Configure the Personal Space Dimensions on the Elderly's Quality of Life in a Nursing Home

Suryanto, Satria Kamal Akhmad

2018

Abstract

Living in a residential or home that has more primary territories, can improve the quality of life of the elderly. Good configuration between situational factors, individual and physical differences of space as the dimension of personal space will improve the quality of life of the elderly. The purpose of this study is to analyze the configuration of the dimensions of personal space and the configuration that occurs in the elderly in the nursing home. This research uses qualitative approach, especially instrumental case study. The methods that used to collect the data are in-depth interview techniques and observations on the elderly living in the nursing home. Data analysis was done by using thematic analysis technique. This research involves 5 people informants with criteria that are elderly who have age range 60-75 years old and have good communication ability and live in nursing home more than one year. The results of the research show that friendship is a form of personal space configuration and there are three dimensions that influence the situational dimensions, the dimensions of individual differences, and the physical dimension of space. This study found that the elderly build a friendship by responding to situational factors in the nursing home, overcome individual differences, and accept the physical condition of the nursing home as a place shelter well. From this research we suggest to develop good interaction and a friendly place to improve the safety, comfort, and health of the elderly.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Akhmad S. and Suryanto. (2018). Configure the Personal Space Dimensions on the Elderly's Quality of Life in a Nursing Home.In Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Psychology in Health, Educational, Social, and Organizational Settings - Volume 1: ICP-HESOS, ISBN 978-989-758-435-0, pages 149-155. DOI: 10.5220/0008586501490155

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icp-hesos18,
author={Satria Kamal Akhmad and Suryanto},
title={Configure the Personal Space Dimensions on the Elderly's Quality of Life in a Nursing Home},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Psychology in Health, Educational, Social, and Organizational Settings - Volume 1: ICP-HESOS,},
year={2018},
pages={149-155},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0008586501490155},
isbn={978-989-758-435-0},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Psychology in Health, Educational, Social, and Organizational Settings - Volume 1: ICP-HESOS,
TI - Configure the Personal Space Dimensions on the Elderly's Quality of Life in a Nursing Home
SN - 978-989-758-435-0
AU - Akhmad S.
AU - Suryanto.
PY - 2018
SP - 149
EP - 155
DO - 10.5220/0008586501490155