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- Title
Case Study: Health Workers' Perspective on Treatment of People with Post-Pasung Mental Disorder.
- Authors
Sari, Febriana S.; Daulima, Novy H. C.; Wardani, Ice Y.; Batubara, Intan M. S.; Ariyanti; Kusumawati, Heni N.; Safitri, Wahyuningsih; Wulandari, Yunita
- Abstract
Pasung is a physical restraint or confinement carried out by communities to people with mental disorders. The treatment of patients post-pasung in the treatment room is important to be investigated. The purpose of the research is to describe the health workers' perspective on treatment of people with post-pasung mental disorders. The research used qualitative design with multiple instrumental case study approach. The research was conducted at a mental hospital in West Java, Indonesia. Two cases of people with post-pasung mental disorder are highlighted. Data were collected from 11 health workers who care for the patients in the cases via in-depth interviews and selected by purposive sampling. A thematic analysis was performed. The results showed five themes, including negative symptoms of schizophrenia appeared dominant; social interaction exercise should be given more; subjective workload of health workers; treatment constraint; and expectation from the health workers to improve strategy of care. The finding highlights that the strategy of care for people with mental disorder post-pasung still needs to be improved.
- Subjects
JAWA Barat (Indonesia); MENTAL illness; RESTRAINT of patients; PSYCHIATRIC hospitals; THEMATIC analysis; JUDGMENT sampling
- Publication
Journal of International Dental & Medical Research, 2021, Vol 14, Issue 4, p1743
- ISSN
1309-100X
- Publication type
Article