PELAKSANAAN TUGAS KESEHATAN KELUARGA DALAM PERAWATAN LUKA DENGAN PENGGUNAAN TERAPI KOMPLEMENTER DI WILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS GITIK KABUPATEN BANYUWANGI: STUDI FENOMENOLOGI

Abstract

A family has health tasks which need to be understood and undertaken in line with health care function. One of health problems that a family often experiences is injury. The use of herbal ingredients such as banana tree sap is one of the phenomena of wound care in Banyuwangi Regency. This research purposes to obtain the value and the meaning of family health task implementation in wound care by using complementary therapies at Gitik public health center area of Banyuwangi Regency. The research used qualitative method, with descriptive phenomenological study design. The sampling technique used exponential discriminative snowball with the number of participants as many as 7 people. The study is identifiying 12 themes: disease concept, causes, consequences, knowledge, materials, preparation, implementation, evaluation, attitude or life vision, preventive actions, healthcare facilities and other facilities. The research results indicated that families are able to carry out the family health tasks in wound care by using complementary therapies. This research are expected to be the bases for developing wound care techniques by use of materials from complementary therapy.