Carative Caring and Cognitive Behavior Therapy on Self Efficacy and Self Care of Covid-19 Patients

BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia is increasing in which affect psychosocial conditions for everyone. COVID-19 patients feel low and afraid because of without family help while being treated in the room so that the patient’s self-efficacy and confidence decrease in carrying out patient self-care. AIM: This study aims to analyze the effect of giving carative caring and cognitive-behavioral therapy on self-efficacy and self-care for COVID-19 patients. METHODS: The sampling technique used consecutive sampling to determine the sample according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, with a total sample of 106 respondents who were divided into 53 intervention groups and 53 control group respondents. The instruments used in this study were the caring behaviors assessment tool to measure carative caring. General self-efficacy was used to measure self-efficacy and exercise of self-care agency was used to measure self-care for COVID-19 patients. The data were analyzed using the t-test with a significant level of p < 0.5. RESULTS: The results showed that in the group, the difference in the mean self-efficacy before and before the intervention was 10.17, while the difference in the mean self-care before and after the intervention was 10.81. In the control group, the difference in the mean of self-efficacy before and after the intervention was 0.13, while the difference in the mean of self-care before and after the intervention was 0.02. Analysis of the data obtained showed that carative caring and cognitive-behavioral therapy influence self-care for COVID-19 patients with a p = 0.00. CONCLUSION: Research that aims to analyze the effect of giving carative caring and cognitive behavioral therapy on self-efficacy and self-care for COVID-19 patients proves that carative caring and cognitive-behavioral therapy influence self-efficacy and self-care for COVID-19 patients.