THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN KNOWLEDGE OF SCHIZOPHRENIA AMONG FAMILY AND RELAPSE ON EARLY PSYCHOSIS PATIENT IN YOGYAKARTA
Background: Schizophrenia is a major mental illness whose mechanism is still unknown. Research suggests that schizophrenia has something to do with problems with brain chemistry and brain structure. Early in detection and intervention can help in reducing the risk of having relapse. Delay in detecti...
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[Yogyakarta] : Universitas Gadjah Mada
2014
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Institution: | Universitas Gadjah Mada |
Summary: | Background: Schizophrenia is a major mental illness
whose mechanism is still unknown. Research suggests
that schizophrenia has something to do with problems
with brain chemistry and brain structure. Early in
detection and intervention can help in reducing the
risk of having relapse. Delay in detection and
intervention represents a public health crisis.
Knowledge of family in schizophrenia is needed to
provide a better care for the patient and can help in
reducing the number of relapse.
Objective: Determine the relationship between knowledge
of schizophrenia among family and relapse in early
psychosis patients.
Method: A cross-sectional study carried out to 100
respondents which comprise of patient�s family member.
The patients are already having their treatment from Dr
Sardjito Hospital, District Hospital in Yogyakarta that
has psychiatrics, Ghrasia Hospital and Puri Nirmala
Hospital. The data obtained from family member on their
knowledge of schizophrenia by filling in the KAST
questionnaire followed by asking about the patient�s
relapse. Then, the result is analyzed.
Results: Families with low level of knowledge (20%) has
higher percentage of relapse compared to high level of
knowledge (5,5%). Coefficient contingency is 0,217 with
p=0.030. The 95% CI is 0,000 to 0,063.
Conclusion: There is a statistically significant
difference on the relapse between high and low level of
knowledge about schizophrenia among patients� family. |
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