GAMBARAN SPIRITUALITAS PADA PENDERITA GANGGUAN JIWA DI PANTI REHABILITASI SOSIAL MAUNATUL MUBAROK SAYUNG, DEMAK

Abstract

Mental disorders are a significant behavioral pattern related to distress and cause malfunctioning of human life. The treatment of people with mental disorder to reduce or even cure the disorder is done through medical and non-medical therapies. One of the most common non-medical therapies is spirituality therapy. Therefore, spirituality is important for people with mental disorder. The present study aimed to describe spirituality of people with mental disorder at the Social Rehabilitation of Maunatul Mubarok, Sayung, Demak. The study represented a quantitative descriptive study with cross-sectional approach, and involved 63 respondents. The data were collected using a questionnaire consisting of respondent characteristics and level of spirituality. A univariate analysis using descriptive statistical tests was performed to get the description of respondents’ characteristics and their spirituality. The results showed that respondents who had good spirituality were 40, had sufficient spirituality were 18, and had poor spirituality were 5. Based on the aspect of closeness to God, the study indicated that respondent(s) who felt as close as possible to God were 3, very close to God were 24, a bit close to God were 35, and not close anymore to God was 1. The results of this study are expected to be a form of intervention that can be used by health workers to improve nursing services especially for the fulfillment of spiritual needs of patients. Keywords : Mental Disorders, Spirituality, Rehabilitation