The Relationship between Nurses' Caring Behavior and Compliance with Anti-Tuberculosis Drugs in Pulmonary TB Patients at the Tilango Health Center, Gorontalo Regency
Abstract
Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that is still a public health problem in Indonesia. The success of TB treatment is greatly influenced by the patient's compliance in taking Anti-Tuberculosis Drugs (OAT). One of the factors that can increase patient compliance is the caring behavior of nurses in providing nursing services. This study aims to determine the relationship between nurses' caring behavior and compliance with taking anti-tuberculosis drugs in pulmonary TB patients at the Tilango Health Center, Gorontalo Regency. This study uses a quantitative method with a correlational design through a cross sectional approach. The sampling technique used purposive sampling with a sample of 62 respondents. The research instrument used the Caring Behavior Inventory-24 (CBI-24) and the Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-8). Data analysis was carried out using the Spearman Rank test. The results showed that there was a relationship between nursing caring behavior and adherence to taking anti-tuberculosis drugs in pulmonary TB patients with a p-value = 0.019 (p < 0.05) with a weak relationship strength. The results of this study are expected to encourage health workers, especially nurses, to improve caring behavior through providing health education, and more effective therapeutic communication to pulmonary TB patients so that adherence to taking OAT increases so that treatment runs optimally.
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