Terapi Suportif Meningkatkan Motivasi untuk Melakukan Operasi Katarak pada Pasien Katarak di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Tempurejo Kabupaten Jember (Supportive Therapy to Increase Motivation to Undergo Cataract Surgery on Patients with Cataract in the Area of

  • Siswoyo Siswoyo
  • Murtaqib Murtaqib
  • Tri Buana Ratna Sari

Abstract

Cataract was an eye disease that could induce cloudy eye lens. The lack of motivation within inner
self caused patients to be reluctant to undergo cataract removal surgery which could make
blindness rate keep increasing. Supportive therapy was a form of therapy used on individuals on
patients with difficulties in solving their problems. The purpose of this study was to analyze the
effects of supportive therapy on motivation to undergo cataract removal surgery on patients with
cataract. This study used pre-experimental, one-group pre-test design. Sample-obtaining technique
was purposive sampling with 15 patients. Supportive therapy was given in three meetings. The first
and second session were grouped together as one meeting with the duration of 30-35 minutes for
each session. The third and fourth session were grouped together as one meeting with the duration
of 30-35 minutes for each session. Data were analyzed by using dependent t test and showed a
difference between pre-test and post-test with p value = 0,001 (p value < 0,05). The result showed
that there was an effect of supportive therapy on motivation to undergo cataract removal surgery in
patients with cataract. This study suggests nurses to give supportive therapy to patients with
physical or psychological problem.
Keywords: cataract, supportive therapy, motivation

Published
2018-01-17
How to Cite
SISWOYO, Siswoyo; MURTAQIB, Murtaqib; RATNA SARI, Tri Buana. Terapi Suportif Meningkatkan Motivasi untuk Melakukan Operasi Katarak pada Pasien Katarak di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Tempurejo Kabupaten Jember (Supportive Therapy to Increase Motivation to Undergo Cataract Surgery on Patients with Cataract in the Area of. Pustaka Kesehatan, [S.l.], v. 6, n. 1, p. 118 - 124, jan. 2018. ISSN 2721-3218. Available at: <https://jurnal.unej.ac.id/index.php/JPK/article/view/6865>. Date accessed: 29 mar. 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.19184/pk.v6i1.6865.
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