Effect of logotherapy to control depression of drug abuser in Kassi-Kassi and Jumpandang Baru health-center

Abstract

Objective

This study aims to determine the effect of logotherapy to control depression in patients with drug abuse at Kassi Kassi and Jumpandang Baru Health Center.

Methods

Design of this study used a quasi-experimental method with a nonrandomized one group pretest posttest design. Samples taken by purposive sampling were 20 patients who were drug users, using a measuring tool Beck Depression Inventory, analyzed using dependent t-test.

Results

Characteristics of respondents were mostly in the early adult age group (26-35) by 70%, male sex by 90%, secondary education level (High-School) 75%, productive work 60%, and married status of 60%. There was decrease in the depression score before and after the logotherapy intervention, where the mean ± SD pre-test was 19.6 ± 7.7 to 3.5 ± 1.2, post-test p-value = 0.001.

Conclusion

There is an effect of logotherapy to control depression in patients with drug abuse.