[ABSTRAK Depresi dapat menyebabkan penderitaan yang membawa pada masalah fungsipada kehidupan sehari-hari, terutama lansia. Penelitian ini bertujuan untukmengetahui faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi depresi pada lansia. Penelitian inimenggunakan desain deskriptif korelasi dan pendekatan cross-sectional. Sampelsebesar 104 responden dengan teknik pengambilan total sampling danmenggunakan instumen Geriatric Depression Scale-15 (GDS-15). Hasilpenelitian menyatakan terdapat hubungan bermakna antara penyakit kronikdengan kejadian depresi (ρ=0,003, α=0,05, OR=5,938, CI=95%). Tidak adahubungan yang bermakna antara jenis kelamin, status pernikahan, kehilanganpekerjaan, penurunan penghasilan, dukungan sosial dan gangguan tidur dengankejadian depresi. Penelitian ini diharapkan membantu pelayanan keperawatandalam mencegah terjadinya depresi pada lansia dengan mengetahui faktorpenyebab depresi. ABSTRACT Depression causes suffering feeling that leads to problems in the functioning ofdaily life, especially the elders. This study aimed to determine the factors thatinfluence depression in elderly. This research used correlative descriptive designand used cross-sectional approach. The respondents were 104 elderly whichselected by total sampling technique and used the Geriatric Depression Scale-15(GDS-15) instrument. The result of this research showed that chronic diseasepositive related significantly to depression in elderly (ρ=0,003, α=0,05,OR=5,938, CI=95%), and had negative related to gender, marital status, loss ofjob, less of income, social support, and sleep disturbance. This research wasexpected to help nursing services in preventing the onset of depression in elderlyby knowing the factors that cause depression.;Depression causes suffering feeling that leads to problems in the functioning ofdaily life, especially the elders. This study aimed to determine the factors thatinfluence depression in elderly. This research used correlative descriptive designand used cross-sectional approach. The respondents were 104 elderly whichselected by total sampling technique and used the Geriatric Depression Scale-15(GDS-15) instrument. The result of this research showed that chronic diseasepositive related significantly to depression in elderly (ρ=0,003, α=0,05,OR=5,938, CI=95%), and had negative related to gender, marital status, loss ofjob, less of income, social support, and sleep disturbance. This research wasexpected to help nursing services in preventing the onset of depression in elderlyby knowing the factors that cause depression., Depression causes suffering feeling that leads to problems in the functioning ofdaily life, especially the elders. This study aimed to determine the factors thatinfluence depression in elderly. This research used correlative descriptive designand used cross-sectional approach. The respondents were 104 elderly whichselected by total sampling technique and used the Geriatric Depression Scale-15(GDS-15) instrument. The result of this research showed that chronic diseasepositive related significantly to depression in elderly (ρ=0,003, α=0,05,OR=5,938, CI=95%), and had negative related to gender, marital status, loss ofjob, less of income, social support, and sleep disturbance. This research wasexpected to help nursing services in preventing the onset of depression in elderlyby knowing the factors that cause depression.] |