HUBUNGAN DUKUNGAN KELUARGA DENGAN KUALITAS HIDUP LANSIA SELAMA MASA PANDEMIK COVID 19 Studi di Dsn. Candipari, Desa Candipari Kec. Porong Kab. Sidoarjo

Abstract

Problems that cover the quality of life are very broad and complex including problems of physical health, psychological status, level of freedom, social relationships and the environment in which they live. In the current pandemic era, the elderly as a vulnerable group of course really need support from their families so that the health and quality of life of the elderly during the Covid-19 pandemic can be maintained as optimally as possible. The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between family support and the quality of life of the elderly during the covid 19 pandemic. This study used adesign correlation analytic with aapproach cross sectional. The population in this study were all the elderly in dsn. Candipari, Candipari Village, Kec. Porong district. Sidoarjo. Samples were taken with a total sampling technique of 40 respondents. The independent variable is family support and the dependent variable is quality of life. Data were collected using a family support questionnaire with a modified Likert scale and a WHOQoL – BREEF quality of life questionnaire, then data analysis using statistical distribution (crosstab). The results of this study indicate that of the 22 respondents who have low family support, all (100%) have a low quality of life, while of 7 respondents who have high family support, all (100%) have a high quality of life. There is a tendency of a relationship between family support and the quality of life of the elderly, where the better the family support, the higher the quality of life. This is because the family is a support system that provides direct care for family members so that it has an impact on the physical, psychological, social, and environmental aspects that will affect the quality of life of the elderly.