Gambaran Kesehatan Mental Istri Penderita Stroke dalam Upaya Peningkatan Kualitas Hidup
ABSTRACT: troke occurred in
the productive age group that became the backbone of the family. Family
emotional support especially the wife to her husband who suffered a stroke was
one support provided. The purpose of thwas study was to describe the picture of
economic conditions, knowledge, attitudes, practices and mental health in
asswasting wife's husband suffered a stroke. Thwas research was a qualitative
descriptive study. Determination of informants in thwas study using purposive
technique. Mechanical collection through interviews, observation of
non-participatory and triangulation methods. The study says that changes in the
economic conditions experienced by a barrier that most felt, the earned income
can not meet their daily needs. Knowledge possessed by surrounding the
patient's wife to accompany her husband during the experience. Wife feel the
pressure of life, because in addition to the need to take cwere of husbands who
have limited motor, informants also must replace a husband who should be the
head of the family. Wife direct role in meeting the daily needs of the husband.
Wife able to adapt to the conditions experienced. Thus, it can be seen that the
wife has a good adjustment to the reality faced.
Keywords: Mental health, the
wife of a patient, stroke
Penulis: Vini Rahmi Alviani,
Husni Abdul Gani, Elfian Zulkarnain
Kode Jurnal: jpkesmasdd170114
