PSYCOEDUCATIVE FAMILY THERAPY MEMPENGARUHI PENGETAHUAN, DUKUNGAN KELUARGA DAN STIGMA KUSTA
ABSTRACT: A person with
leprosy present disability and lesions caused by related nerve damage. Without
treatment leprosy can permanently damage skin, feet and eyes. Leprosy-related
documents show that stigma is typically a very deep rooted social process. It
refers to unfavourable attitudes and beliefs directed toward someone or
something. The stigma against leprosy not only burdens the affected individuals
but also their family members. This research aims was to analyze the influence
of family on knowledge psychoeducative intervention, family support and the
self stigma. Method: The design was
a quasy experiment. The samples
were the intervention and the comparison group each of 30 respondents. The
sample consisted of respondent and respondent's family. Sampling technique is
using purposive sampling. The research instrument was a questionnaire used by
researchers. Result and Analysis: The result showed that not only
psychoeducative family influence level of knowledge, support family and self
stigma. The other factor are family characteristics and respondent
characteristics. The statistical result shown that a significant relationship
between psychoeducative family with knowledge (p=0,000), family support
(p=0,000) and the stigma of leprosy (p=0,004). Discuss and Conclution: Level of
knowledge, family support and self stigma have relations to each other.
Families who have less knowledge about leprosy will influence to be given
family support. Leprosy patients who have high self stigma caused by lack of
knowledge and they feel there have not symphaty, attention and support from
their families.
KEYWORDS: Leprosy,
Psychoeducative Family, self-stigma
Penulis: Mega Arianti Putri, Harmayetty,
Budi Utomo
Kode Jurnal: jpkesmasdd160390
