Logotherapy towards self-esteem of leprosy patients at Tadjuddin Chalid Hospital in Makassar City

Abstract

Objective

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect on self-esteem logotherapy leprosy patients in the Hospital Tadjuddin Chalid in Makassar.

Methods

This study used a quasi-experimental. Samples were taken by nonrandom one group randomized design with accidental sampling method (18 lepers). Data collection used the Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale questionnaire. Data is normally distributed by analyzing paired t-test.

Results

Characteristics of respondents in study group for male sex were 44.4%, female 55.5%, age 56–55 years 44.44% and elementary school 50%. Average self-esteem score before and after intervention, where mean ± SD is 16.8 ± 5.49 becomes 28.5 ± 4.86 (p = 0.000), which means there are differences average self-esteem score was significant before and after being given a Logotherapy Intervention.

Conclusion

Logotherapy needs to be recommended to be used as therapy to treat patients who experience low self-esteem.