Farida Hayati,
ABSTRACT
Anxiety is an emotional reaction by uncomfortable feelings and worried thought. Anxiety can
occurred in family because of schizophrenia family member. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is
one of therapies to overcome the anxiety problem. The purpose of this study is to know the intervention of
ACT on the Anxiety of Family with schizofrenia using Hildegard Peplau Theory in Pranggang Community
Health Service. The design used is pre - experimental study with of one group pre – posttest design. The
numbers of population were 60 families. The sampling technique used is purposive sampling with the
number of respondents as many as 12. The result of this study is applied Paired T–Test statistical test, and it
shows ACT can decrease Anxiety of Family with Schizophrenia member by using Hildegard Peplau Theory
in Pranggang Community Health Service.
Keywords: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Anxiety, Schizofrenia, Hildegard Peplau Theory