Pelatihan Caregiver untuk Meningkatkan Kesiapan Perawatan Lansia Sakit Kronis di Rumah

Chronic pain in older adults causes them to experience disability which causes dependence in fulfilling daily needs (ADL). The family as a caregiver for the elderly is the main support system in the care process at home. An increase in knowledge and skills is needed by caregivers to improve their coping and reduce the burden of care. Community service activities are carried out by providing material such as the concept of chronic pain, training in care skills and accompanying home visits. Participants were families who cared for chronically ill elderly with 36 respondents. Assessment was carried out using pre-test and post-test knowledge and family readiness in caring for the elderly. The results of the assessment of family readiness to care for the elderly found that families who cared for the elderly with chronic pain had readiness in caring for the elderly (mean value = 3.91 ± 0.28), but there was data that families were not prepared to face emergency situations (mean value = 1 .63 ± 0.83). The results of caregiver training activities showed an increase in knowledge with a mean post test = 8.48 ± 1.21, an increase from the mean pre-test = 5.21 ± 1.73 and a difference in value of 3.27. The next suggestion is that there will be training that contains material on elderly care and stress management in the family so that it is able to improve the quality of care provided to the elderly.
Sakit kronis pada lansia menyebabkan lansia mengalami dissabilitas yang menyebabkan ketergantungan dalam pemenuhan kebutuhan sehari-hari (ADL). Keluarga sebagai caregiver lansia merupakan sistem pendukung paling besar dalam proses perawatan di rumah. Peningkatan pengetahuan dan keterampilan perawatan dibutuhkan caregiver untuk meningkatkan koping dan menurunkan beban rawat. Kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat dilakukan dengan pemberian materi konsep sakit kronis, pelatihan ketrampilan perawatan pada lansia serta pendampingan kunjungan rumah. Peserta kegiatan merupakan keluarga yang merawat lansia sakit kronis berjumlah 36 orang. Penilaian dilakukan dengan menggunakan pre-test dan post-test pengetahuan serta kesiapan keluarga dalam merawat lansia. Hasil pengkajian kesiapan keluarga merawat lansia didapatkan bahwa keluarga yang merawat lansia dengan sakit kronis memiliki kesiapan dalam merawat lansia (nilai mean=3,91±0,28), namun terdapat data bahwa keluarga tidak siap dalam menghadapi situasi gawat darurat (nilai mean=1,63±0,83). Hasil kegiatan pelatihan caregiver menunjukkan terjadinya peningkatan pengetahuan dengan nilai mean post test=8,48±1,21, meningkat dari nilai mean pre-test=5,21±1,73 dan selisih nilai 3,27. Saran selanjutnya diharapkan adanya pelatihan yang berisi materi perawatan lansia serta manajemen stress pada keluarga agar mampu meningkatkan kualitas perawatan yang diberikan pada lansia.