Analisis Faktor Demografik terhadap Sindrom Depresif dan Kualitas Tidur pada Caregiver Anak dengan Disabilitas Intelektual di Sekolah Luar Biasa Medan

Abstract

Background: Caregiving is also associated with physical, psychological and financial burdens experienced by caregivers themselves. The stressors associated with caregiving are often persistent, uncontrollable and unpredictable. One-third of caregivers also reported high caregiving burden. Caregiver participation in disability is important, but caregivers with disabilities can experience symptoms of depression and sleep disturbance. Methods: This study is a multivariate analytic study of linear regression predictive framework with a cross-sectional approach on 139 caregivers of children with intellectual disabilities who attend SLB-E Negeri Pembina at the provincial level on Jalan Karya Ujung, Medan Helvetia sub-district. Sampling method was obtained by non probability sampling type consecutive sampling. Data were analyzed with the SPSS program to determine factors that influence depressive syndrome and sleep quality in caregivers of children with intellectual disabilities. Data normality test using Kolmogorov-Smirnov test. Data analysis uses Pearson Correlation test if the data is normally distributed, and Spearman Correlation test if the data is not normally distributed. Results: Of the 139 caregivers of children with intellectual disabilities who experienced depressive syndrome and sleep quality, the median (min-max) age variable was 37 years (22- 59 years). The median (min-max) value of the variable length of education of caregivers of children with intellectual disabilities is 12 years (9-15 years), and the median (min-max) value of the variable income of caregivers of children with intellectual disabilities is 2.7 million (1.5-3.5 million). The gender variable of caregivers was mostly female, 99 people (71.2%). The most common marital status variable was not married as many as 77 people (55.4%). The highest value of the employment status variable is not working as many as 70 people (50.4%). Conclusion:There is an association between depressive syndrome and age, marital status, income, and employment status of child caregivers with intellectual disability. There is no association between depressive syndrome and gender and education of child caregivers with intellectual disability. There is a relationship between sleep quality and age, gender, and income of child caregivers with intellectual disability. There is no association between sleep quality and education, marital status, and employment status of child caregivers with intellectual disability.