Empathic love therapy for adolescents living with HIV in Surabaya, Indonesia
Introduction Adolescents with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) do not only experience physical pain. They are also vulnerable to psychological stress. One of the emotional problems impacting adolescents is depression, as taking life-long medications makes...
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| author | Erika Martining Wardani Riezky Faisal Nugroho Siti Nurjanah Syiddatul Budury Iis Noventi |
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Adolescents with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency
syndrome (AIDS) do not only experience physical pain. They are also vulnerable to psychological stress. One of the emotional problems impacting adolescents is depression, as taking life-long medications makes teens depressed. One of non-pharmacological therapies that can be applied is empathic love therapy (ELT). This study was to determine the effectiveness of ELT for adolescents living with HIV in Surabaya, Indonesia.
Material and methods
A quasi-experimental study was conducted among 240 HIV-positive adolescents. A sample of 150 respondents was divided into 2 sub-groups, i.e., control and intervention groups, using simple random sampling technique. Data were collected by administering depression anxiety stress scales (DASS) questionnaire and medication adherence questionnaire.
Results
The results were analyzed using Wilcoxon test, and revealed a significant difference in depression, anxiety, and stress levels between pre-test and post-test results, with p-value of 0.000 (p < 0.05). Similarly, the results of Wilcoxon test showed that p-value for medication adherence was 0.000 (p < 0.05).
Conclusions
ELT is effective in adolescents with HIV in reducing depression and improving medication adherence. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d484288ba8fc412a8e660f34f3c499a72025-01-27T11:06:39ZengTermedia Publishing HouseHIV & AIDS Review. International Journal of HIV-Related Problems1730-12701732-27072024-11-0123433033410.5114/hivar/158010158010Empathic love therapy for adolescents living with HIV in Surabaya, IndonesiaErika Martining Wardani0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0178-0024Riezky Faisal Nugroho1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9622-6757Siti Nurjanah2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6936-3713Syiddatul Budury3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0545-3709Iis Noventi4https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5613-8779Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Surabaya, 60237 Surabaya, East Java, IndonesiaDepartment of Nutrition, Politeknik Kesehatan Kemenkes Surabaya, 60282 Surabaya, East Java, IndonesiaDepartment of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Surabaya, 60237 Surabaya, East Java, IndonesiaDepartment of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Surabaya, 60237 Surabaya, East Java, IndonesiaDepartment of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Surabaya, 60237 Surabaya, East Java, IndonesiaIntroduction Adolescents with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) do not only experience physical pain. They are also vulnerable to psychological stress. One of the emotional problems impacting adolescents is depression, as taking life-long medications makes teens depressed. One of non-pharmacological therapies that can be applied is empathic love therapy (ELT). This study was to determine the effectiveness of ELT for adolescents living with HIV in Surabaya, Indonesia. Material and methods A quasi-experimental study was conducted among 240 HIV-positive adolescents. A sample of 150 respondents was divided into 2 sub-groups, i.e., control and intervention groups, using simple random sampling technique. Data were collected by administering depression anxiety stress scales (DASS) questionnaire and medication adherence questionnaire. Results The results were analyzed using Wilcoxon test, and revealed a significant difference in depression, anxiety, and stress levels between pre-test and post-test results, with p-value of 0.000 (p < 0.05). Similarly, the results of Wilcoxon test showed that p-value for medication adherence was 0.000 (p < 0.05). Conclusions ELT is effective in adolescents with HIV in reducing depression and improving medication adherence.https://hivaids.termedia.pl/Empathic-love-therapy-for-adolescents-living-with-HIV-in-Surabaya-Indonesia,158010,0,2.htmleltadolescentsdepressiontaking drug |
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| title | Empathic love therapy for adolescents living with HIV in Surabaya, Indonesia |
| title_full | Empathic love therapy for adolescents living with HIV in Surabaya, Indonesia |
| title_fullStr | Empathic love therapy for adolescents living with HIV in Surabaya, Indonesia |
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| title_sort | empathic love therapy for adolescents living with hiv in surabaya indonesia |
| topic | elt adolescents depression taking drug |
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