The Empathic Love Therapy to Reduce Stress on the Caregiver of Schizophrenia Patients

Authors

  • Ismi Zulaehah Magister of Professional Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Ahmad Dahlan University, Yogyakarta (55166), Indonesia
  • Siti Urbayatun Magister of Professional Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Ahmad Dahlan University, Yogyakarta (55166), Indonesia

Keywords:

Caregiver, empathic love therapy, schizophrenia, stress

Abstract

The aim of the study is to reduce stress on the caregivers of schizophrenia patients using the Empathic Love Therapy. The study adopted quasi-experimental design, using the “the one-group pretest-posttest design with follow up” the participants in the study involving five female caregivers aged 31-42 years old, and has medium until heavy stress based on the caregiver stress scale. The data obtained were analyzed using the Friedman Test and Wilcoxon analysis. The results of the analysis indicate that there is a change in the form of a very significant stress reduction (chi-square was 10.00, with p = .007, then p <.01) and a decrease in the mean value before treatment (pretest), after gave the treatment (posttest) until the follow-up process. The Empathic Love Therapy also has an effect on decreasing stress aspects, such as: biological aspects, cognitive aspects, emotional aspects, and behavioral aspects. The analysis also showed that there were significant stress differences of pretest-posttest, posttest-follow up, and pretest-followup (Z= -2.023b, with p = .043, then p <.05 with values). Therefore, the empathic love therapy can reduce stress on the caregiver of schizophrenia patients.

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2020-07-07

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Zulaehah, I. ., & Urbayatun, S. . (2020). The Empathic Love Therapy to Reduce Stress on the Caregiver of Schizophrenia Patients. International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR), 52(2), 173–182. Retrieved from https://gssrr.org/index.php/JournalOfBasicAndApplied/article/view/11323

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