FAMILY SUPPORT WITH MEDICINE COMPLIANCE IN PSYCHONEUROTIC PATIENTS

Abstract

Health is an important part of human life, because if the body is healthy then a person can live a productive and quality life. This study aims to determine the relationship between family support and medication adherence in mental patients in mental hospitals. This study uses an analytical survey research design with a cross-sectional approach, using the chi-square test. The population in this study was all families of schizophrenic patients, totaling 118 respondents. The sample used was accidental sampling with as many as 54 respondents. The type of data used is primary data. The data analysis used is the univariate analysis and bivariate analysis. The results showed that there was a relationship between family support and medication adherence in mental patients (p-value = 0.001) The conclusion of this study is that there is a relationship between family support and medication adherence in mental patients in mental hospitals. It is hoped that the patient's family always pays attention to accuracy and compliance in giving medication and can be used as input and information to the family, that family support is important to improve medication adherence in mental patients at the Bina Karsa Mental Hospital.