Tantut Susanto
Department of Family and Community Nursing, School of Nursing, University of Jember

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COACHING: RGO (RENDAM GOSOK OLES/SOAK RUB TOPICAL/SRT) ON THE SELF CARE LEVEL OF LEPROSY CLIENTS Tantut Susanto; Wantiyah Wantiyah
INDONESIAN NURSING JOURNAL OF EDUCATION AND CLINIC (INJEC) Vol 2, No 1 (2015): INJEC
Publisher : Asosiasi Institusi Pendidikan Ners Indonesia (AIPNI)

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Introduction. Physical problems of leprosy clients such as leprosy wounds and disability resulting negative publicperception (stigma) for the clients. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of the intervention Coaching: RGOto the level of self-care of leprosy clients. Method. This study used an experimental design with one group pretest andposttest. The study was conducted during one month in leprosy clients undergoing rehabilitation through community.Eighteen (18) leprosy clients in Puskesmas Tempurejo and Jenggawah selected as respondents using simple randomsampling. Result. The results showed that the level of self care before the RGO intervention the majority (83.3%) ofclients was dependent. After the intervention, the majority of clients (61.1%) experience independence on performingself care. Analysis using frequency distribution and kendall 's tau showed the effect of coaching on the level of self-careindependence of the leprosy clients (p 0.000; α 0.05). Discussion. Leprosy clients require a gradual and regular exercisetwice daily in the treatment of eyes, hands, and feet by doing soak, rub, and topical to prevent the disability.Keywords: Coaching, Leprosy, community-based rehabilitation