STRESSORS IN LEPROSY WITH DISABILITY: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Abstract

Background: Psychological pressure on leprosy sufferers can be triggered by changes in individual health conditions that can cause stress. The stress experienced by leprosy sufferers can be reduced by identifying the causes of stress, to determine the right efforts to deal with psychological problems in leprosy sufferers.
 
 Objective: This systematic review aims to determine the stressors in leprosy patients with disabilities.
 
 Design: Database search includes Google Scholar, PubMed, and Researchgate from 18-21 November 2022 with the keywords Leprosy, disability, and stressor. The criteria for the selected articles are published in 2018-2022 with full text, in Indonesian and English. the Joanna Briggs Methodology model was used to analyze 15 selected articles to find the main themes in the preparation of the Qualitative Systematic Review.
 
 Result: the results of the analysis of the articles that have been carried out show that the cause of stress in leprosy sufferers, there are three main themes identified, namely self-stigma as a psychological aspect, disability as a physical aspect, and public stigma as a stressor in a social aspect.
 
 Conclusion: the findings show that the causes of stress in leprosy sufferers can come from psychological, physical, and social aspects that affect leprosy sufferers. this makes the three main themes that have been identified to help lepers to reduce stress.