Background: Information gaps hinder the management of psychotic patients. Incorporating mental health services into primary care might solve the problem. Health workers can be trained to provide psycho-education for caregivers of psychotic patients.Methods: This study was a two stage experimental study. In the first stage, 43 health workers were trained to provide a psycho-education for caregivers of psychotic patients. Next, 10 health workers were selected to provide the psycho-education. Participants were family caregivers of psychotic patients (n = 113) randomly assigned to control and intervention groups. Pre- and post-tests were conducted to assess the results. Statistical analyses were conducted using paired t tests and analysis of covariance (ANCOVA).Results: The intervention group scored higher for Knowledge of Psychosis at post-test. Both groups showed significant increase of knowledge (paired t tests: P<0.001; P<0.001; respectively) and the increases were not significantly different between the groups (ANCOVA: P=0.057).Conclusion: Psycho-education was applicable in primary care settings. Training primary care health workers is a feasible method to address information gaps in the management of mental health problems.
The spread of covid-19 throughout the world has led to an increase in global health status. Covid-19 pandemic in addition to problems in the human body can also cause stress and increase the risk of various psychiatric problems. Muhammadiyah's Business Charity at PCM Mlati currently still focuses on education and religion and has just spearheaded a charity working in the health field in the form of the klinik pratama. At the time of this pandemic, PCM Mlati members and the surrounding community had not yet received optimal mental health promotion and prevention services from health workers. Mental health is as important as physical health because if someone has psychiatric problems can cause other problems so the problem becomes very complex. The solutions offered include: early detection, health education with materials such as stress management through effective communication during a pandemic and optimizing comfort zones and mental health counseling. Early detection results show that the majority of normal / healthy mental health status is 61.11%
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