A Philosophical Perspective On Nursing Intervention In Elderly With Depression

IntroductionDepression is one of the most common mental illnesses in the elderly, can be found in various health care settings and is ranked as the fourth disease in the world as a cause of disability. This literature aims to study the philosophy of nursing intervention in elderly with depression. It viewed from three philosophical perspectives, namely ontology, epistemology, and axiology. MethodThis study uses a literature study design from 6 databases, namely: Science Direct, Pubmed, Proquest, Wiley, Sagepub, and Neliti research. The search used various keyword combinations with the help of Boolean operators, including: "Intervention" OR "Nursing Intervention AND "Elderly" AND "Depression", This research is a quantitative study focusing on publications between 2017-2021. Thus, 18 eligible articles were obtained. Article quality is monitored using the CASP checklist. The results of the articles obtained come from several countries including Indonesia. ResultNursing interventions include three categories, first, physical/exercise therapy, psychological therapy, and spiritual therapy to reduce depression levels in the elderly in various settings such as nursing homes, correctional facilities, and other general communities including home visits, using individual and group approaches. ConclusionThe results of this review provide an explanation that several interventions that can be carried out in the elderly can save costs, are feasible and easy to do, and are effective for reducing depression levels in the elderly, and can improve quality of life, overcome other psychological problems.