Sains Malaysiana 44(10)(2015): 1467–1471

Effect of Guided Imagery on Depression in Male Inmates

(Kesan Imageri Berpandu pada Kemurungan dalam Kalangan Banduan Lelaki)

ENDEH NURGIWIATI* & MAMAT RAHMAT

Nursing Department, Bandung Polytechnic, Ministry of Health Indonesia, Indonesia

Received: 24 February 2015/Accepted: 19 June 2015

ABSTRACT

The study was a Quasi experimental two group pre-and post- experimental design. It involved 32 samples at both experimental and control groups. This research was conducted to examine the effect of Guided Imagery on depression among male inmates. Subjects in the experimental group were asked to practice Guided Imagery in group for 10 sessions three times a week over 4 weeks of treatment period. Subjects from the control group participated in daily activities. Due to ethical consideration, following the completion of this study, however, the subjects in the control group were given Guided Imagery exercises as to reduce their depression signs and symptoms. The data were collected from the prisoners at Correctional Institution Sukamiskin Bandung Indonesia, from August to September 2014. Guided Imagery demonstrated a statistically significant reduction in depression (p=0.041) on the experimental group compared with the control group. Guided Imagery is a powerful, simple and economic intervention to reduce depression symptoms. The study found that the experimental group experience less depression than the control group. This study can be applied to other correctional institutions to reduce depression among prison inmates. Further studies are recommended to explore the effectiveness of guided imagery on depression among male inmates.

Keywords: Depression; Guided Imagery; male inmate

ABSTRAK

Kajian ini adalah uji kaji Quasi dua kumpulan sebelum dan selepas reka bentuk eksperimen melibatkan 32 sampel dalam kedua-dua kumpulan eksperimen dan kawalan. Kajian ini dijalankan untuk mengkaji kesan Imageri Berpandu pada kemurungan dalam kalangan banduan lelaki. Sampel dalam kumpulan eksperimen diminta mengamalkan Imageri Berpandu selama 10 sesi tiga kali seminggu selama 4 minggu tempoh rawatan. Sampel daripada kumpulan kawalan menyertai aktiviti harian. Oleh kerana pertimbangan etika, selepas selesai kajian ini, sampel dalam kumpulan kawalan diberi latihan Imaginasi Berpandu untuk mengurangkan tanda dan gejala kemurungan mereka. Data telah dikumpulkan daripada banduan di Institusi Pemasyarakatan Sukamiskin Bandung Indonesia, dari Ogos hingga September 2014. Imaginasi Berpandu menunjukkan pengurangan ketara secara statistik (p=0.041) pada kumpulan eksperimen berbanding dengan kumpulan kawalan. Imaginasi Berpandu adalah campur tangan yang berkuasa, mudah dan ekonomi untuk mengurangkan gejala kemurungan. Kajian ini mendapati bahawa kumpulan eksperimen mengalami kurang kemurungan berbanding kumpulan kawalan. Kajian ini juga boleh digunakan oleh institusi pemulihan lain untuk mengurangkan kemurungan dalam kalangan banduan penjara. Kajian lanjutan adalah dicadangkan untuk mengkaji keberkesanan Imaginasi Berpandu pada kemurungan dalam kalangan banduan lelaki.

Kata kunci: Banduan lelaki; Imageri Berpandu; kemurungan

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*Corresponding author; email: nurgiwiatiendeh@gmail.com