ABSTRAK
Depresi seringkali tidak terdeteksi, salah satunya diakibatkan karena kehilanganpasangan yang dapat menurunkan kualitas hidup lansia. Tujuan penelitian yaitumengidentifikasi hubungan kehilangan pasangan hidup dengan tingkat depresi lansiadi Kelurahan Depok. Metode penelitian menggunakan deskriptif koleratif denganpendekatan cross sectional. Sampel penelitian berjumlah 80, dipilih menggunakanteknik stratified random sampling. Instrumen penelitian yaitu Geriatric DepressionScale (GDS) untuk mengukur tingkat depresi lansia. Hasil uji mann whitneymenyatakan terdapat hubungan bermakna antara kehilangan pasangan hidup dengantingkat depresi lansia ρ = 0,007 (< α = 0,05). Peneliti merekomendasikan perawatkomunitas melakukan kunjungan keluarga untuk mencegah depresi dan melibatkankader untuk membuat kegiatan kelompok pada lansia yang kehilangan pasangan.

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ABSTRACT
Depression is often not detected, one of them caused by loss of spouse that candegrade the elderly quality of life. The aim of this research is to identify thecorrelation between loss of a spouse and level of depression in elderly in Depok. Thedescriptive-correlative method was used with cross sectional approach. The sampleswere 80 (stratified random sampling). The research instrument used GeriatricDepression Scale (GDS) to measure the level of depression. The results of MannWhitney Test shows there is a significant relationship between the loss of spouse withlevel of depression in elderly p = 0,007 (< α = 0,05). Researcher recommendcommunity nurse visits the family to prevent depression and engage cadres to makeevents in elderly group who lost spouse.