PENGARUH TEKNIK RELAKSASI NAFAS DALAM TERHADAP TINGKAT STRES PADA LANSIA DI POSYANDU LANSIA DUKUH BAWURAN 2, PLERET, BANTUL

Background: Aging or getting old is a condition that occurs in human life. Mental problems that often occur in the elderly are stress, anxiety and depression. Elderly people who have mental problems begin to experience feelings of worthlessness, loneliness and loss. If this stressful condition continues to occur in the elderly and is not addressed immediately, it will have an impact on the elderly's psychiatric problems. Stress in the elderly with physical characteristics that are easily tired, back muscles feel tense, insomnia, anxiety, heart palpitations, and the body often trembles.

Objective: To determine the effect of deep breathing relaxation techniques on reducing stress levels in the elderly

Methods: This type of quantitative research with a pre-experimental design and a one group pre-post test design, was carried out at the Posyandu for the elderly, Dukuh Bawuran 2, Pleret, Bantul with a population of 33 elderly, the sample in this study was using slovin with a significance level of 10%. The 25 elderly who were given the deep breathing relaxation technique were selected using a purposive sampling technique. Data collection using a 14-item DASS questionnaire, with Wilcoxon Statistical Test analysis.

Results: There is a difference in the average stress before and after giving deep breathing relaxation techniques, with p value = 0.000 (<0.005) so that deep breathing relaxation techniques have an effect on reducing stress in the elderly.

Conclusion: From this study, it shows that there is an effect of deep breathing relaxation techniques on stress levels in the elderly in Bawuran 2 Hamlet, Pleret, Bantul.