Faktor Psikososial Yang Berhubungan Dengan Kekambuhan Skizofrenia

ABSTRACT The prevalence of schizophrenic relapse is still high. Those are because of many factors for instance were psychosocial factors. The purpose of this study was to find the most correlate psychosocial factors that might cause the relapse of schizophrenia and then make a management planning based on the result. This study was carried out by interview to the families of schizophrenic exacerbation patients, using structured questionnaires that were contained a list of psychosocial factors that may influent the relapse of schizophrenia. Each of the factors will be pointed 1 to 3. The correlation between each score of psychosocial factors and the duration of relapse was analyzed by product moment correlation. Communication skill and family compliance with the treatment correlated with the relapse of schizophreniar= 0.3771 and r= 0.3167 respectively. The conclusions the most psychosocial factor that correlates with the duration of relapse was patient communication skill and the other is family knowledge about mental disorder. The recommendation Schizophrenic patients should be given a communication skill training before leaving the hospital and their families should be given a knowledge about mental disorder. Key words: psychosocial-factors â schizophrenia-relapse