Improvement of Self-Compassion Through Art Therapy to Improve Sick Role behavior in Thalassemia Patients

Sick role behavior is the conduct exhibited by a sick person, including their rights to improve their health. One of the factors in increasing sick role behavior is selfcompassion, which can be improved through group art therapy. This study aimed to determine the effect of self-compassion on sick role behavior through art therapy. The research subjects included six people in the control group and six people in the experimental group. The experimental group was given treatment in the form of art therapy, namely drawing, while the control group was not given treatment. This study used a scale of self-compassion and sick role behavior. Data were studied using non-parametric analysis, namely the Mann-Whitney test, Wilcoxon test, and Spearman’s Rank Correlation test. The results showed a significant increase in sick role behavior with increasing self-compassion using art therapy in thalassemia patients, with an alpha coefficient of 0.858.