The number of electronic health applications is increasing, including those that can be used for mental health. Previous studies showed that, use of several applications provides great benefits for mental health and greatly increases accessibility to mental health services. The objectives of this study were to assess needs and expectations of patients with mental disorder and a broad group of stakeholders with the expected end product being a well-functioning user-centered technology-based tool for mental disorders. The research was carried out by involving 80 patients with schizophrenia and 74 family’s caregivers in health services and local offices of health services in five cities of Indonesian capital city, Jakarta. This study was conducted through self-administered questionnaires and interviews where possible from December 2017 to July 2018. A descriptive statistic using proportion was used to present the data. The results indicated that patients needed information relevant to disease, patient care, check-up schedules and consultation with health workers. In addition, patients also wanted to get information on job vacancies due to many of them were unemployed and rehabilitation programs carried out by local health services. This study highlighted the needs to develop a mobile-based application for continuity of mental health services in the community.
Covid-19 or corona virus disease is a new strain of coronaviruses. This disease firstly reported in the city of Wuhan, China, In December 2019. The spread of the virus swiftly became a global health threat. It is believed that patient with chronic diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, auto-immune disease, kidney failure, hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and cancer, are susceptible to respiratory failure and may have poorer outcome. Covid-19 patient who present with a comorbid condition may experiencing physically and psychological changes. In addition, negative information and stigma in society can cause psychosocial problems, such as anxiety. Aim: This study aims to overcome anxiety by using TANADASHIP. TANADASHIP is a collection of actions include deep breathing, spiritual and five finger hypnosis. Method: In experimental study, using pre-post design, a total of 28 Covid-19 patients with comorbid were included. Before and after intervention, anxiety scale was used to measure and record patient anxiety. Data analysis was performed using SPSS 25.0 Software. Results: The average anxiety score before intervention was not statistically significant (p = 0.052). Discussion:based on the calculation of the data, it was found that there was a decrease in the level of anxiety in the respondents, which previously obtained 14 respondents experiencing anxiety after the intervention using video, it was found that only 6 respondents still experienced anxiety with a mild level of anxiety. Conclusion:Based on the results of the study, the use of the TANADASHIP method is very suitable for reducing anxiety levels. Researchers assess very effective in any situation and condition
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