Study Tentang Tingkat Stres Lansia (Elderly) Pada Masa Pandemi COVID 19 di Desa Talok Kecamatan Dlanggu

Abstract

According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (2012) the prevalence of stress in Indonesia reaches 8.34%. The prevalence of stress in Indonesia based on the Information Center for Non-Communicable Diseases, the elderly who experience stress are 4.89%. The purpose of this study was to determine the level of stress of the elderly during the pandemic in Talok Village, Dlanggu District. This research uses descriptive. Most of the elderly population (elderly) in the village of Talok RT 04 and 05 RW 01 District Dlanggu taken using consecutive sampling technique and obtained a sample of 50 respondents. The collection of data taken using a questionnaire DASS. Processing of the data in the form of editing, coding, scoring, tabulating, and presenting data in tabular form. Data analysis was carried out including descriptive statistical analysis. The results showed respondents suffered very severe stress of 24 respondents (48%), severe stress as many as 18 respondents (36%), low stress as many as 6 respondents (12%) and medium stress as many as 2 respondents (4%). This study describes the level of stress in the elderly in Talok Village, Dlanggu District.