Hubungan Persepsi Keluarga tentang Perawatan di ruang Intensif dengan Kecemasan pada Keluarga Pasien di Ruang Intensif RSU dr. H. Koesnadi Bondowoso

Abstract

The difference situation between daily life and the intensive care environment must be faced by the family. Moreover the health worker focuses on the patient‘s care, makes the family feel stress, depression, and high anxiety. This study aimed to analyze the correlation between family perception about intensive care with anxiety of patient’s families in intensive care unit dr. H. Koesnadi Bondowoso. This study used the correlation study with descriptive analytic type and cross- sectional approach with 95% CI. The result showed that of 84 patient’s families who was included in this research, 51 (60,7%) had good perception about care in intensive care. 34 (40,5%) patient’s families had mild anxiety, 27 (32,1%) didn’t have anxiety, 17 (20,2%) had moderate anxiety, and 6 (7,1%) had severe anxiety. Therefore, there was a low correlation between family perception and anxiety of patient’s families (p = 0,001, and r = -0,367). The negative direction showed that a good perception will reduce anxiety. If individuals perceive these services as something unpleasant, it makes them fell uncomfortable and cause anxiety. It is important for nurses to do orientation about environment so they have positive perception to reduce family’s anxiety.