AGEISM IN THE COMMUNITY

Abstract

Anung Ahadi Pradana1Department of Gerontology Nursing, STIKes Mitra Keluarga-IndonesiaEmail: ahadianung@gmail.comAbstractThe increase in the elderly population in Indonesia and the aging process that occurs in the elderly group can bring negative consequences in the form of negative stigma. The negative stigma of aging is a perception that is internalized and becomes the basis for interactions in society and is known to cause discrimination, increase dependence on family and decrease productivity of the elderly in social life. This paper aims to examine the effects of the negative stigma of aging on the lives of the elderly in society. The search method used by the author is a narrative study of several scientific articles obtained in 2016-2021 from several databases such as Google Scholar, PubMed, EBSCO, and CINAHL. The article search was conducted using several keywords such as “ageism”, “older adults”, “elderly”, “negative stigma”, and “aging process”. Articles were selected based on inclusion criteria which included: 1) articles written in both Indonesian and English, 2) articles were original research, 3) the population/sample in the articles were the elderly group, and 4) articles explained the negative stigma experienced by the elderly. The negative stigma of aging that is internalized in society can cause a decrease in the productivity of the elderly group in carrying out existing activities, other things that can occur include discrimination, social isolation, declining health conditions, increasing dependence of the elderly on relatives, the emergence of anti-aging movements and economic burden that must be borne by the community. Negative stigma that occurs can be prevented through the active role of all community members in 3 ways, namely: strengthening elderly-friendly policies, providing education related to the aging process for the community, and increasing inter-generational contact activities in the community. The lack of research on the negative stigma of aging in Indonesia can be an entry point for further research in revealing the image of stigma in community, public perceptions and understanding, and the effects of other evidence-based interventions that can affect the occurrence of negative stigma of aging in Indonesia.Keywords: Elderly, Aging process, Negative stigma, Narrative study

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