IDEAL Model Education to Increase Knowledge and Self-Care Practices for People with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA): Quasi-Experimental Study

Abstract

People with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) often have problems with self-care processes due to a lack of knowledge and support from those around them. Education development is needed with the IDEAL model (Include, Discuss, Educate, Assess, Listen), which aims to ensure the continuity of the independent care process at home that PLHIVs carries out with their families. This study aims to determine the effect of providing IDEAL model education on increasing knowledge and self-care practices of people living with HIV/AIDS. The study used a quasi-experiment with a non-equivalent control group using a purposive sampling technique with a total sample of 46 respondents. The results of the t-test in the experimental group's level of knowledge were p-value = 0.000 and self-care p-value = 0.0001 (<0.005); the meaning was an effect before and after giving the intervention. The Manova test results obtained a p-value of 0.133 (> 0.005), meaning interventions. That there was no difference. Educational development using the IDEAL model has been proven to increase the knowledge, abilities, and self-care skills of PLWHA.