MOTHERS GRIEF WITH NAPZA ABUSING ADOLESCENT A QUALITATIVE STUDY
Wahyudi Mulyaningrat1, Prof. Achir Yani S. Hamid2, Dr. Novy H.C. Daulima2, Wahyu Ekowati1, Keksi Girindra Swasti1

1Department of Nursing, Jenderal Soedirman University, Indonesia
2Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia

Abstract

Background : NAPZA abuse has become a global problem. Each year it expanded to the market of young people (adolescent) and become a very worrying problem. The impact of NAPZA abuse covers a very wide range of aspects: medical, criminal, psychosocial, educational, and economic. The role of parents, especially mothers, is very important in treating NAPZA abusing adolescent. Mother is the closest person to the child so that the role of caring for adolescents with NAPZA problems is very attached to her and its impact is the feeling of grief for mother.

Purpose : The feeling of grief has not been explored in depth, so this study aims to explore the feelings of grief felt by the mother in taking care of NAPZA abusing adolescent.

Method : The research design was qualitative with a phenomenology approach involving eight participants. Data were collected by indepth interview and analyzed using Colaizzi method. The results obtained three themes that refer to the feelings of grief felt by the mother with NAPZA abusing adolescent.

Results : The result of this research are six themes. Three themes of which refers to the feelings of mothers grief felt during the care of adolescent NAPZA users. The other three refer to support for mothers and maternal efforts in finding adolescent cures.

Conclusion : this study recommend that the mother as the closest person as the main focus of intervention due to NAPZA abuse by adolescents.

Keywords: NAPZA, mothers, adolescents, grief

Topic: Mental Health, Community, Family Health and Gerontological Nursing