Hubungan Dukungan Keluarga Dengan Kualitas Hidup Pasien Tuberkulosis

Winda Sridewi Butar-Butar (Program Studi Diploma III Keperawatan, Poltekkes Kemenkes Medan, Sumatera)
Agustina Boru Gultom (Politeknik Kesehatan Kementerian Kesehatan Medan)
Arbani Batubara (Politeknik Kesehatan Kementerian Kesehatan Medan)

Jurnal Bidang Ilmu Kesehatan
Vol 16, No 2 (2026): Jurnal Bidang Ilmu Kesehatan

Tuberculosis (TB) affects patients' quality of life and increases mortality rates. One possible contributing factor is family support, which serves as a guide for concrete policies and actions. The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between family support and quality of life in tuberculosis patients. This analytical study, using a cross-sectional approach, was conducted on 35 TB patients using a purposive sampling technique. Data analysis used the chi-square test. The results showed a p-value of 0.0001, concluding that there is a strong relationship between family support and quality of life in tuberculosis patients.