PENERAPAN TERAPI GUIDED IMAGERY DALAM UPAYA PENURUNAN STRES PADA LANSIA

Abstract

Entering old age means experiencing physical decline. Elderly people usually experience various health problems due to physical, psychological, psychosocial and spiritual changes. Psychology is an important factor for individuals to control all events experienced by the elderly. One of the psychological problems that occur in the elderly is stress because stress is the body's reaction to conditions that cause change and emotional tension. The aim of this research is to determine the effect of guided imagery therapy on reducing stress in the elderly. The type of research carried out was pre-experimental with a One Group Pretest-Posttest design approach. The sample was taken from 12 people using purposive sampling technique. Samples were taken by conducting guided interviews using the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) before being given guided imagery therapy twice a week for 4 week. The research was analyzed univariately and bivariately using the paired T-test statistical test. Before implementing the guided imagery technique, more than half (75%) of the elderly experienced moderate stress, after being given the guided imagery technique, more than half (66.7%) of the elderly's stress level became normal. The statistical test results obtained a p value of 0.000, meaning that there is an effect of guided imagery therapy on reducing stress in the elderly in the Lubuk Buaya Padang Health Center Working Area. It can be concluded that guided imagery therapy can reduce stress in the elderly. It is hoped that officers at the Community Health Center can apply guided imagery therapy to elderly people who are experiencing stress.