Hubungan Dukungan Sosial Dengan Kualitas Hidup Aspek Psikologis Lansia Penderita Diabetes Mellitus Di Puskesmas Gatak Sukoharjo

Diabetes is a serious chronic disease that occurs because the pancreas does not produce enough insulin (a hormone that regulates blood sugar or glucose), or when the body cannot effectively use the insulin. Elderly people will have poor health status after diabetes mellitus and are at risk of death, where social support is believed to enable improvement in the quality of life for the elderly so that their quality of life is optimal. In 2017, there are 140 cases of diabetes mellitus at the Gatak Health Center. The aim of the study was to determine the social support and quality of life of the psychological aspects of elderly people with diabetes mellitus and to analyze the relationship social support and the quality of life of elderly people with diabetes mellitus at the Gatak Health Center in Sukoharjo Regency. The research method used was descriptive correlative with a cross sectional design. The population of elderly people with diabetes mellitus at Gatak Health Center Sukoharjo Regency was 140 people, taken by a sample of 70 people with a simple random sampling technique. The independent variable is in the form of social support while the dependent variable is the quality of life of the psychological aspect, the instrument used with the questionnaire. The data analysis technique is Spearmen Correlation analysis. The results showed that the majority of elderly people with diabetes mellitus, and there was a significant relationship between social support and quality of life of the psychological aspect in elderly diabetes mellitus at the Gatak Health Center Sukoharjo Regency (p-value = 0,001). It is recommended for the elderly to be more active in participating in health activities organized by health center. Keywords : Social support, quality of life of the psychological aspect, elderly