PERSEPSI PENYAKIT SEBAGAI PREDIKTOR DEPRESI PADA ORANG DEWASA DENGAN PENYAKIT KRONIS DI PURWOKERTO, JAWA TENGAH, INDONESIA

Abstract

Depression is common mental disorder that found in adults with chronic illness. The
number of depression among adults with chronic illness is increasing worldwideand particularly in
Indonesia. Therefore, studies have shown strong associations between illness perception, illness
uncertainty, and depression; but the different findings of studies investigating the effect of
individual characteristics. The findings of this study will be useful as supporting data for local
health care providers to develop future intervention programs and to design new strategies to
reduce depression and to promote well-being among adults with chronic illness.This study was
designed to identify illness perception in predicting depressionamong adults with chronic illness in
Purwokerto, Central Java, Indonesia. A descriptive study with cross sectional design was used
with total sample 283adults with chronic illness, aged from 36 until 59 years old were required.
Multi-stage random sampling was used in Public Health Centers of Purwokerto. Brief Illness
Perception Questionnaire (BIPQ) was used as the instrument in this study. Logistic Regression
analysis was used for analyzed data. The result revealed that 53.7% respondents have poor
perception related to their illness and 46.3% have good illness perception. Illness perception was
significantly found as predictor of depression among adults with chronic illness in Purwokerto,
Central Java Indonesia with Neglekerke R square .114 and p –value .000.