<![CDATA[AbstrakDukungan keluarga merupakan bantuan yang diberikan oleh keluarga kepada anggota keluarga baik verbal atau non verbal. Dukungan ini bisa diberikan dalam bentuk dukungan emosional, penghargaan, informasi dan instrumental/nyata terutama pada penderita kusta. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengeksplorasi pengalaman keluarga dalam memberikan dukungan keluarga pada penderita kusta. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kualitatif dengan teknik pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui indepth interview secara face to face. Penelitian ini menggunakan fenomenologi deskriptif. Sampel berjumlah 8 orang dipilih dengan tekhnik random sampling di buat penomoran dan dilakukan undian. Hasil analis data berupa Transkrip penelitian dianalisis dengan analysis tematik untuk mengindentifikasi tema dan kategori. Hasil penelitian ini menemukan dukungan emosional yaitu semangat, empati dan rasa aman, mengurangi putus asa. Dukungan penghargaan yaitu pengakuan dan perhatian. Dukungan informasional yaitu saran, nasehat, informasi yang diperoleh, menglibatkan orang yang dihormati. Dukungan instrumental yaitu yaitu bantuan tenaga, sumber dana, menyediakan waktu dan transportasi. Dukungan keluarga sangat berperan terhadap proses penyembuhan hendaknya dukungan dari keluarga menjadi salah satu kekuatan dalam memotivasi dan memberikan perhatian yang khusus pada anggota keluarga menderita kusta.Kata Kunci: Pengalaman Keluarga, Dukungan Keluarga, Kusta. AbstractFamily support can be defined as verbal and non-verbal support given from one to another family member. Emotional, appraisal, informational, and instrumental support given by a family member may be very helpful for a patient with leprosy. The objective of this research was to identify the family’s experience in giving support to a patient with leprosy. A descriptive phenomenological method was used and in depth-interview which was carried out face to face was done in collecting the data of this qualitative research. There were eight research samples which were chosen by employing random sampling technique. Thematic analysis was conducted in analyzing the data and deciding the themes and categories of the data. The results indicated that emotional support such as emphaty, safety, and spiritual support could prevent the patients from being hopeless. In addition, appraisal support such as recognition and attention. As well as informational support such as suggestion, advice, and information made the patients feel respected. Moreover, instrumental support in form of energy, source of funds, time, and transportation was also given by family members to the patients. Finally, it could be concluded that the support given by family members to the patients with leprosy was very helpful in motivating those patients in the healing process.Keywords: Family’s Experience, Family Support, Leprosy.]]>
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