Coping Mechanism of Family Caregiver to Handle Stress in Taking Care Dementia Patients: A Case Report

Upik Rahmi (Nursing Department, Faculty of Sport and Health Education, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia)
Khoerunisa Amalia (Nursing Department, Faculty of Sport and Health Education, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia)
Septian Andriyani (Nursing Department, Faculty of Sport and Health Education, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia)
Lisna Anisa Fitriani (Nursing Department, Faculty of Sport and Health Education, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia)
Suci Tuty Putri (Nursing Department, Faculty of Sport and Health Education, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia)
Farida Murtiani (Sulianti Saroso Infectious Disease Hospital)
Aninda Dinar Widiantari (Department Research of Sulianti Saroso Infectious Diseases Hospital, North Jakarta, Indonesia)

Jurnal Keperawatan Komprehensif (Comprehensive Nursing Journal)
Vol. 9 No. 3 (2023): JURNAL KEPERAWATAN KOMPREHENSIF (COMPREHENSIVE NURSING JOURNAL)

Aims: This study aimed to identify the burden, family caregiver reaction, and change of coping response reaction after caring for taking care dementia patient. Method: The study design used was a qualitative study report. The respondents were two caregivers who took care of mild-moderate dementia patients. We used the Revised Memory and Behavior Problems Checklist, Revised Ways of Coping Checklist (WCCL-R), and Caregiver Burden Inventory (CBI). We also did a pretest and posttest to respondents. The intervention was coping strategy given six times in two weeks. Results: We found decrease of burden of family caregivers, decrease of reaction to patients’s disturbing behavior and increased of coping of family caregiver. Conclusion:  We conclude that coping strategy affected on caregiver’s burden and reaction to declining cognitive aspect of patients. Coping strategy could reduce family caregivers’ burden in taking care dementia patients.