Open AccessHubungan Antara Dukungan Keluarga Dengan Gangguan Citra Tubuh Pada Penderita Kusta
Author(s) -
Endang Mei Yunalia
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
jurnal ilmu kesehatan/jurnal ilmu kesehatan
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2579-7301
pISSN - 2303-1433
DOI - 10.32831/jik.v5i2.131
Subject(s) - leprosy , respondent , nonprobability sampling , correlation , family support , medicine , contingency table , disease , social support , psychology , clinical psychology , dermatology , social psychology , environmental health , physical therapy , statistics , mathematics , population , geometry , political science , law
Leprosy is cronic disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae. Leprosy is not only physical disease but it also influence patien’s mental, social and economic. The purpose of this research was to identify the correlation between family support with body image disturbance on leprosy patients. This research is analytic correlation research wich used a cross sectional design. Sampling technique used purposive sampling and the sample consisted of 78 respondent. The result of this research most a half from respondent who has minimal family support have a negative body image (34,6%). Based on Contingency Coefficient test can get P-value 0,04 0,05, with Coefficien Correlation 0,353, so H0 is refused and H1 accepted , it means that there is any correlation between family support with body image disturbance on leprosy patients. Based on the result of this research, its expected the family should be given a good support. Because with good family support patients can be motivated, so that patients receive the conditions that occur and not impaired body image.