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Factors Related to the Compliance of Elderly Diabetes Mellitus Patients with Blood Glucose Control Adi Buyu Prakoso; Ady Irawan; Azizah Sonia Hapsari
Indonesian Journal of Global Health Research Vol 7 No 1 (2025): Indonesian Journal of Global Health Research
Publisher : GLOBAL HEALTH SCIENCE GROUP

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.37287/ijghr.v7i1.5086

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Diabetes Mellitus is often found in the elderly. This condition causes the elderly to be in a risk group with biological risk characteristics or risks related to age, social and environmental risks and behavioral or lifestyle risks. The high number of Diabetes Mellitus sufferers that continues to increase, of course, results in many complications that occur in Diabetes Mellitus sufferers. Patients who are unable to control their blood sugar levels well are at high risk of complications and must be aware of hyperglycemia. This study aims to determine factors related to blood glucose control in the elderly. Compliance with blood glucose control in the elderly can reduce the risk of complications and early detection of health workers in handling diabetes mellitus sufferers in the elderly. The type of design in this study is quantitative with an analytical observational method. The population in this study was the elderly in the Baki Health Center work area with a total of 78 elderly respondents with a total sampling. This study uses a cross-sectional design. The population in this study was conducted on the elderly in the Baki health center work area with a sampling method, namely accidental sampling. The results of the bivariate analysis using the chi square statistical test of the related factors are the level of knowledge (P = 0.018), family support (P = 0.001), motivation (P = 0.012) and family income (P = 0.025). The results of multivariate analysis using logistic regression analysis showed that the most related factor was family support with an OR value of 0.28. The conclusion in this study is that the most related factor to blood glucose control compliance in the elderly is family support.
Understanding the Triage System With the Level of Anxiety of Patient Families in the Emergency Room Pipit Anggraini; Agung Widiastuti; Adi Buyu Prakoso
International Journal Of Health Science Vol. 6 No. 2 (2026): July: International Journal of Health
Publisher : Lembaga Pengembangan Kinerja Dosen

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.55606/ijhs.v6i2.7632

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The Emergency Department (ED) is the primary entry point for patients requiring urgent medical attention, and the triage system used to classify patients by severity often becomes a source of confusion for waiting families. When families do not understand why patients are treated in a particular order rather than by arrival time, feelings of worry and distress tend to increase. This study aimed to determine the relationship between family understanding of the triage system and the level of anxiety experienced by patients' families in the Emergency Department of RSUD Dr. Moewardi Surakarta. This research applied a quantitative observational-analytic design with a cross sectional approach. Ninety respondents were recruited through purposive sampling based on inclusion criteria. Data were collected using a validated triage-understanding questionnaire and the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HARS), then analyzed using the Spearman Rank correlation test. The results showed that most respondents had insufficient understanding of the triage system (62.2%) and experienced severe anxiety (42.2%). The correlation test produced a p-value of <0.001 (p<0.05) with a correlation coefficient of 0.504, indicating a moderate, positive, and statistically significant relationship: the lower the family's understanding of triage, the higher their anxiety level, and vice versa. These findings suggest that structured therapeutic communication and triage education for waiting families could be an effective strategy to reduce anxiety in the emergency setting.