Penerapan Art Therapy untuk Menurunkan Depresi pada Lansia di Panti Werdha X

Abstract

Aging process on elderly can be challenging. Elderly who lives with their family can enjoy happiness and independent live. But, it is different with elderly who lives in a nursing home. Elderly who live in a nursing home often feel lonely, lack of activity, and experience stress to depression. They tend to show symptoms of depression which are sense of helplessness, avoidance of social interaction, experience physical complaints such as headaches, back pain, digestive disorders, and indisgestion. This research is aimed to know whether the application of art therapy can reduce depression on the elderly who lives in a nursing homes. Art therapy intervention with with drawing and coloring methods were chosen because it can be applied to individual of all ages. This intervention is aimed to express feelings, changing negative thoughts, and to be able to more recognize them selves. Participants of this research were 3 elderly who live in nursing homes. The intervention was conducted for 12 sessions. The results were being measured by comparing the pretest-posttest score of Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS). After the intervention was conducted, all participants showed reducing score of depression on GDS on posttest score. During the intervention, all participant also showed process of increasing expressions on their artwork. The results also indicated changes of their behaviors such as increasing social interaction.Keywords: Art therapy, Elderly, Depression, Gerontology, Nursing homes.

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“…After these emotions are accessed through guided visualization, these emotions can then be released by expressing them in the form of imagination through drawing, painting, making sculptures, or collages. Art therapy can be the right way to express emotions, such as feelings of anger, fear of rejection, anxiety, and low self-esteem (Permatasari, Marat, & Suparman, 2017). One of the art therapy techniques used to reduce anxiety is coloring.…”

Efektivitas Art Therapy Dalam Menurunkan Kecemasan Pada Ibu Yang Memiliki Anak Penderita Kanker

“…Berbagai penelitian mengenai intervensi art therapy itu sendiri telah banyak dilakukan pada pasien kanker, klien yang sedang mengatasi berbagai kondisi berkaitan dengan medis, kesehatan mental dari klien, klien yang sedang menghadapi trauma, individu dengan lanjut usia, bahkan sampai dengan klien yang sedang menghadapi rintangan dalam kehidupan sehari-hari (Regev & Cohen-Yatziv, 2018). Hal ini dikarenakan art therapy itu sendiri dapat menjadi cara untuk mengungkapkan emosi yang ada seperti, perasaan cemas, rendah diri, marah, takut ditolak, dan berbagai emosi lainnya (Permatasari et al, 2017). Adriani dan Satiadarma (2011) juga menemukan efektivitas dari intervensi art therapy itu sendiri dalam menurunkan kecemasan.…”

Pemanfaatan ART Theraphy Dalam Konseling

“…Penerapan Art Therapy 1. Berdasarkan penelitian Permatasari, A. E., Marat, S., & Suparman, M. Y. (2017), terbukti bahwa hasil dari penelitian yang telah dilakukan, dapat peneliti simpulkan bahwa art therapy dapat menurunkan depresi pada tiga lansia yang berada di panti werdha X. Hal ini dapat terlihat melalui perubahan dari karya yang dihasilkan, observasi perubahan perilaku, proses pada tiap sesi intervensi, wawancara dan perbandingan hasil pre test dan post test pada seluruh subyek mengekspresikan perasaan dan meningkatkan kepercayaan diri yang dimiliki dan menganggap diri mereka masih memiliki potensi untuk menghasilkan sesuatu.…”