Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development

Holistic care is a comprehensive model of caring. It has been known as bio-psycho-sociocultural approach.

This study aims to develop a holistic nursing care model for mental disorder patients in Indonesia.

This study using explanative design with cross sectional approach. The participants are nurse in mental health hospital in one province in Indonesia. The sampe size is 120 nurses. Data were collected using questionnaire then analyzed using Partial Least Square.

Comprehensive modality therapy (path coefficient=0.621;t=11.75), written standard operational procedures for modality therapy (path coefficient=0.749;t=4.107), nurse competency (path coefficient=0.838;t=30.341), hospital policy (path coefficient=0.567;t=10.736), hospital facilities (path coefficient=0.861;t=23.028), community and family engangement (path coefficient=0.797;t=14.252), and cross-sector collaboration (path coefficient=0.756;t=11.326), influenced the implementation of holistic nursing care in treating mental disorder patients.

The holistic nursing care model in treating mental disorder patientst not only bio-psycho-sociospiritual approach but also depend on supportive healthcare facility, policy and community.