Authors: Norma Risnasari1, Marlina Setiawati Mahajudin2, Erikavitri Yulianti3
1Student of Magister Program, Faculty of Public Health, Airlangga University, Indonesia
2&3Lecturer of Mental Health Sciences Department of Dr.Soetomo Hospital, Indonesia
Abstract
Elderly is a part of growth and development process. Along with age, elderly’s movement become more and more limited because of disease or the decrease of body’s ability. Because of the change of physical, biological, psychological, and social aspects, elderly can experience depression. Depression is the most common mental disorder and the easiest to overcome in elderly’s life, but often undetectable and cannot be overcome. One of the management of non-pharmacological therapy to lower the expression level is oxytocin massage. The aim of this research was to analyze the effect of oxytocin massage on the depression level of elderlies. The research design was pre experimental with One Group Pre-Test Post-Test Design. The population of this study was 43 people. The sampling technique was Total Sampling and the number of sample was 11 people, who are suitable with the inclusion criteria. Elderly’s depression level was measured by using Geriatric Depression Scale questionnaire. Based on the research result of Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test statistical analysis, the p value was 0,03<0,05. It showed that oxytocin massage could lower the depression level. Median value of pre-test and post-test decreased from 9,00 to 4,00. From the research result, it could be concluded that oxytocin massage could lower the depression level of elderly, so that oxytocin massage could be one of independent nursing intervention to heal depressed elderlies.
Keywords: Depression, Oxytocin Massage, Elderly.
