Influence Of Elderly Gymnastics To Reduce Depression In Elderly

Depression can cause the decrease of elderly's life quality. Elderly exercise is a psychological therapy that can reduce depression. This study is quasi-experimental design, conducted in the health care centers for elderly in Sidosermo and Margorejo. The sample technique using to collect data from the test subjects is total sampling and random sampling taken from a control group. Each sample consists of 13 respondents. To the two control groups, pretest and post-test are given in order to measure level of the depression using the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS). The result of the analysis on the variable for depression is also tested using t-test to acquire P= 0.011. The conclusion of the study confirms that elderly gymnastics can reduce depression in elderly individuals. So it suggested that gymnastics program routines used minimum of 3 times per week by way of cross - sectoral cooperation.