ABSTRACT

THE FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE HANDLING OF ASTHMA

FIRST AID BY FAMILY IN PULMONARY POLY RSUD dr.
SOEDARSONO PASURUAN 2019

By
Indri Ifadatul Khasanah*, Tri Nataliswati, S.Kep., Ns., M.Kep**, Lucia
Retnowati, SST., M.Kes**

Asthma is an airway disease characterized by narrowing of the bronchi due

to hyperreaction to something direct / physical or indirect stimulation. Without
good management, asthma will tend to increase so that it can cause
complications or death. Treatment of first aid when asthma needs to be
considered because it affects the patient's prognosis. Many things that affect the
handling of asthma first aid include knowledge and attitude factors. This study
wanted to find out about any factors that affect the handling of first aid asthma
carried out by the family to family members who have an asthma attack in the
pulmonary poly of RSUD dr. Soedarsono pasuruan in 2019. This type of
research is descriptive type, with a cross sectional approach. The sampling
technique uses atechnique Non Probability Sampling by taking consecutive
sampling samples and 34 respondents in this study. The measuring instrument
used was in the form of a knowledge questionnaire, attitude and handling of
asthma first aid. The analysis using the test Spearman Rank (Rho). Most
respondents have good knowledge and treatment of first-aid asthma. The results
of the analysis obtained p value <α, 0,000 <0,005 which indicates that there is an
influence of knowledge on the handling of asthma first aid with the correlation
coefficient Spearman of 0,994 showing a positive correlation with a strong
correlation strength. Most respondents have a positive attitude and good
management of asthma first aid. The results of the analysis were obtained (p
value <α, 0,000 <0,005) which showed that there was an influence of attitudes
towards the handling of asthma first aid with the correlation coefficient
Spearman of 0.731 showing a positive correlation with a strong correlation
strength.

Keywords: Knowledge factors, attitude factors and handling first aid asthma

* Applied Undergraduate Nursing Student in Malang Health Polytechnic

** Lecturer in Malang Health Poltytechnic