Family Support to Elderly at Nursing Home in Medan City, Indonesia

Siti Zahara Nasution, Cholina Trisa Siregar, Reni Asmara Ariga, Muhammad Ridha Haykal Amal, Widya Darayani Purba, Muhammad Taufik

2019

Abstract

Elderly is someone who generally experiences dependence on family. Family support is very meaningful for the elderly. This study aims to identify the desires and support given by the family to the elderly who live in nursing homes. The research design used was descriptive with the total respondents was 30. Data collection was done by interview. The results of the study found that the elderly had hoped to gather with family members (63.3%), the elderly received family support in the good category (70%) and emotional support also in the good category (60%). However, information support in sufficient categories (40%), instrumental support in sufficient categories (40%). The study concluded that family members and relatives continue to provide support to the elderly, especially those who live in nursing homes, both appreciation, emotional support, information and instrumental support, which are useful for improving the quality of life for the elderly.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Nasution S., Siregar C., Ariga R., Amal M., Darayani Purba W. and Taufik M. (2019). Family Support to Elderly at Nursing Home in Medan City, Indonesia. In Proceedings of the 1st International MIPAnet Conference on Science and Mathematics - Volume 1: IMC-SciMath, ISBN 978-989-758-556-2, pages 356-361. DOI: 10.5220/0010182600002775

in Bibtex Style

@conference{imc-scimath19,
author={Siti Zahara Nasution and Cholina Trisa Siregar and Reni Asmara Ariga and Muhammad Ridha Haykal Amal and Widya Darayani Purba and Muhammad Taufik},
title={Family Support to Elderly at Nursing Home in Medan City, Indonesia},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 1st International MIPAnet Conference on Science and Mathematics - Volume 1: IMC-SciMath,},
year={2019},
pages={356-361},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010182600002775},
isbn={978-989-758-556-2},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 1st International MIPAnet Conference on Science and Mathematics - Volume 1: IMC-SciMath,
TI - Family Support to Elderly at Nursing Home in Medan City, Indonesia
SN - 978-989-758-556-2
AU - Nasution S.
AU - Siregar C.
AU - Ariga R.
AU - Amal M.
AU - Darayani Purba W.
AU - Taufik M.
PY - 2019
SP - 356
EP - 361
DO - 10.5220/0010182600002775