Hubungan Pengetahuan dan Health Seeking Behavior dengan Kualitas Hidup Lansia Penderita Diabetes Melitus di Kabupaten Sleman, D.I. Yogyakarta

LEILA NUR HUTAMI, Heru Subekti, S.Kep., Ns., MPH

2016 | Skripsi | S1 ILMU KEPERAWATAN

INTISARI Latar belakang:Diabetes melitus (DM) merupakan penyakit degeneratif yang banyak diderita lansia.Lansia merupakan populasi yang akan mengalami kemunduran baik fungsi fisik maupun psikologis seiring bertambahnya usia. Diabetes melitus dapat memengaruhi penurunan harapan hidup dan berkurangnya kualitas hidup pada lansia. Maka diperlukan beberapa cara untuk meningkatkan kualitas hidup lansia seperti meningkatkan pengetahuan dan upaya health seeking behavioryang baik. Tujuan: Untuk mengetahui hubungan pengetahuan dan health seeking behavior dengan kualitas hidup lansia penderita DM di Kabupaten Sleman. Metode: Jenis penelitian correlational dengan rancangan penelitian cross- sectional dengan subyek lansia penderita DM di Kabupaten Sleman yang dipilih dengan metode purposive sampling. Data penelitian diperoleh menggunakan kuesioner pengetahuan, kuesioner health seeking behavior dan WHOQOL-Bref. Analisis data menggunakan uji Spearman correlation. Hasil:Terdapat hubungan bermakna antara pengetahuan dengan kualitas hidup pada domain kesejahteraan psikologis (r=0,307;p<0,05) dan domain lingkungan (r=0,305; p<0,05). Terdapat hubungan bermakna antara pengetahuan dengan health seeking behaviordengan r=0,425;p<0,05. Tidak terdapat hubungan antara health seeking behavior dengan keempat domain kualitas hidup dengan masing-masing nilai p>0,05. Kesimpulan:Terdapat hubungan bermakna antara pengetahuan dengan kualitas hidup pada domain kesejahteraan psikologis dan domain lingkungan. Sementara, terdapat hubungan bermakna antara pengetahuan dengan health seeking behavior. Tidak terdapat hubungan antara health seeking behavior dengan keempat domain kualitas hidup lansia penderita DM di Kabupaten Sleman. Kata kunci:health seeking behavior,kualitas hidup, lansia,pengetahuan

ABSTRACT Background:Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a degenerative disease suffered by many elderly people. The elderly are the population thatwill deprive of both physical and psychological function with ageing. Diabetes mellituscan affect life expectancy and reducethe quality of life of the elderly. Therefore, it is needed a few ways to improve the quality of life of elderly such as enhancing the knowledge and efforts of good health seeking behavior. Objective: To determine the correlationbetween knowledge and health-seeking behavior with quality of life of the elderly patients with DM in Sleman Regency. Methods: Correlational studies used a cross-sectionaldesign with the elderly subjects with DM in Sleman Regency selected by purposive sampling method. Data of the research were obtained using a questionnaire of knowledge, health seeking behavior questionnaire and WHOQOL-Bref. Data analysis using Spearman correlation test. Results: There was a significant correlation between knowledge and quality of life in the domain of psychological well being (r=0,307; p<0,05) and the domain of environment (r=0,305; p<0,05).There was a significant correlation between knowledge and health-seeking behavior (r=0,425; p<0,05). While there was no correlation between health seeking behavior and the fourth domains of quality of life with each value of p>0,05. ConclusionThere was a significant correlation between knowledge and quality of life in the domain of psychological well being and environment. There was a significant correlation between knowledge and health-seeking behavior. While there was no correlation between health seeking behavior and the fourth domains of quality of life of the elderly patients with DMin Sleman Regency. Keywords: health seeking behavior, knowledge, quality of life, the elderly

Kata Kunci : health seeking behavior, kualitas hidup, lansia, pengetahuan