Family Function and Quality of Life in Elderly in Palu City, Indonesia

Abstract

To analyze the function of the family towards the quality of life in elderly in Palu City, which is expected

to be a basis for the target of a health promotion program on the quality of life in elderly. The research

method used an analytic survey of the elderly in the city of Palu. The sample size was 390 respondents. The

sample was the 189 elderly victims of natural disaster who lived in the Temporary Shelter (Huntara) and

the 201 elderly people who did not live in the Non-Temporary Shelter (Non-Huntara) which conducted in

May - June 2019. The research variable was measured by using questionnaires. The characteristics of elderly

namely: Age, gender, education, working status, ethnicity, marital status, history of illness, and history of

falls. Family function (A = Adaption, P = Partnership, G = Growth, A = Affection, R = Resolve). The quality

of life in eldery was measured by using the questionnaires of WHOQOL-BREF. The data analysis used

univariate and bivariate analysis with the SPSS application. The results of the study showed that respondents

were 53.33% women and 46.67% men, with 47.95% were junior high school graduated and 73.85% were

not working. 67.18% elderly were married. Elderly who has a history of illness of 57.69% and history of fall

of 36.92%. Mean score of adaption = 1.49, partnership = 1.44, growth = 1.47, affection = 1.29, and resolve

= 1.37. Total mean score of APGAR was 7.07. The mean score of physical dimension = 21.7, psychological

dimension= 19.9, social relationship dimension = 9, dan environmental dimension = 23.4. The total mean

score of quality of life was 74.0. It can be concluded that the family had a good function (score 7.07) for the

elderly and the quality of life in elderly was good (score 74.0).