"It Feels Different": A Qualitative Study of Schizophrenic Client Couples About Sexuality

One of the basic needs human life is sexuality. Sexuality in schizophrenic clients has not been explored optimally by researchers and health workers hospitals or centers. Various previous studies have antipsychotic drugs that cause sexual dysfunction. However, experience intimacy relations between their partners necessary to help maintain relationships positively impact schizophrenia recovery. The method used this research qualitative with a phenomenological approach. This was conducted from August September 2022 at Outpatient Poly Hospital, Dadi Makassar Hospital. Seven participants were recruited using purposive sampling. Participants interviewed depth voice recorder, transcribed data, validated, analyzed Colaizzi method. results study found three themes, namely (1) caring for partner because love, (2) "it feels different" during intercourse, (3) quality intercourse decreases due drugs. New insights about can inspire others care sincerity, complete love regardless disease. also identifies problems must be resolved every worker comprehensive assessment intervention partners. Abstrak: Salah satu kebutuhan dasar kehidupan manusia adalah seksualitas. Seksualitas pada klien skizofrenia belum dieksplorasi secara maksimal oleh peneliti dan tenaga kesehatan di rumah sakit ataupun puskesmas. Berbagai penelitian sebelumnya telah mengeksplorasi obat antipsikotik yang menyebabkan terjadinya disfungsi seksual. Namun, pengalaman keintimanan hubungan seksual serta pasangannya diteliti untuk membantu menjaga intim berdampak positif bagi recovery skizofrenia. Metode digunakan dalam ini yaitu kualitatif dengan pendekatan fenomenologi. Penelitian dilaksanakan bulan Agustus sampai Poli Rawat Jalan Makassar. Tujuh partisipan direkrut menggunakan Partisipan diwawancarai mendalam voice-recorder, data ditranskripsi, divalidasi, dianalisis metode Colaizzi. Hasil menemukan tiga tema, merawat pasangan karena cinta, “rasanya beda” saat berhubungan seksual, kualitas menurun obat. insight tentang ‘merawat cinta”, hal dapat menginspirasi orang lain proses tulus, ikhlas cinta utuh tanpa melihat penyakitnya. juga mengidentifikasi masalah harus diselesaikan setiap agar komprehensif pengkajian intervensi kepada pasangannya.