Applied Gratitude Therapy in Cerebral Palsy’s Caregiver to Reduce Subjetive Burden: A Single-Case Design

Siti Rahmah (Faculty of Psychology, Gadjah Mada University)
Muhana Sofiati Utami (Faculty of Psychology, Gadjah Mada University)

Gadjah Mada Journal of Professional Psychology (GamaJPP)
Vol 9, No 1 (2023)

The task of caregivers could potentially lead to an experience that produces negative emotions within themselves. The negative emotions will ultimately have implications for creating a subjective burden on caregivers. This study aims to determine the effect of gratitude therapy to reduce the subjective burden on cerebral palsy caregivers. Participants in this study were 3 caregivers of cerebral palsy whose children had motor skills at 3-5 GMFCS levels and had subjective burden based on the Zarit Caregiver Burden Scale (ZCBS). The experimental design uses small n single-case type A-B-A. Hypothesis testing is done quantitatively by using visual inspection technique followed by descriptive analysis. The result of this study shows a decrease of subjective burden in all participants.