PEMENUHAN KEBUTUHAN SPIRITUAL DALAM MENINGKATKAN KESEJAHTERAAN MENTAL LANSIA DI POSYANDU MATAHARI DI DUSUN KEPEK TIMBULHARJO

Abstract

Introduction: Mental well-being of the elderly requires special attention, considering that mental health problems in the elderly are often neglected. Mental well-being of the elderly can be influenced by the fulfillment of good spiritual needs, in this case because it provides a calming effect. Objective: The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between spiritual fulfillment and mental well-being. Method: This quantitative research method uses a cross-sectional design. The study was conducted at the Matahari Posyandu located in Kepek Timbulharjo hamlet on 50 elderly respondents who were taken using the total sampling technique. The research instrument for fulfilling spiritual needs and mental health has been tested for validity and reliability. The analysis test in this study used the Kendall tau test. Results: The results showed that the majority of respondents were women (70%) aged between 71-80 years (46%). The majority of the last education was in the category of no school (62%) who worked as housewives (50%). The majority of respondents' marital status was widows (50%). The variables in this study were spiritual fulfillment and mental well-being. The majority of spiritual fulfillment was in the moderate category (50%). The category of respondents' mental well-being was in the mild category (62%). The results of the crosstab test of spiritual fulfillment with mental well-being, the majority are spiritual fulfillment in the moderate category with mental well-being in the mild category, namely 20 respondents. The results of the Kendall tau analysis test obtained a p value of 0.000. Conclusion: The conclusion in this study is that there is a relationship between spiritual fulfillment and mental well-being.