Hubungan Perilaku Merokok dan Derajat Merokok dengan Stadium Katarak Senilis pada Pasien Katarak Senilis di Rumah Sakit Tipe B Jember

Abstract

Cataract stage refers to the severity of cataracts. Senile cataracts have four stages: incipient/early, immature, mature, and hypermature. Senile cataracts will progress if the patient is unaware of their risk factors. One factor that can increase the risk of cataracts is smoking. The toxins in cigarettes can potentially damage body cells. Smokers have a twice-higher risk of developing cataracts compared to non-smokers. This study aims to determine the relationship between smoking behavior and senile cataract stage. The instrument used to measure smoking behavior variables was the Glover-Nilsson Smoking Behavior Questionnaire and the smoking degree variable was the Brinkman Index, while for the cataract stage variable, hospital medical record data was used. Based on the results of the study, it was found that most of the smoking behavior of senile cataract patients was in the category of very heavy smoking behavior (34.1%) and the degree of smoking of senile cataract sufferers was in the moderate smoking category (56,1%) . Then in the senile cataract stage, the results of the study showed that most were already in the mature senile cataract stage (33.6%). The results of the Kendall Tau statistical test showed a p value = 0.001. This indicates that Ha is accepted. In the sense that there is a significant relationship between the smoking behavior and degree of smoking variable and the stage of senile cataract in senile cataract patients at the Jember Type B Regional Hospital. So that as a nurse, you can provide education or nursing promotion about the dangers of smoking in senile cataract patients, especially senile cataract patients, in order to prevent the occurrence of stages in these patients.