The effectiveness of yoga therapy to reduce the level of depression among elderly in the community

Wachidah Yuniartika, Wachidah Yuniartika and Syamsul Anwar, Syamsul Anwar and Abdu Rahim Kamil, Abdu Rahim Kamil and Lily Herlinah, Lily Herlinah (2021) The effectiveness of yoga therapy to reduce the level of depression among elderly in the community. Jurnal Ners & Kebidanan Indonesia (Indonesian Journal of Nursing & Midwifery, 9 (4). pp. 290-296. ISSN 2503-1856

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Abstract

Background : Depression is one of the most common diseases among the elderly.
Depression indicates disturbances in mood, physical and cognitive symptoms. Depression
symptoms related to mood disorders include sadness, loss of interest in activities,
worthlessness, and death, and suicidal thoughts. Early detection of depression in elderly
can be noticed if the elderly have been known to possess factors that may cause depression.
Yoga is a non-pharmacological therapy used to treat depression. Yoga movements consist
of three stages, pranayama (breath control), asana (body temperature), and meditation
(relaxation of the mind), these movements are very important to overcome stress and
depression problems. Objectives : To purpose the effectiveness of yoga therapy in reducing depression in the
elderly in the community.
Methods : This research uses the quantitative research method with quasi-experimental
with pre-test post-test design without control. The research site was in Gedongan Village,
Baki Sub district, Sukoharjo, Central Java, in March-May 2021, with a total of 47 elderly
using the purposive sampling method. Inclusion criteria include 60 years old, GDS score
minimum 5, no extremity disorders, and Muslim. Screening for depression employed the
Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS). The media used were videos and booklets, using Islamic
religious classical music and data analysis used the Wilcoxon test.
Results : The average depression level of respondents during the pre-test was 8.40 while
the post-test decreased to 4.77 or a mean difference of 3.63 with a p-value of 0.001 (p
<0.05). Yoga therapy and breathing program have a remarkable and refreshing effect.
Conclusion : The conclusion is that the level of depression in the elderly resulted in a higher
pre-test average value than the post-test value, which means that the level of depression
after yoga therapy has decreased.
KEYWORD: community; depression; elderly; yoga therapy

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	community; depression; elderly; yoga therapy
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General) R Medicine > RT Nursing
Divisions:	Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences > School of Medicine
Depositing User:	Mrs Ni Made Yunia Dwi Savitri
Date Deposited:	02 Jun 2022 01:39
Last Modified:	02 Jun 2022 01:39
URI:	http://eprints.triatmamulya.ac.id/id/eprint/1116

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