Hubungan Dukungan Keluarga dengan Kualitas Hidup pada Lansia di Desa Paya Gambar

Abstract

This study aims to determine the relation of family support and the quality of life of the elderly in Payagambar. The sample of this study is 40 elderly. The hypothesis is that there is a positive relation between the family support and the quality of life. This study is based on Likert scale method by using scale Aspects of family support by Gunarsa & Gunarsa (2012), which consists of: Giving real support, Giving attention, Giving warmth, and Giving affection and protection. The aspects of quality of life according to Cella (in Agustiani, 2006) are: Functional Well-being, Physical, Psychological/ Emotional and Social Well-being. The result of data analysis is that the positive relation between family support with quality of life exists, in which rxy = 0,672 with significance p = 0.000 < 0,050. The family support is accepted highly since the empirical average value (102.54) is greater than hypothetical ones (87.5), and the quality of life is also high since the empirical average value (93.16) is greater than the hypothetical average value (80). It can be seen from the results of the study that the coefficient of determinant (r2) of the relation between the independent variable X and the dependent variable Y is equal to r2 = 0.452. This shows that the family support contributes to a 45.2 % quality of life. So this research hypothesis is acceptable.