HOPELESSNESS EXPERIENCE PATIENTS OF TRAUMATIC SPINAL
CORD INJURY (SCI) SURVIVORSIN JAVA TRIBE, A STUDY OF
PHENOMONOLOGY

Moch. Bahrudin1, Tjipto Suwandi2, Ah. Yusuf3
Page No. 1-9

Hopelessness is a negative assessment towards result to be achieved and powerlessness against an
expectation. Hopelessness can occur in traumatic spinal cord injury survivors because of disability
due to neurological deficit and a long time in healing. This condition can lead to mental disorders
or emotional or act of suicide. Therefore the description of the experience of hopelessness traumatic
spinal cord injury survivors discussed in the study using descriptive phenomenology qualitative
research to 6 participants. The result showed seven main themes: (1) Physical changes as result of
the response of hopelessness, (2) Response of lost as the stressor of hopelessness, (3) Dysfunction
process of the family, (4) Loss of meaning in life, (5) Support and self motivation as a source of
coping to face hopelessness, (6) Spiritual value behind hopelessness traumatic spinal cord injury
survivors and (7) Have a better life. The study suggests the development of nursing care standards
of hopelessness and provision for family support and also family psychoeducation for traumatic
spinal cord injury survivors.
Keyword : Traumatic spinal cord injury survivors, Hopelessness, Phenomonology.