Hubungan Tingkat Depresi dengan Kejadian Jatuh pada Lanjut Usia Komang Tri Maheswari Fakultas Kesehatan Program Studi Sarjana Keperawatan Institut Teknologi dan Kesehatan Bali Email: [email protected] ABSTRAK Latar Belakang. Jatuh pada lansia sudah menjadi isu global, tetapi penelitian terkait jatuh masih terbatas di Indonesia. Agar pencegahan jatuh pada lansia dapat dimasukkan menjadi salah satu program kesehatan lansia, diperlukan data epidemiologis terkait jatuh. Tujuan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan tingkat depresi dengan kejadian jatuh pada lanjut usia. Metode. Desain penelitian ini adalah deskriptif korelatif dengan pendekatan cross-sectional. Populasi dalam penelitian merupakan seluruh lansia yang berada di wilayah kerja UPTD Puskesmas Payangan dan UPTD Puskesmas IV Denpasar Selatan. Jumlah sampel dalam penelitian sebanyak 309 orang lansia. Pengambilan sampel dilakukan secara tidak acak dengan convenience sampling. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan structured interview menggunakan kuesioner jatuh dan 5-item Geriatric Depression Scale. Uji Chi-square (χ2) digunakan untuk menganalisis hubungan antar dua variabel. Hasil. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan 61,2% responden adalah perempuan dan nilai tengah umur responden adalah 66,00 tahun. Sebanyak 11,97% lansia mengalami depresi dan sebanyak 16,83% lansia mengalami jatuh dari total 309 responden. Hasil uji Chi-square menunjukkan adanya korelasi antara tingkat depresi dengan kejadian jatuh pada lansia, χ2 = 0.025, n = 309, phi = 0.127. Kesimpulan. Terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara tingkat depresi dengan kejadian jatuh pada lansia. Lansia dan keluarga diharapkan untuk mengetahui faktor-faktor risiko kejadian jatuh pada lansia. Kata Kunci: Jatuh, Depresi, Lansia, 5-item GDS, Faktor Risiko

The Correlation Between Level of Depression and The Incidence of Fall in Elderly Komang Tri Maheswari Faculty of Health Bachelor of Nursing Institute of Technology and Health Bali Email: [email protected] ABSTRACT Background. Falls in the elderly have become a global issue; however, the research related to falls is still limited in Indonesia. The prevention of fall in the elderly to be included as one of the elderly health programs, and epidemiological data related to falls are needed. Aim. To determine the correlation between the level of depression and the incidence of falls in the elderly. Method. The study employed correlative descriptive design with a cross-sectional approach. The population in this study were all elderly in the working area of the Public Health Center Payangan and Public Health Center IV South Denpasar with the total number of sample 309 respondents which were recruited through convenience sampling. The data were collected by structured interviews using fall questionnaire and the 5-item Geriatric Depression Scale. Further, the data was analyzed using Chi-square test (χ2). Finding. The finding showed that the majority of respondents were female (61.2%) and the mean of the respondents’ age was 66 years old. Furthermore, there were 11.97% of the respondents experienced depression and 16.83% respondents experienced falls from a total of 309 respondents. The result of Chi-square test indicated a correlation between the level of depression and the incidence of fall in the elderly, χ2 = 0.025, n = 309, phi = 0.127. Conclusion. There is a significant correlation between the level of depression and the incidence of fall in the elderly. The elderly and their families are expected to know the risk factors for falls in the elderly. Keywords: Fall, Depression, Elderly, 5-item GDS, Risk Factors