PELATIHAN KOMUNIKASI INTERPERSONAL PADA TENAGA PERAWAT DALAM MELAKSANAKAN PENGURANGAN DAMPAK BURUK (HARM REDUCTION) BAGI PENDERITA HIV AIDS DAN PENGGUNA NAPZA

The purpose of the study was to examine the effectiveness of Interpersonal Communication Training (ICT) to increase interpersonal communication skill among nurses involved in the Harm Reduction program in the hospital providing service for people with HIV/AIDS and addicts who were vulnerable to HIV/AIDS infection. Participants were 38 nurses assigned to Installation of Hospitalization for Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Care of Anutapura Hospital, Palu. Participants were assigned to two groups: experiment and control group. The study used untreated control group design with dependent pretest and posttest samples. Measurement instrument used was Interpersonal Communication Skill for Nurses. The measurement was carried out three times, which were during pretest, during posttest, and during follow up a month after intervention. In the study, the result was analyzed using Mixed Anova test and it showed significant differences between scores of experiment group and control group during pretest, posttest, and follow up. Significant increase was visible in the scores of experiment group, with F = 4,96