THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INTERPERSONAL COUNSELING ON SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL RESPONSE IN HIV/AIDS PATIENTS

摘要

The approach to PLWHA by providing interpersonal counseling is the right thing to do to overcome psychological problems including social, emotional and spiritual aspects of PLWHA. This study aims to look at the effectiveness of interpersonal counseling on social, emotional and social responses in HIV/AIDS patients. This research design uses quasy experiment design with cross-sectional approach. The population was post-tested and tested positive for HIV in the Kediri region, 178 of them using the cluster random sampling technique. A sample of 64 people was obtained, 32 of which were the treatment group and 32 as the control group. The data collection was carried out after the respondent signed an informed consent. Data on social, emotional and spiritual responses were obtained based on the results of data recapitulation from the instrument in the form of a questionnaire. The results of the study with non-parametric Mann Whitney-U test showed that there were differences between the social responses of HIV/AIDS patients in the group that had been given interpersonal counseling and those not given counseling with p value = 0,000, there was a difference between the emotional response of HIV/AIDS patients in the group Interpersonal counseling has been given and not given counseling with p value = 0,000, and there is a difference between spiritual responses in HIV/AIDS patients who have been given interpersonal counseling and not given counseling with p value = 0,000. It can be concluded that interpersonal counseling is effective to improve social, emotional and spiritual responses of HIV/AIDS patients. It is recommended that the mentoring of HIV/AIDS patients through interpersonal counseling can continue until the patient can accept his condition indicated by positive social, emotional and spiritual responses so as to enhance positive physiological responses that will have an impact on the development of HIV/AIDS.