HUBUNGAN TINGKAT PENGETAHUAN DENGAN SIKAP LANSIA DALAM MENGATASI KEKAMBUHAN PENYAKIT RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS DI WILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS HIANG TAHUN 2022

Abstract

One that affects attitudes is knowledge and information. Knowledge is the result of knowing and this occurs after people have sensed a certain object, from experience and research it is proven that attitudes based on knowledge will be more durable than attitudes that are not based on knowledge. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between the level of knowledge and the attitude of the elderly in overcoming the recurrence of Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease in the Work Area of ​​the Hiang Health Center in 2022. The results showed that there was a relationship between the level of knowledge and the attitude of the elderly in overcoming the recurrence of Rheumatoid Arthritis in the Work Area of ​​the Hiang Health Center in 2022. Suggestions for The Puskesmas is expected to be an input for nurses in conducting health education to the local community about the relationship between knowledge levels and the attitude of the elderly in overcoming Rheumatoid Arthritis Relapse and improving the quality of health service delivery related to the nursing problem of Rheumatoid Arthritis recurrence.