Family Support Perceived among Pulmonary Tuberculosis (TB) Patients in Medan, Indonesia

Siti Zahara Nasution, Reni Asmara Ariga, Cholina Trisa Siregar, Muhammad Ridha Haykal Amal

2018

Abstract

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria, which can attack various organs, especially the lungs. This disease if untreated or treatment is incomplete can cause dangerous complications to death. Family is an important factor in providing support for people with pulmonary TB. The existence of family support will increase self-confidence and motivation to deal with problems. The purpose of the study was to identify patients with pulmonary TB in the city of Medan Indonesia. In this study using a descriptive design with a study population of pulmonary TB patients in the Medan City of Indonesia and the number of research samples were 250 samples carried out by probability method with cluster sampling type. Data collection uses a questionnaire. The results of the study found that family support in emotional, informational, material, and reward aspects were classified as good. This research is expected to be the initial reference material for conducting further research related to family support for other patients.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Nasution S., Ariga R., Siregar C. and Amal M. (2018). Family Support Perceived among Pulmonary Tuberculosis (TB) Patients in Medan, Indonesia.In Proceedings of the 2nd Syiah Kuala International Conference on Medicine and Health Sciences - Volume 1: SKIC-MHS, ISBN 978-989-758-438-1, pages 188-195. DOI: 10.5220/0008788701880195

in Bibtex Style

@conference{skic-mhs18,
author={Siti Zahara Nasution and Reni Asmara Ariga and Cholina Trisa Siregar and Muhammad Ridha Haykal Amal},
title={Family Support Perceived among Pulmonary Tuberculosis (TB) Patients in Medan, Indonesia},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 2nd Syiah Kuala International Conference on Medicine and Health Sciences - Volume 1: SKIC-MHS,},
year={2018},
pages={188-195},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0008788701880195},
isbn={978-989-758-438-1},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 2nd Syiah Kuala International Conference on Medicine and Health Sciences - Volume 1: SKIC-MHS,
TI - Family Support Perceived among Pulmonary Tuberculosis (TB) Patients in Medan, Indonesia
SN - 978-989-758-438-1
AU - Nasution S.
AU - Ariga R.
AU - Siregar C.
AU - Amal M.
PY - 2018
SP - 188
EP - 195
DO - 10.5220/0008788701880195