FAMILY SUPPORT IN CARING FOR PEOPLE WITH MENTAL DISORDERS AT THE MENTENG HEALTH CENTER PALANGKA RAYA CITY

Abstract

The prevalence of household incidence with schizophrenia/psychosis mental disorders in Palangka
Raya City based on the results of the 2018 Reskesdas reached 2.9 per mile, while the results of a
preliminary survey at the Menteng Health Center in Palangka Raya City, in 2019 data on patients
with mental disorders There were 87 people with mental disorders (ODGJ) who came to visit, and
most of the ODGJ did not visit or check themselves regularly. Family support in the care and
treatment of ODGJ is very important in healing clients with mental disorders.
The purpose of this study was to determine emotional support, instrumental support or physical
support, and family knowledge support in caring for family members with mental disorders (ODGJ)
in the working area of the Menteng Public Health Center, Palangka Raya City, through a descriptive
method with a sample of 52 people.
The results showed that the family's emotional support in caring for ODGJ was always in the 94.2%
category, the instrumental/physical support in the 94.2% category, and the knowledge support in the
100% always category.
The study concludes that emotional support, instrumental support, and knowledge support are very
important for clients with mental disorders so that the healing process becomes better