Analisis Pengaruh Faktor Nilai Hidup, Kemandirian, dan Dukungan Keluarga terhadap Perilaku Sehat Lansia di Kelurahan Medono Kota Pekalongan

Background: The number of elderly people has been increasing from 6.8% in 2002 to 7.15% in 2003 in Medono village Pekalongan. Nearly 98% of them are still living with their own family. Therefore, the role of family members in maintaining and motivating positive value of life as well as improving positive health behaviour of their elderly has been increasingly important. This study examines the factors of the elderly value of life, their independency and their family supports which influence their positive health behaviour in Medono village.Method : A survey method using a structured-scheduled questionnaire and a face to face interview which involved 60 sample has been employed in this study. Likewise, an observation method using a check list technique has also been used to observe the independency and personal hygine behaviour factors of the respondents. The data was analyzed using univariate, bivariate and multivariate (particularly logistic regression) analyses.Results : The study found that there were significant correlations between age, education level, value of life and family support factors of the elderly and their positive health behaviour since Chi-square test shows p<0.05. However, there was no correlation between gender and the elderly behaviour. Likewise, multivariate analysis also shows that positive value of life is a dominant factor which predict the elderly positive health behaviour

Effect of Family Support Toward Patient Compliance in Taking Pulmonary Tuberculosis Medication at BPKM the City of Pekalongan

The aim of this research was to know effect of the family support toward patient compliance within taking tuberculosis medication at BPKM the city of Pekalongan. This research was descriptive correlation with cross sectional design. Questionnaire was used as an instrument that was distributed to 60 respondents. Data was analyzed by Chi square test. The result of the research showed that there was an effect of the family support among aspects of support social , moral, material, and support of motivation for TB drug compliance at BPKM Pekalongan city (p value:0,000 – 0,003). To increase of patient compliance, it is recomendated for family to give endorsement within TBC medication, family also gives concern and prevent TBC transmission in order to decrease the cases