Dukungan Keluarga Pada Pasien Penyakit Jantung Koroner (PJK) dalam Pemanfaatan Informasi dan Pelayanan Kesehatan

Abstract

The morbidity and mortality rate of Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) in Indonesia is increasing every year. The results of the 2019 Basic Health Research showed that 1.5% or 15 out of 1000 Indonesians suffer from CHD. The lack of health literacy of CHD patients and their families related to symptoms, risks, lifestyle, and treatment of CHD will further worsen the patient's condition. The purpose of this study was to analyze family support in coronary heart disease (CHD) patients in the use of information and health services. Using qualitative research methods with a phenomenological approach, data collection techniques through indepth interviews, observations and documentation. There were 8 research informants consisting of one doctor as a key informant, 2 supporting informants and 5 ordinary informants with criteria for a patient's condition that was stable, communicative and willing to be an informant. The results showed that the ability of patients to receive and manage information called health literacy in CHD patients and their families is still low because they lack the ability to receive and manage information from doctors and lack of independent information search efforts. The conclusion of this study is that access to information, receipt and management of information are very important to improve health literacy of CHD and their families.