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: Hubungan antara Tingkat Kemampuan Perawatan Diri Lansia dengan Perubahan Konsep Diri Lansia di UPT Pelayanan Lanjut Usia dan Anak Balita Wilayah Binjai dan Medan : Febrina Angraini Simamora : 071101055 : S1 Keperawatan : 2011

Bertambahnya usia seseorang akan diikuti oleh berbagai perubahan yang berpotensi menimbulkan masalah-masalah kesehatan. Setiap perubahan kesehatan dapat menjadi stressor yang mempengaruhi konsep diri seseorang. Salah satunya adalah adanya perubahan fisik yang mengakibatkan ketidakmampuan seseorang dalam memenuhi kebutuhan hidup terutama untuk memenuhi kebutuhan aktivitas dasar sehari-harinya. Perubahan kondisi fisik lanjut usia berpengaruh pada kondisi psikis, ketidakmampuan dalam melakukan perawatan diri akan mempengaruhi konsep diri. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi hubungan antara tingkat kemampuan perawatan diri lansia dengan perubahan konsep diri lansia. Desain penelitian yang digunakan adalah deskriptif korelasi. Terdapat 50 orang sampel sesuai dengan kriteria sampel penelitian. Teknik pengambilan sampel yang digunakan adalah quota sampling. Penelitian ini dilakukan pada bulan FebruariApril 2011. Pengambilan data dilakukan dengan menggunakan kuesioner. Analisa data menggunakan uji hipotesa Spearman. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan sebagian besar lansia masih mandiri dalam transfer, mobilisasi, menggunakan toilet, membersihkan diri dan berpakaian. Mayoritas lansia memiliki konsep diri positif (86%). Hubungan antara tingkat kemampuan perawatan diri lansia dengan konsep diri lansia dianalisis dengan uji spearman sehingga didapatkan hasil taraf signifikan 0.000 (p<0.05) dan r = 0,571. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa terdapat hubungan antara tingkat kemampuan perawatan diri lansia dengan perubahan konsep diri lansia. Lansia seharusnya berusaha lebih aktif dan mandiri dalam melakukan aktivitas sehari-hari sehingga tercipta konsep diri yang positif pada lansia. Pada penelitian selanjutnya diharapkan menggunakan desain prospektif agar lebih dapat mengobservasi faktor resikonya.

Kata kunci : Lansia, Tingkat perawatan diri, Konsep diri

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Name Student Number Faculty Year

: The Relationship between the Self-Care Ability of the Elderly and the Change of Self-Concept among Elderly at UPT Pelayanan Lanjut Usia dan Anak Balita (Service for the Elderly and Childrens) Binjai and Medan. : Febrina Anggraini Simamora : 071101055 : Nursing Science : 2011

Abstact The older a person is, the more potential he gets health problems. The change in health will eventually be the trigger which influences his self-concept. Physical change is one of the causes which make a person unable to fulfill his need for life, especially to fulfill his basic need for everyday activities. The change of the physical condition of the elderly will influence his psychological condition, and his inability to do self-care will influence his self-concept. This research was aimed to identify the relationship between the ability to do self-care of the elderly and the change of their self-concept. The design of this research was descriptive correlation. There were 50 respondents who were used for the samples which were in accordance with the criteria of research. The samples were taken by using quota sampling technique. The research was conducted from February until April, 2011. The data were collected by using questionnaires and analyzed by using Spearman hypothesis test. The result of the research showed that the majority of the old-aged were still independent in transferring, mobilizing, using lavatories, taking a bath, and putting on clothes. The majority of them had positive self-concept (86%). The relationship between the self-care of the old-aged and their self-concept was analyzed by using spearman test so that the researcher obtained the significance level of 0.000 (p<0.05) and r = 0.571. The result of the research also showed that there was the relationship between the ability of the elderly to do self-care and their self-concept. It was suggested that elderly should be independent and actively attempt to do everyday activities so that they would have positive self-concept. It was also suggested that the next research of the same case should use prospective design so that the researcher would observe the risk factors. Keywords: The Elderly, Level of Self-Care, Self-Concept

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