Hubungan Tingkat Spiritualitas Dengan Tingkat Stres Pada Lansia Di Desa Ngargomulyo Magelang

Abstract

Stress can affect changes caused by stress that directly affects the health system's physical body and indirectly stress affects an individual's behavior, causing illness and decrease the immune system. Spirituality plays an important role in controlling stress. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between the level of spirituality with Stress Levels in the Elderly in Ngargomulyo Village, Shaman District of Magelang Regency. The method used was a cross sectional, with a sample of 82 elderly. The data were processed by Spearman rank test.There was a significant relationship between the level of spirituality with the level of stress in the elderly in the Ngargomulyo Village with significant value 0,000. It has a strong relationship value with a correlation coefficient of-0.815. The pattern of the relationship of the two variables was negative which meant that the higher level of spirituality, the level of stress experienced would be lower. In connection with these results, as a family environment that is closest to the elderly it is necessary to pay attention to the spirituality of the elderly. Families become an important support for the elderly. Further researchers should do another research not only in the elderly but also in the pre elderly age. Since these phases are also capable of causing stress and effect on the level of spirituality.