Jurnal Keperawatan Soedirman (The Soedirman Journal of Nursing), Volume 5, No.2, Juli 2010 85 PENGARUH PSIKOEDUKASI KELUARGA TERHADAP KEMAMPUAN KELUARGA DALAM MERAWAT KLIEN ISOLASI SOSIAL Ruti Wiyati¹, Dyah Wahyuningsih², Esti Dwi Widayanti³ 123 Prodi Keperawatan Purwokerto, Poltekkes Semarang ABSTRACT Social isolation is an individual failure in the interaction with other people because of negative thinking or threatening.The purpose of this study to determine the effect of family psycho education therapy toward family’s ability on caring of client with social isolation. This study used a quasi experiment design by method of pre post test with control group. Respondents of this study were families where 48 clients with social isolation devided as random sampling consist of 24 respondents who got family psycho education therapy as the intervention group and 24 respondents who did not get family psycho education therapy as control group. Analysis univariate data by analyzing variables as descriptive. Analysis bivariate using dependent and independent sample t-test. Family psycho education therapy had been done by 5 sessions. Study result indicated that the average of respondent age were 43,81 females with basic educations and period of caring more than one year. Cognitive abilities in intervention group before therapy were 47,5 and after therapy were 77,5. Cognitive abilities in control group before therapy were 51,25 and after therapy were 64,17. The average of psychomotor abilities in intervention group before therapy were 48,75 and after therapy were 75,83. While the average of psychomotor abilities in control group before therapy were 52,5 and after therapy were 65. From result of bivariate analysis indicated that family psycho education therapy can improve affective and psychomotor abilities in intervention group compared than control group. It was recommended to implement above as family therapy on caring of clients with social isolation. Keywords : Social Isolation, Family Psycho Education Therapy, Cognitive, Motoric PENDAHULUAN Pembangunan kesehatan bertujuan meningkatkan kesadaran, kemampuan dan kemauaan hidup sehat bagi seluruh masyarakat dalam rangka mewujudkan derajat masyarakat yang setinggi-tingginya. Masyarakat diharapkan berpartisipasi aktif dalam memelihara dan meningkatkan derajat kesehatannya sendiri, sehingga masyarakat bukan hanya menjadi sasaran tetapi juga menjadi pelaksana dalam pembangunan kesehatan jiwa. Sesuai dengan Visi Departemen Kesehatan RI yaitu masyarakat yang mandiri untuk hidup sehat. Masyarakat yang mandiri untuk hidup sehat adalah masyarakat yang sadar, mampu mengenali dan mengatasi permasalahan kesehatan yang dihadapi sehingga dapat bebas dari gangguan kesehatan, baik yang disebabkan penyakit termasuk gangguan kesehatan akibat bencanan, maupun lingkungan dan perilaku yang yang tidak mendukung untuk hidup sehat termasuk masalah kesehatan jiwa ( Farid, 2008).