The Involvement of Nursing Home Residents as Peers to Support Relocated Elders

Retno Indarwati, Rachmat Hargono, Setho Hadisuyatmana, Makhfudli

2018

Abstract

Peer-support is a substitutional support by trained peers led by nurses to relief stress among the elderly after being relocated to nursing homes. This study aimed to evaluate the results of the development of peer-group support in nursing homes and assess the stress levels of elderly people who were relocated to institutions. This study used a quasi-experimental design and involved a total of 30 relocated elders, randomly selected from UPTD (Unit Pelaksana Teknis Daerah) Griya Werdha Surabaya and UPT PSLU (Unit Pelaksana Teknis Panti Sosial Lanjut Usia) Pasuruan under the inclusion criteria. They were randomly allocated to both control and treatment groups in equal numbers. Pre-designed and trained peer groups developed and acted as independent variables, and wellness was evaluated as the dependent variable in this study. The data were collected by questionnaire and analyzed by using an independent t-test (selected level of α <0,05). The results showed that pre-designed peer-group support significantly influenced the elderly people’s wellness (by p = 0,000). However, this discovery requires further analysis as a feasible solution in reducing relocation stress among the elderly in similar settings.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Indarwati R., Hargono R., Hadisuyatmana S. and Makhfudli. (2018). The Involvement of Nursing Home Residents as Peers to Support Relocated Elders.In Proceedings of the 9th International Nursing Conference - INC, ISBN 978-989-758-336-0, pages 84-88. DOI: 10.5220/0008320900840088

in Bibtex Style

@conference{inc18,
author={Retno Indarwati and Rachmat Hargono and Setho Hadisuyatmana and Makhfudli},
title={The Involvement of Nursing Home Residents as Peers to Support Relocated Elders},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 9th International Nursing Conference - INC,},
year={2018},
pages={84-88},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0008320900840088},
isbn={978-989-758-336-0},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 9th International Nursing Conference - INC,
TI - The Involvement of Nursing Home Residents as Peers to Support Relocated Elders
SN - 978-989-758-336-0
AU - Indarwati R.
AU - Hargono R.
AU - Hadisuyatmana S.
AU - Makhfudli.
PY - 2018
SP - 84
EP - 88
DO - 10.5220/0008320900840088