Kajian Tingkat Kecemasan Penderita Astma di Puskesmas Dau Sebagai Salah Satu Kontributor Kekambuhan Astma

Abstract

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory event in the airwayscaused by bronchial hyperactivity to certain stimuli and ischaracterized by the main symptom of shortness of breath.People with asthma will experience anxiety caused by aperson’s life being disrupted, and mental stress, behaviorchanges, social interactions are disrupted, and appetite isreduced. The purpose of the study was to describe the levelof anxiety in asthmatics at the Dau Health Center, MalangRegency. The research design used a cross sectionalapproach. The study population was 42 asthma patientswho routinely controlled to the health center and the studysample was 38 respondents using purposive sampling.The data collection technique used an instrument in theform of an anxiety level questionnaire (HRS-A/HamiltonRating Scale for Anxiety/). The results showed that most ofthe 25 (65.8%) respondents experienced moderate levelsof anxiety, 10 (26.3%) experienced mild anxiety and 3(7.9%) experienced severe anxiety in asthmatics. Futureresearchers are expected to examine the factors that causeanxiety, namely marital status, alcohol drinking habits andfamily economic status.