Illness Perception of Schizophrenia among Schizophrenic Outpatients

Sri Novitayani, Sri Novitayani, Weena Chanchong, Weena Chanchong, Wandee Suttharangsee, Wandee Suttharangsee

2018

Abstract

Schizophrenia as a chronic illness requires continuous treatment to prevent severe symptoms. The schizophrenic patients must have appropriate coping in order to continuously follow the treatment that determined by the medical team. Cognitive illness representation has a role in determining coping that is chosen to deal with problems. It consists of identity, cause, timeline, consequences, and controllability dimensions. Schizophrenic outpatients in this study had good identity because they labeled their symptoms as a part of schizophrenia. However, majority of them had less perceived on schizophrenia as chronic and cycle illness, negative consequences of schizophrenia, and treatment controlling schizophrenia. Majority of them also had perceived that schizophrenia was caused by several causes. Temptation from AllAh SWT and followed by stress or worry were the most patient’s perception as causes of schizophrenia. Overall participant has experienced rehospitalization because of medication non-adherent. Therefore, we conclude that cognitive illness representation may contribute to the behavior of taking medication as a coping strategy in dealing schizophrenia. According to this, the researchers suggest that nurse should examine the schizophrenic patient’s cognitive illness representation in order to know their views of schizophrenia, so the nurse can predict the behavior that they will use to overcome the problem.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Novitayani S., Chanchong W. and Suttharangsee W. (2018). Illness Perception of Schizophrenia among Schizophrenic Outpatients. In Proceedings of the Aceh International Nursing Conference - Volume 1: AINC, ISBN 978-989-758-413-8, pages 242-249. DOI: 10.5220/0008397000002442

in Bibtex Style

@conference{ainc18,
author={Sri Novitayani and Weena Chanchong and Wandee Suttharangsee},
title={Illness Perception of Schizophrenia among Schizophrenic Outpatients},
booktitle={Proceedings of the Aceh International Nursing Conference - Volume 1: AINC,},
year={2018},
pages={242-249},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0008397000002442},
isbn={978-989-758-413-8},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the Aceh International Nursing Conference - Volume 1: AINC,
TI - Illness Perception of Schizophrenia among Schizophrenic Outpatients
SN - 978-989-758-413-8
AU - Novitayani S.
AU - Chanchong W.
AU - Suttharangsee W.
PY - 2018
SP - 242
EP - 249
DO - 10.5220/0008397000002442