TY - JOUR
KW - leprosy
KW - Stigma
KW - Self-esteem
KW - Familiy support
KW - Leprosy patients
KW - Indonesia
AU - Kurniajati S
AU - Palupi KD
AB -
Background: The stigma in community about leprosy caused the community isolates leprosy patients so that they lost their self-esteem.This made leprosy patients feel useless, and in the end they would feel themselves worthless and inferior. The research objective was to describe the family support and self-esteem to leprosy patients at Leprosy Hospital Kediri.
Method: The research design was descriptive with pop ulation of 92 respondents using purposive sampling techniques. The research variables were the family support and self-esteem of leprosy patients. Data were collected using questionnaire instrument and then analyzed using descriptive analysis with predicti on of central tendency.
Result: The results showed that family support to leprosy patients in emotional support and appreciation indicator was good (68.5%), facility support was good (45.7%) and was sufficient (29.3%), information/knowledge support was (71.7%). Self-esteem to leprosy patients with self-esteem indicator was low (60.9%) and self-acceptance was low (50%). The result of cross-tabulation of goodfamily support to leprosy patients with self-esteem tended to be low (63.3%).
Conclussion: In conclusion, the family had provided support in the treatment of leprosy patients with low self-esteem. Family support should make leprosy patients to become independent so that their self-esteem increased.
BT - The 2nd Joint International Conferences
IS - 2
LA - eng
N2 - Background: The stigma in community about leprosy caused the community isolates leprosy patients so that they lost their self-esteem.This made leprosy patients feel useless, and in the end they would feel themselves worthless and inferior. The research objective was to describe the family support and self-esteem to leprosy patients at Leprosy Hospital Kediri.
Method: The research design was descriptive with pop ulation of 92 respondents using purposive sampling techniques. The research variables were the family support and self-esteem of leprosy patients. Data were collected using questionnaire instrument and then analyzed using descriptive analysis with predicti on of central tendency.
Result: The results showed that family support to leprosy patients in emotional support and appreciation indicator was good (68.5%), facility support was good (45.7%) and was sufficient (29.3%), information/knowledge support was (71.7%). Self-esteem to leprosy patients with self-esteem indicator was low (60.9%) and self-acceptance was low (50%). The result of cross-tabulation of goodfamily support to leprosy patients with self-esteem tended to be low (63.3%).
Conclussion: In conclusion, the family had provided support in the treatment of leprosy patients with low self-esteem. Family support should make leprosy patients to become independent so that their self-esteem increased.
PY - 2018
SP - 576
EP - 582
T2 - The 2nd Joint International Conferences
TI - Family support to leprosy patients with low self-esteem
UR - http://proceeding.tenjic.org/jic2/index.php/jic2/article/view/123/93
VL - 2
ER -