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The Relationship between Length of Hospitalization and the Level of Anxiety of the Families
of Patients Treated in the High Care Unit (HCU) of Tk Hospital. III Dr. Reksodiwiryo
Padang City in 2023
Abstract
Treatment in the intensive care unit with the patient in a coma can cause worry which will cause discomfort
so that the family experiences anxiety. With the presence of good caring nurses, the anxiety felt by the family
can be reduced. Health problems are often faced by the community and are the cause of death now. These are
usually chronic diseases. Patients with chronic disease conditions require care and treatment with a
multifactorial and comprehensive approach. The aim of this research is to determine the relationship between
length of stay and the anxiety level of the patient's family in the High Care Unit (HCU) of Dr. Reksodiwiryo
Hospital Padang in 2023. This type of research is quantitative with a cross sectional approach, This research
was conducted from January - August 2023. The population was 110 with a sample of 43 respondents,
purposive sampling technique, data collection using the HARS questionnaire, analyzed univariately and
bivariately. Based on the research results, it was found that the majority of respondents had a length of stay of
≥ 5 days (51.2%) and their families experienced moderate anxiety (41.9%). After carrying out the Pearson
Chi-Square statistical test, the P value was 0.034 (p value ≤0.05). This research can be concluded that there is
a relationship between length of stay and the level of anxiety of families treated in the high care unit (HCU) of
Dr. Reksodiwiryo Hospital, Padang. analyzed univariately and bivariately. Based on the research results, it
was found that the majority of respondents had a length of stay of ≥ 5 days (51.2%) and their families
experienced moderate anxiety (41.9%). After carrying out the Pearson Chi-Square statistical test, the P value
was 0.034 (p value ≤0.05). This research can be concluded that there is a relationship between length of stay
and the level of anxiety of families treated in the high care unit (HCU) of Dr. Reksodiwiryo Hospital, Padang.
analyzed univariately and bivariately. Based on the research results, it was found that the majority of
respondents had a length of stay of ≥ 5 days (51.2%) and their families experienced moderate anxiety (41.9%).
After carrying out the Pearson Chi-Square statistical test, the P value was 0.034 (p value ≤0.05). This
research can be concluded that there is a relationship between length of stay and the level of anxiety of
families treated in the high care unit (HCU) of Dr. Reksodiwiryo Hospital, Padang.