FAMILY EXPERIENCES IN CARING FOR ADOLESCENT WITH MENTAL DISORDERS: A QUALITATIVE STUDY

Yusuf, Ah and Tristiana, Rr Dian and Fitryasari, Rizki and Sulistyono, R Endro (2023) FAMILY EXPERIENCES IN CARING FOR ADOLESCENT WITH MENTAL DISORDERS: A QUALITATIVE STUDY. In: Proceeding of The 1st Polkesraya International Conference. Poltekkes Kemenkes Palangka Raya, Palangka Raya, pp. 30-40. ISBN 2987-8659

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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe the experience by family caregiver of adolescent with mental disorders.

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Ah Yusuf,

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Methodology: This study was a qualitative study with phenomenological approach. The participants were fifteen family caregiver of adolescent with mental disorder. Interviews were semi-structured and ranged from forty-five minutes to one hours. Data were analyzed using collaizi method.

Findings: This study found eight emerged theme from family experience in caring for adolescent with mental disorders. The themes were Barriers to health-seeking behavior; Facilitator to healthseeking behavior; lack of adolescent involvement in treatment; hide the condition of teenagers from others; challenges in social life of adolescent; challenges in academic achievement of adolescent; Family efforts to care for adolescents with mental disorders; and Family hope for adolescent with mental disorder.

Limitation: This study have limitation that only interviewing the experiences of one of family caregiver, so that the point of view of a adolescent with mental disorder and other family members is limited.

Contribution: This study highlighted the needs of mental health education program to increase parent, school, peer and adolescent literacy; collaborate to offer effective help to adolescent with serious mental health problems in academic area, and adolescent involvement in the treatment process should be enhanced in family of adolescents with mental disorder to reach optimal recovery.

Keywords: psychosocial mental health nursing; adolescents; recovery; mental disorder

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