Abstract :
ABSTRACT
Depression is a normal decline in performance, such as moisture or psychomotor
function diminished intellectual activity, the study objective was to determine the
effect of progressive muscle relaxation to a decrease in the level of depression in
the elderly in the village Turigede Kepohbaru Bojonegoro.
Prior experimental design of this study with a group of Pre-Post Test Design. The
entire population of the elderly in January-February 2015, consecutive sampling
with a sample of 50 respondents. The instruments used for monitoring levels of
depression and provision of progressive muscle relaxation., Analyzed test
Wilcoxon signed rank test α = 0.05.
The results showed progressive muscle relaxation before giving its entirety by 50
respondents (100%) moderate pain and progressive muscle relaxation after
administration showed that most decreased levels of depression elderly to light as
to 41 people (82%) and almost half of the rate fixed or moderate depression
lansianya up to 9 people (18%). The test results with the Wilcoxon test with α =
0.05 was obtained p-sign-sign = 0,000dimana p <α for H0 rejected, meaning they
are significant muscle relaxation erhadap progresift decrease in the level of
depression in the elderly.
Seeing these results, the elderly to do progressive muscle relaxation as an
alternative to the lower levels of depression elders besides therapy drug therapy is
recommended.
Keywords: progressive muscle relaxation, depression levels elderly