THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FAMILY SUPPORT AND DEPRESSION LEVEL AMONG HIV/AIDS PATIENTS IN PROF.DR. SOEKANDAR GENERAL HOSPITAL MOJOKERTO

Abstract

Problems that arise in people with HIV / AIDS not only from viralinfections there are also social impacts experienced such as a lack of supportfrom the family. The phenomenon that occurs in the community that shyfamilies sometimes even ostracize people with HIV / AIDS so that whentreatment is rarely delivered, isolating in the family such as placing in aseparate room makes people with HIV/AIDS increasingly experiencingpsychological disorders such as prolonged stress reactions, namely depression.The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship of family supportwith the level of depression in patients with HIV / AIDS in VCT poly RSUDProf.Dr. Soekandar Mojokerto. The research design used is correlationanalysis. The population in this study were all HIV / AIDS sufferers in theVCT Police Hospital, Prof. Dr. Soekandar, Mojokerto Regency, whichconsists of 50 patients. The Sampling technique uses total sampling are 50people. Instruments used for family support using questionnaires, for the levelof depression using the BDI (Back Depression Inventory) questionnaire. Afterthe data is collected, data processing is done in editing, coding, scoring, tabulation by using the frequency distribution and followed by cross tabulation(Crosstab). The results of the study were tested by the Spearman rho test.Obtained by the results of p (0,000) and α (0,05), so that p (0,000) <α (0,05)which means that H0 is rejected and H1 is accepted which means there is arelationship between family support and depression in HIV / AIDS patients inPoly VCT Rsud Prof. Dr. Soekandar Mojokerto. Family support is needed bypatients with HIV / AIDS to reduce depression by providing support,providing facilitation, and assisting patients when at home or when going tothe hospital.