Analysis of elderly anxiety levels in Baiturrahman area of Banda Aceh city during COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract

Introduction: According to the Covid-19 distribution map, it is evident that in Indonesia, the proportion of individuals aged 60 and above who tested positive for Covid-19 was 11.7%. Among this group, 13.7% received treatment or were isolated, while 10.3% successfully recovered from the illness. Unfortunately, the mortality rate among the elderly population stood at a significant 46.5%.Objectives: The objective of this study is to examine the extent of worry among the elderly population in the Baiturrahman district of Banda Aceh City in relation to the Covid-19 epidemic.Methods Materials: The research methodology employed in this study is analytical descriptive, utilizing a cross-sectional research design. The entire sample size consisted of 681 seniors, with a subset of 97 seniors selected using purposive selection technique. The application of logistic regression analysis for data analysis.Results: The study's findings indicated a significant association between various factors and old age anxiety during the Covid-19 pandemic in the Baiturrahman district of Banda Aceh in 2021. These factors include old age (P-value = 0.005), gender (P-value = 0.001), work (P-value = 0.0001), comorbidities (P-value = 0.001), home residence (P-value = 0.001), exposure of Covid-19 (P-value = 0.002), and quality of life (P-value = 0.010).Conclusion: The present study's findings indicate a significant association and potential danger between work-related factors, residential conditions, and anxiety levels among older individuals during the Covid-19 pandemic in the Baiturrahman area of Banda Aceh City in 2021. Bivariate analysis found that there is a relationship between elderly age, gender, work, comorbidities, living in the same house, Covid-19 history, and elderly quality of life to elderly anxiety in the Covid-19 pandemic situation in Baiturrahman District, Banda Aceh city in 2021. While the data from this study obtained no relationship between elderly education and vaccination against elderly anxiety in the Covid-19 pandemic situation in Baiturrahman District of Banda Aceh city in 2021.