Hidayat, Abdul Aziz Alimul
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FAMILY EMPOWERMENT AND
FAMILY INDEPENDENT IN CARING PATIENTS WITH LUNG
TUBERCULOSIS IN BANJAR REGENCY, INDONESIA.
International Journal of Nursing and Health Services, 2 (4).
ISSN 26546310
Abstract
Tuberculosis is a direct contagious disease caused by pulmonary tuberculosis germs
(Mycobacterium Tuberculosis), which is one of the top 10 conditions that cause death in the world. This
study aims to identify the relationship between family empowerment and family independence in caring
for patients with lung tuberculosis in Banjar Regency. The cross-sectional study design was applied in this
study. We recruited 120 families with pulmonary tuberculosis patients using a simple random sampling.
The results showed that there is a correlation between family empowerment and family independent in
caring for patients with lung tuberculosis with p-value: 0.001 < 0.05. Empowerment of the family can help
the family in carrying out its role in caring for clients of pulmonary tuberculosis independently
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