The influence of expert patients on the Increase of Medication adherence among Tuberculosis patients
Ernawati, Ariyanti Saleh, Syahrir A. Pasinringi, and Eva Arna Abrar
STIKES Tanawali Persada Takalar
Faculty of Nursing, Hasanuddin University, Indonesia
Faculty of Public Health, Hasanuddin University, Indonesia
dSTIKES Nani Hasanuddin Makassar
Abstract
Abstract Objective: This study aims to analyze the relationship between the role of expert patients and medication adherence among tuberculosis patients. Method: The research was conducted as a quasi-experiment with control. There were 34 samples selected using the probability sampling technique. Result: The data were analyzed statistically using the Wilcoxon test and paired t-test. The results reveal that there was a change in knowledge and adherence before and after health education in the intervention and control groups. However, only the intervention group experienced a significant change with p<0.05, while in the control group, the change was not significant with p>0.05. Conclusion: This study showed that there was a significant change in the mean of knowledge and adherence before and after health education by expert patients in the intervention group.
Keywords: Experts patient; Knowledge; Adherence; Tuberculosis
Topic: Nursing Education and Practice