Family Experience Dealing with Relapse in People with Mental Disorders

Family Experience Dealing with Relapse in People with Mental Disorders

mental disorders,
relapse, family

Introduction: Recurrence is a problem that often occurs in patients with
mental disorders. Families who have family members with mental
disorders, said that relapse can be caused by not taking medication
regularly and when they relapse the family is afraid to face the patient,
because the patient is angry and throw things. This study aims to explore
in depth the meaning of family experience dealing with relapse in people
with mental disorders.
Methods: This study uses a qualitative research design with an
interpretative phenomenological approach. This study used purposive
sampling, with total 15 participants with inclusion criteria: families who
have family members with mental disorders who have experienced a
relapse in the last six months and are willing to become participants by
signing the participant's informed consent form. Exclusion criteria were
families with family members with mental disorders who also had other
illnesses. The data collection strategy used in-depth interview techniques
with semi-structured interview guidelines. Researchers conducted data
analysis using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA).
Results: There are four themes in this study, namely (1) Always pay
attention to prevent recurrence, (2) Families are able to recognize signs of
relapse in family members with mental disorders, (3) Families use medical
health services when a relapse occurs, (4) Feel emotional and fearful when
the patient relapses.
Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that families feel emotional
and fear when the patient experiences a relapse, and the family also knows
about the signs of relapse in patients with mental disorders.

Ni Made Sri Muryani1*

, I Gede Yudiana Putra1, I Kadek Artawan1

https://doi.org/10.37363/bnr.2022.32106

25 July 2022

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