Universal Journal of Public Health Vol. 8(3), pp. 99 - 103
DOI: 10.13189/ujph.2020.080303
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Overcoming Elderly Anxiety through Kidung Wargasari

Putu Mastiningsih ^*
Department of Tocology, Sekolah Tinggi Kesehatan Bina Usada Bali, Indonesia

ABSTRACT

Anxiety disorders can be interpreted as a heightened tension that results in feelings of helplessness, loss of control and excessive subjective judgment of the interpersonal communication process. Anxiety disorders an ongoing basis often haunt the health of those who have reached a late age (the elderly). However, the elderly in the Tresna Werdha Foundation area, Blahkiuh village, Abiansemal, Badung Regency, Bali Province did not. They are known to love singing the Wargasari. They do not appear to have anxiety disorders about health as the elderly in general. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effectiveness of Wargasari as therapy in dealing with anxiety disorders among the elderly in the Tresna Werdha Foundation area, Blahkiuh village, Abiansemal, Badung Regency, Bali Province. This type of research is quantitative with a pretest-posttest one-group pre-experimental design. A sample of 67 elderly, who experienced anxiety and selected in total sampling, data were analyzed with the Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test. The results showed that the average anxiety before giving Wargasari therapy was 36.90 (severe anxiety), and after being given Wargasari therapy, the average was 23.00 (moderate anxiety). The p-value of 0.001 <α (0.05) means, there is a significant influence between Wargasari on anxiety. The results of this study are used as adjunctive therapy in the management of anxiety in the elderly. Based on these results, it can be concluded that the Wargasari has a significant effect on the anxiety level of the Elders in the Tresna Werdha Foundation area, Blahkiuh village, Abiansemal, Badung Regency, Bali Province. This research output is dedicated to enrichment in public health studies and cultural studies. The results of this study are expected to be useful for researchers interested in researching anxiety disorders, Balinese cultural traditions and health behaviors of the elderly.

KEYWORDS
Anxiety, Elderly, Kidung Wargasari

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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Putu Mastiningsih , "Overcoming Elderly Anxiety through Kidung Wargasari," Universal Journal of Public Health, Vol. 8, No. 3, pp. 99 - 103, 2020. DOI: 10.13189/ujph.2020.080303.

(b). APA Format:
Putu Mastiningsih (2020). Overcoming Elderly Anxiety through Kidung Wargasari. Universal Journal of Public Health, 8(3), 99 - 103. DOI: 10.13189/ujph.2020.080303.