The Correlation Between Independence Levels and The Efforts to Fulfi ll Personal Hygiene of Elderly in Panti Sosial Tresna Werdha (PSTW) Abiyoso Pakem Sleman Yogyakarta
Entering elderly age, a person will experience many physical, mental and social declining. Elderly people will experience deterioration of the independence so that they will require help from others to meet their needs. Requirement that is usually overlooked is the personal hygiene which is one of t...
| Main Author: | Sigit Priyanto |
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| Format: | Laporan Penelitian |
| Language: | Bahasa Inggris |
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Muhammadiyah Journal of Nursing
2014
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| Online Access: |
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| Summary: |
Entering elderly age, a person
will experience many physical, mental and
social declining. Elderly people will experience
deterioration of the independence so that
they will require help from others to meet their
needs. Requirement that is usually overlooked is
the personal hygiene which is one of the basic
needs that must be met by every human being.
Objective: The research aimed to determine the
correlation between the level of independence
and the fulfi llment of personal hygiene of the
elderly in PSTW Abiyoso Yogyakarta.
Methods: The method used was cross sectional
survey with a sample of 49 respondents.
Outcome measure: The instrument used was a
questionnaire. The data was processed by using
the Spearman rank statistical test.
Results: The result showed that there was a
correlation between the level of independence
and the eff ort to fulfi ll the personal hygiene of
the elderly in PSTW Abiyoso Yogyakarta, with
the results’ signifi cant value = 0.001 (p <0,05).
Conclusion: there was a correlation between
the level of independence and the eff ort to
fulfi ll the personal hygiene of the elderly in
PSTW Abiyoso Yogyakarta. |
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| ISBN: |
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