Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease with a high incidence rate in Indonesia. This disease is a health problem nationally and globally. Disobedience of TB patients in taking medication is an obstacle in healing. PMO (Drug Supervisor) officers have a very important duty to ensure TB patients are disciplined in taking their medication, so they can improve patient’s quality of life. However, majority of patients forget to take medicine frequently and PMO to remind them in taking medicine unconsistently. This means that there is a high probability that good behavior that is carried out after education is not consistent, because patients do not have adequate support systems to comply with treatment and orderly in preventing transmission. The purpose of this study was to design an android-based educational application for TB patients in Tasikmalaya city. Prototype design was used in this research. The results found 4 features in the application design such as education (providing health education through pictures, posters and videos), screening (tracking of families are at high risk of spreading), taking medication (remind and evaluate of taking medication) and consultation (counseling related to disease). Based on the test results, it can be concluded that the SMART-TB application design can able to provide information and convenience for some TB patients in reporting taking medication and health-related consultations. Keywords: Tuberculosis; application design; Android based
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that continues to increase not only nationally but also globally. Tuberculosis is a problem for sufferers both physically and psychologically, it can even cause negative stigma from themselves and society, so the disease affects the quality of life of the sufferer. Tuberculosis treatment that is long enough and requires compliance can cause susceptible to drop out (DO), finally will increase the risk of cases of Multi Drug Resistance (MDR). The role of nurses is needed in ensuring tuberculosis patient adherence in treatment. Patient will be understand that tuberculosis is important in the treatment process. Education is a strategy in increasing patient understanding to change positive behavior for tuberculosis sufferers. The aim of this community service is to implement Health Belief Models (HBM) Education in Tuberculosis patients. This method used lectures, interviews and practice. The results found that the implementation of HBM on 19 patients who visited Tamansari primary health care for 3 months showed a significant result in behavior and quality of life. HBM education can change the quality of life of tuberculosis sufferers by changing perceptions of the disease which includes perceptions of vulnerability, perception of severity, perceived benefits, perceptions of barriers and a person's belief in healthy behavior. It is recommended that HBM education should continue to be implemented for tuberculosis sufferers so that they can maintain their survival.
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