The relationship between spirituality and resilience among families with mental illness in Indonesia

Background: Providing long-term home care for mental illness can be detrimental to the physical, mental, social, and spiritual health of the family and can impact family resilience. Purpose: This study aims to identify the relationship between spirituality and resilience among families with mental illness. Methods: This cross-sectional correlation study. Participants consisted of families of mentally illness patients registered with the Malang District Health Service. The inclusion criteria of the respondents, The sampling technique uses purposive sampling. Data were collected using demographic questionnaires, Spiritual Connection Questionnaire: SCQ-48, and Walsh Family Resilience Questionnaire. Pearson's correlation coefficient was applied for data analysis. Results: A total of 125 families with mental illness participated in the study. Mean scores of spirituality, family resilience were 16.33 ± 4.5 and 39.89 ± 10.9. Pearson correlation showed a significant correlation between spirituality and resilience (r = 0.309, P = 0,001). Conclusion: This study revealed that spirituality plays a role as a pillar in building resilience in families caring for people with mental illness, in addition this study revealed that spirituality can enhance healthy coping strategies, especially in uncertain situations when caring for patients.