Jurnal NERS
Vol. 14 No. 3 (2019): Special Issue

Triggered Recurrence Factors of Mental Illness Patients in an Emergency Unit in a Psychiatric Hospital

Selvya Hesti Andriyani (Faculty of Health Science, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta, Solo, Indonesia)
Ana Oktarisa (Faculty of Health Science, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta, Solo, Indonesia)
Arum Pratiwi (Faculty of Health Science, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta, Solo, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 Dec 2019

Abstract

Introduction: Understanding the trigger recurrence factors of mental illness patients is important because the number of mental hospital visits has been increasing every year, especially in mental illness patients who have experienced recurrence. This research aimed to identify and describe some of the types of trigger that result in recurrent readmission to the emergency unit of a psychiatric hospital.Methods: The study was designed using a quantitative method with a univariate and bivariate analysis approach using a cross-sectional design. The researcher conducted the study in the Emergency ward of Surakarta mental hospital for 2 months and obtained 71 total samples on patient readmission where there was a recurrent mental illness. The samples were taken using the accidental sampling technique. The data was taken using a questionnaire and analyzed using narrative description and central tendencies.Results: The results showed that the highest trigger recurrence factors were 58% related to patient compliance when taking medication. The results showed that there are various triggers for the recurrence of mental illness.Conclusion: These were evidenced by the family members who stated that they found the medication around the house or in the patient’s shirt pocket. The other trigger recurrence factors which were categorized as less influential were family support and the environment of society, which were 4%. 

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JNERS

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Subject

Nursing

Description

The scope of this journal includes studies that intend to examine and understand nursing health care interventions and health policies which utilize advanced nursing research. The journal also committed to improve the high quality research by publishing analytic techniques, measures, and research ...