PENGARUH TERAPI WARNA HIJAU TERHADAP STRES PADA LANSIA DI PANTI SOSIAL TRESNA WERDHA WANA SERAYA DENPASAR
Abstract: Presentation of
elderly group is
increasing with all
problems that follow.
One of the psychological
problems that is
likely experienced by
the elderly is
stress. Stress management can
be done with
non-pharmacological and pharmacological therapies.
One of non pharmacological therapies
that can affect
stress is green
color therapy. The
green color can make people feel
comfortable, relax, reduce stress, balance and calm down the emotions, and stimulate
the pituitary to
release neurohormones, which
can reduce stress.
This study aims to determine the
therapeutic effect of green color on stress of the elderly in the Elderly Social Institution
of Wana Seraya
Denpasar. This research
is a quasy-experimental study (pre-test and
post-test with control
group design). Samples
consist of 30
elderly people that were
selected by purposive
sampling, and divided
into two ie;
control and experimental groups. The experimental group
was given green color therapy for 10 minutes every day for seven days.
Stress measurement was
carried out by
using Depression Anxiety
Stress Scales (DASS) questionnaire
of which the
validity and reliability
have been tested.
The results obtained, the
average decrease in
stress score of
1.20 in the
control group, and
in the experimental group
gained an average
decrease in stress
score of 11.80.
Based on the independent sample t-test, this
difference was statistically significant, with t value of -17.528 and the
Sig. (2-tailed) of 0.000, which
means there is a therapeutic
effect of green
color therapy to stress in the elderly in the Elderly Social Institution
Wana Seraya Denpasar.
Penulis: Devi, P.S.,
Sawitri,K.A., Nurhesti, P.O.Y,
Kode Jurnal: jpkeperawatandd130077
