; Indonesian; Indonesian; Indonesian; Indonesian; Indonesian
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: BF511-593 Emotion, Feeling, Affection; RC1200 Sports Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.unair.ac.id/29750/1/1.%20FKP.%20N.%2075-16%20Agu%20p%20HALAMAN%20DEPAN%20.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/29750/2/2.%20BAB%201%20.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/29750/3/3.%20BAB%202%20.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/29750/4/4.%20BAB%203%20.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/29750/5/5.%20BAB%204%20.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/29750/6/6.%20BAB%205%20.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/29750/7/7.%20BAB%206%20.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/29750/8/8.%20Daftar%20Pustaka%20.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/29750/9/9.%20Lampiran%20.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/29750/; http://lib.unair.ac.id
• Institution: Universitas Airlangga

Depression is a common problem affected elderly. Furthermore, it can lead to physiological impairment such as labile emotion and decreasing focus in their daily activities. According to the collected data at UPT PSLU Blitar in Tulungagung , it could be found that 37.5% elderly had experience in depression. Both pharmacology and non-pharmacology therapies were given to decrease the level of depression in elderly.Physical exercise is one of the non-pharmacology therapies.The aim of this study was to measure the effect of walking exercise to decrease the depression level of elderly at UPT PSLU Blitar in Tulungagung.Quasy experimental has been used as a design in this study. A total of 28 elderly at UPT PSLU Blitar in Tulungagung was choosen with purposive sampling technique. Independent variable in this study was walking exercise while the dependent variable was depression level in elderly. Data was collected withGeriatric Depression Scale short form and analyzed with Wilcoxon Sign Rank Test with significancy level was p<0.05. The results showed depression level of elderly decreased with p=0.01 in Wilcoxon Sign Rank Test, while the Mann-Whitney test showed p=0.02.It can be concluded that walking exercice could effect in decreasing the level of depression at UPT PSLU Blitar in Tulungagung. This method could be a routine alternative exercise program at UPT PSLU Blitar in Tulungagung to prevent depression of elderly at UPT PSLU Blitar in Tulungagung.