Penyuluhan kesehatan masyarakat: Penatalaksanaan perawatan penderita asam urat menggunakan media booklet

Abstract

Abstract Background: Elderly people who suffer from gout tend to experience relapses which are influenced by a lack of understanding and awareness about gout. In the elderly, gout is a major complaint that interferes with daily activities, even resulting in difficulty sleeping and limitations in activities. Therefore, providing health education about gout is needed to increase promotive and preventive actions so that knowledge regarding gout in sufferers can increase. Purpose: To increase the knowledge of gout sufferers using health education with booklet media. Method: Quantitative research with a pre-experiment design, one group pre-test and post-test. This research was conducted at integrated service post for the elderly in Mayang Village, Gatak District on 15-22 November 2023. This research used a purposive sampling technique of 40 participants with inclusion criteria including, adult and elderly people at the posyandu for the elderly in Mayang village, suffering from gout. , don't know about gout. Meanwhile, the exclusion criteria are people who are seriously ill and sufferers of other non-communicable diseases. The instrument in this research is a questionnaire sheet with the Gutman Scale measuring instrument. Results: The research conducted showed that knowledge after being given the intervention was higher than before being given the intervention with a difference value of 4.05 standard deviation -0.419. The results of bivariate data analysis using the Wilcoxon signed rank test showed a p-value of 0.000 (<0.05). Conclusion: Providing health education using booklet media to gout sufferers can increase knowledge. Keywords: Gout; Health Education; Media Booklet.