Penerapan Terapi Diversional dalam Menurunkan Tingkat Ansietas pada Lansia di BPSTW Unit Abiyoso Yogyakarta

Abstract
Background: The elderly are individuals who have reached the age of 60 and above. For most elderly people, loss or limitation of resources is a factor that can trigger anxiety. Anxiety is a complex emotional condition associated with feelings of fear and often accompanied by physical symptoms such as rapid heartbeat, shortness of breath, or chest pain. The role of nurses as care providers in reducing complaints in anxious clients uses independent nursing interventions, one of which is the application of non- pharmacological therapy. Non-pharmacological therapy is diversionary therapy. Objective: To determine the effectiveness of diversionary therapy in reducing anxiety levels in elderly people at the Abiyoso Yogyakarta BPSTW unit .Method: The design of this case study is descriptive. This study conducted treatment or intervention on clients to observe changes before and after using the HARS questionnaire .Results: All three forms of diversion therapy administered showed a decrease in anxiety levels in Mr. B. Measurements using the HARS instrument showed a decrease in scores  from an initial 19 to 13 after three interventions. Conclusion: The intervention, administered over three consecutive days, showed positive  changes with a decrease in anxiety scores.
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Putra Armadilo Januarta, et al. (2026). Penerapan Terapi Diversional dalam Menurunkan Tingkat Ansietas pada Lansia di BPSTW Unit Abiyoso Yogyakarta. DIAGNOSA: Jurnal Ilmu Kesehatan dan Keperawatan, 4(1). https://doi.org/10.59581/diagnosa-widyakarya.v4i1.6046

Putra Armadilo Januarta; Anastasia Suci Sukmawati; Muh Fathoni Rohman, " Penerapan Terapi Diversional dalam Menurunkan Tingkat Ansietas pada Lansia di BPSTW Unit Abiyoso Yogyakarta," DIAGNOSA: Jurnal Ilmu Kesehatan dan Keperawatan, vol. 4, no. 1, 2026.

Putra Armadilo Januarta; Anastasia Suci Sukmawati; Muh Fathoni Rohman. " Penerapan Terapi Diversional dalam Menurunkan Tingkat Ansietas pada Lansia di BPSTW Unit Abiyoso Yogyakarta." DIAGNOSA: Jurnal Ilmu Kesehatan dan Keperawatan, vol. 4, no. 1, 2026.

Putra Armadilo Januarta; Anastasia Suci Sukmawati; Muh Fathoni Rohman. " Penerapan Terapi Diversional dalam Menurunkan Tingkat Ansietas pada Lansia di BPSTW Unit Abiyoso Yogyakarta." DIAGNOSA: Jurnal Ilmu Kesehatan dan Keperawatan 4, no. 1 (2026).

Putra Armadilo Januarta, et al. (2026) ' Penerapan Terapi Diversional dalam Menurunkan Tingkat Ansietas pada Lansia di BPSTW Unit Abiyoso Yogyakarta', DIAGNOSA: Jurnal Ilmu Kesehatan dan Keperawatan, 4(1). doi: 10.59581/diagnosa-widyakarya.v4i1.6046.

Putra Armadilo Januarta; Anastasia Suci Sukmawati; Muh Fathoni Rohman. Penerapan Terapi Diversional dalam Menurunkan Tingkat Ansietas pada Lansia di BPSTW Unit Abiyoso Yogyakarta. DIAGNOSA: Jurnal Ilmu Kesehatan dan Keperawatan. 2026;4(1).

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