THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIAL INTERACTION AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE ELDERLY AT GARUDA PUBLIC HEALTH CENTER, PEKANBARU CITY

Abstract

Abstract

Elderly (elderly) is the final stage of human life development. With regard to vulnerability in old age in life, the elderly face a number of difficulties related to age and their environment which cause a decrease in quality of life. Lack of social interaction in the elderly can cause feelings of isolation, the elderly become alone and experience social isolation, causing the elderly to become depressed which ultimately affects the quality of life of the elderly. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between social interaction and quality of life in the elderly. This research was conducted at the Garuda Pekanbaru Health Center. The type of research in this study is quantitative research with a cross sectional design. The population in this study were 150 elderly people and the sample in this study were 59 elderly respondents. research instruments using social interaction questionnaires and quality of life questionnaires, namely WHOQOL-BREF. The results of the study using the Chi-Square statistical test obtained a p value of 0.000 0.05, it can be concluded that there is a relationship between social interaction and quality of life at the Garuda Health Center, Pekanbaru City. Respondents who have high social interaction also have a good quality of life, while respondents who have low social interaction also have a poor quality of life