Kelompok Dukungan Untuk Caregiver Orang Dengan Skizofrenia

Abstract

Caregiver’s burden not only affects the mental health of the caregiver, but also to the treated patient. This study aims to examine the effectivity of support group intervention to reduce caregiver burden among mothers of individuals with schizophrenia. The study used a quasi-experimental one-group, before-after (pretest-posttest) design, involving nine participants. The intervention consisted of four sessions, including pre and post-intervention session with three hours duration per session at average. Caregiver’s burden was measured using the Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI). Qualitative data on the participants’ experiences during intervention were collected using unstandardized nonstructured interview. Quantitative data were analyzed using Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test while qualitative data were analyzed using content analysis. The result shows that the interventions proved significantly reduced caregiver’s burden scores (Z = -2.67; p = 0.008). In addition, the participants reported more positive thoughts, better control on negative emotions, positive meaning, and new hope about their future after the intervention. Participants also reported to gain new knowledge, coping strategies skills as caregiver and how to take care of their children with schizophrenia.

Pengalaman Ibu yang Merawat Remaja Skizofrenia Pasca Rawat Inap

“…Pada saat keluarga mengalami terlalu banyak stressor yang harus diatasi secara adekuat maka terjadi krisis. Dalam beradaptasi pada keadaan tersebut, dibutuhkan suatu perubahan struktur dan/atau interaksi keluarga (Menaldi & Dewi, 2019).…”

Beban Keluarga sebagai Caregiver Orang dengan HIV/AIDS

“…Ketakutan ini merupakan dampak dari stigma terkait stasus HIV anggota keluarga yang dirawat. Stigma yang begitu kuat membuat keluarga akan merasa diisolasi (Menaldi & Dewi, 2019) sehingga menimbulkan ketakutan tersendiri didiri caregiver apabila masyarakat mengetahuinya. Perasaan takut dikucilkan ini membuat caregiver harus memikirkan bagaimana caranya agar status HIV anggota keluarganya tidak diketahui oleh masyarakat yang menimbulkan tekanan pada psikologis mereka.…”