Changes in Elderly Anxiety After Laughing Humor Therapy

Abstract

Aging process is prone to anxiety. Based on BPS in 2005, Indonesia is estimated there are 33 million elderly people by 2020. ECA program from National Institute of Mental Health found that the prevalence of onemonth anxiety disorder in people aged over 65 years is 5,5%. Handling of anxiety in the elderly can be done in various ways, either pharmacologically or nonfarmakologi. Humor therapy is one of the nonpharmacological therapies that can reduce anxiety levels. This study aims to identify changes in anxiety of the elderly after giving humor laughter therapy at UPT PSTW Bondowoso. This research is quasy experimental research with the design of pre-post test design one group using cross sectional approach. The population in this study are 15 respondents, so the sampling technique used is total sampling. The results of anxiety score analysis in 15 respondents in this study there was an average decrease in anxiety scores from before being given laughter therapy is 31,26 to 21,86 after being given laughter therapy. After bivariate analysis with paired t-test is got the value of count t 11,174 > count of table t 2,145 and p value 0.000 (<0,05), So that Ho arejected which mean there is change of anxiety of elderly after being given laughter therapy at UPT PSTW Bondowoso. UPT PSTW Bondowoso provides laughing humor therapy facilities such as show comedies etc