The Change in Mental Health Status of Indonesian Health Care Migrant Worker in Japan
Journal Title: Kesmas: National Public Health Journal - Year 2017, Vol 12, Issue 2
Abstract
Under the Japan – Indonesia Economic Partnership Agreement, more than 1,000 of Indonesian health care workers have migrated to Japan. Social adjustment during the process of migration is linked to mental health changes. This study aimed to figure out the strongest predictor that influences the change in mental health status as a result of migration. Baseline data were collected in Jakarta in 2013 during pre-departure orientation. Follow-up study was conducted one year after the study participants migrated to Japan in 2014. Using longitudinal design, this study employed 92 participants consisting of nurse and certified care worker candidates. The multiple linear regression analysis was conducted to figure out the predictors that influence the change in mental health status. The prediction model expected to explain 39.9% of the change in mental health status, p value < 0.01, while sex (b = 0.201, p value < 0.05), economic conditions in pre-migration (b = -0.200, p value < 0.05), and the socio cultural adaptation competency (b = -0.238, p value < 0.05). This finding assumed that female candidates and those who have economic constraint in pre-migration stage, and those who have declining in socio-cultural adaptation competency tend to have lower mental health one year after the migration.
Authors and Affiliations
Susiana Nugraha, Sumihisa Honda, Yuko Hirano
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP330627
- DOI 10.21109/kesmas.v0i0.1698
- Views 92
- Downloads 0
Perilaku Ibu dalam Memberikan Pendidikan Seksualitas pada Remaja Awal
Accumulation of HIV/ AIDS cases in Central Java province in 1993 - 2008 is at the age of 20 - 24 years at 12.54% and aged 25 - 29 years at 37.31% is the category of adolescent and young adults. In Magelang district HIV p...
Rural-Based Health Promotion Model for Pregnant Women in Banyumas District
Previous studies show that knowledge of prenatal care in rural areas remains low that affects to bad behavior, so developing health promotion models is needed to improve prenatal care knowledge, attitude and behavior. Th...
Bioindikator Cemaran Timbal pada Rambut Masyarakat Sekitar Kilang Minyak
Lead or Plumbum (Pb) is toxic, carcinogenic, bioaccumulator and biomagnification. Lead bioaccumulation of environmental media may occur in liver, nails and hair. The study objective was to find out the risk of lead bioin...
Sikap Remaja terhadap Keperawanan dan Perilaku Seksual dan Berpacaran
Abstrak Laporan Survei Demografi dan Kesehatan Indonesia (SDKI) tahun 2007 dan 2012 menunjukkan terjadinya penurunan jumlah remaja yang memiliki sikap positif terhadap pentingnya mempertahankan keperawanan bagi seorang p...
Model Pengendalian Faktor Risiko Stunting pada Anak Usia di Bawah Tiga Tahun
Stunting is a nutritional problem, proved by the evidence of nutritional status monitoring at Banyumas District in 2012, the prevalence of stunting was 28.37% and the highest prevalence 41.6% at Kedungbanteng Primary Hea...