Hubungan Pola Komunikasi Keluarga dengan Tingkat Depresi Lanjut Usia

The increase in the elderly population is estimated to continue to grow annually. So that various problems will arise that affect various aspects of the life of the elderly which include physical, biological, mental / psychological and socio-economic. Especially psychological problems that are often experienced such as loneliness, anxiety to depression. Some efforts to overcome depression that can be done is by positive activities and communicating with family or other people. Communication is very important for family closeness, knowing problems. A good communication process is expected to form a good communication pattern in the family. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship of communication patterns of families with the level of elderly depression in Pabelan Village. This type of research is quantitative with sampling techniques with proportional random sampling. The statistical test used is Fisher Exact Test. The study sample was 89 respondents. The results showed that there was a dysfunctional family communication pattern (7.9%) and the elderly who were still experiencing mild depression (33.7%). Fisher Exact Test Test results showed a significant relationship between family communication patterns (0.04) with elderly depression levels . With the value of α <(0.05), it means that Ho to be rejected, so it can be concluded that there is a significant relationship between the pattern of family communication with the level of depression in the elderly in Pabelan Village. It is recommended for health workers at the Kartasura Health Center or the Pabelan Elderly Posyandu to improve performance in providing direction to the elderly / family so that the level of depression does not occur. Keywords : Family Communication Pattern, Depression Level, Elderly