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Journal : Journal of Nursing Science Update

FAMILY WITH A CHRONIC ILLNESS: ADAPTATION AND CHALLENGES Annisa Wuri Kartika; Wiwin Wiarsih; Henny Permatasari
Journal of Nursing Science Update (JNSU) Vol. 5 No. 2 (2017)
Publisher : Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciencce, Universitas Brawijaya

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (4540.62 KB) | DOI: 10.21776/ub.jik.2017.005.02.1

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Living with a chronic illness surely can affect clients and their families. Family capacity to adapt successfully can be quite different depend on characteristic of chronic illness and family perception about the illness. Consideration of the family’s view of illness support health care professionals in finding the best resources to assist family with chronic illness. The aim of this study was to describe impact of chronic illness to clients and their family. This research use a qualitative design with descriptive phenomenological approach. Using purposive-sampling, eight families living with chronic illness were participated in this study. Colaizzi’s method which involving participants to validate results was used in the research. The theme of this study are changes in the patient's health status, family system changes and family difficulties in maintenance tasks. Conclusion of this research is that family members are the biggest support to motivate clients and also challenged as they strive to assist member diagnosed with chronic condition to stay healthy. Involving clients and families in the decision making support the efforts of families in their self-management of chronic illness. Thus nurses could provide family counseling to strengthen family coping and capacity by providing family with adequate information about illness.   
DIABETES SELF-CARE EXPERIENCE ON ELDERLY WITHOUT MEDICATION Niko Dima Kristianingrum; Wiwin Wiarsih; Astuti Yuni Nursasi
Journal of Nursing Science Update (JNSU) Vol. 6 No. 2 (2018)
Publisher : Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciencce, Universitas Brawijaya

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Increasing of the number of elderly contributes to the increasing of prevalence of chronic degenerative diseases such as diabetes mellitus. Diabetes mellitus requires long-term care through self-care. Theaims of this study to find out the experience of elderly on diabetes self-care. The study used qualitative method of descriptive phenomenology with in-depth interviews on nine participants. Interview results were analyzed using the Colaizzi method. The results of the study identified a variety of self-care diabetes, were regulates food, exercise, and blood sugar checking. Self-care has not been done consistently so it needs diabetes self-care guidelines, diabetes self-care education, and a community health nurse program that can foster elderly with diabetes mellitus.