Efektivitas Acceptance and Commitment TherapyTerhadap Penurunan BurnoutPada Elderly Caregiverdi Panti Sosial Tresna Werdha Dharma Asih Binjai [The Effectiveness of Acceptance and Comm.....]

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menurunkan burnout pada elderly caregiver dengan cara membuat subjek bahagia menikmati dan menjalankan pekerjaannya serta melakukan respon koping yang adaptif. Penelitian ini dilakukan menggunakan mixed methods. Teknik pengambilan sampel yang digunakan adalah probability, yaitu simple random sampling. Subjek dipilih ketika memenuhi kriteria, seperti mengalami burnout, bekerja sebagai elderly caregiver dan bagian dari populasi caregiver UPTD Pelayanan Sosial Lanjut Usia Binjai. Jumlah subjek dalam penelitian ini adalah delapan responden. Teknik pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan dua cara, yaitu kuantitatif (pre testdan post test menggunakan skala burnout Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) dan kualitatif melalui wawancara, observasi, focus group discusion (FGD) dan pencatatan rangkaian proses intervensi. Intervensi dilakukan secara berkelompok selama lima sesi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) efektif menurunkan burnout kerja pada kedelapan subjek penelitian. Pemberian intervensi ACT membuat subjek senang dan menikmati pekerjaannya sebagai elderly caregiver. Subjek mampumelalukan respon koping yang adaptif dalam menghadapi beratnya pekerjaan, seperti menyempatkan waktu untuk bercerita dan berkeluh kesah terkait pekerjaannya dengan keluarga, memahami bahwa lansia telah mengalami masalah-masalah psikologis dan menerima bekerja di panti dengan segala kekurangan yang ada. Subjek juga memiliki dukungan sosial dari sesama caregiver. Subjek merasa bersyukur dan mampu menemukan value yang dimiliki untuk tetap bekerja sebagai elderly caregiver.

This research aims to reduce burnout among elderly caregivers by making subjects happy, enjoying, and performing their work, as well as engaging in adaptive coping responses. The research was conducted using mixed methods. The sampling technique used was probability, specifically simple random sampling. Subjects were selected based on criteria such as experiencing burnout, working as elderly caregivers, and being part of the UPTD Pelayanan Sosial Lanjut Usia Binjacaregiver population. The number of subjects in this study was eight respondents. Data collection techniques were carried out in two ways: quantitatively (pre-test and post-test using the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) scale) and qualitatively through interviews, observations, focus group discussions (FGD), and recording the series of intervention processes. The intervention was conducted in groups over five sessions. The results of the study indicate that Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is effective in reducing work burnout among the eightstudy subjects. The ACT intervention made the subjects happy and enjoy their work as elderly caregivers. The subjects were able to engage in adaptive coping responses in dealing with the demands of their work, such as taking time to share and express their concerns about their work with family, understanding that the elderly have psychological issues, and accepting working in a care facility with all its shortcomings. Subjects also had social support from fellow caregivers. They felt grateful and were ableto find value in their roles to continue working as elderly caregivers.