PENGARUH TERAPI PSIKOEDUKASI TERHADAP TINGKAT STRES PADA MAHASISWA PRODI ILMU KESEHATAN MASYARAKAT DI STIKES WIRA HUSADA YOGYAKARTA

Background: The prevalence of stress is quite high, almost more than 350 million people experience stress globally. ranked 4th in the world according to WHO. In students, the stress experienced is academic stress. Stress among students can have a negative impact. Stress can trigger students to behave negatively.

Objective: To determine the effect of psychoeducational therapy on stress levels in students of the Public Health Science Study Program at STIKES Wira Husada Yogyakarta.

Method: This research is a quantitative research. The type of research used is preexperimental with one group pre-post test design. The number of samples was 30 students of the Public Health Sciences Study Program STIKES Wira Husada Yogyakarta. Data collection tools using a questionnaire and data analysis using the Wilcoxon test.

Results: The results obtained P-value of 0.011. These results indicate that the Pvalue is less than the critical limit (0.011<0.05), which means that there is a difference in the effect of psychoeducational therapy on stress levels.

Conclusion: There is an effect of psychoeducational therapy on stress levels in students of the Public Health Science Study Program at STIKES Wira Husada Yogyakarta.