ABSTRACT

Patients receiving care in the room can influence the psychological conditions of their families, particularly by causing anxiety due to the uncertainty surrounding the patients’ conditions and the limitations of information available. The anxiety experienced by families can significantly impact their medical decision-making processes and the quality of support they provide to the patients, largely stemming from the uncertainty related to the patients’ conditions and the information constraints. This research employs a quantitative correlational design along with a cross-sectional approach. The study population consists of 140 families accompanying their patient members in the HCU. A sample of 104 respondents was determined using Slovin’s formula, was selected through simple random sampling technique. Data collected use sheet observation for length of stay and questionnaire. Analysis done in a way univariate and bivariate using the Pearson correlation test with significance p < 0.05. Length of stay most patients in the category long stay (> 8 days ). Anxiety level family show distribution anxiety severe (34%), no there is anxiety (21%), panic (12%), and moderate (9%). Analysis bivariate show connection very strong and significant positive between length of stay and level anxiety family (r = 0.775; p = 0.000). Research result prove that the longer the patient treated in the HCU, increasingly tall level anxiety family. Findings This emphasize importance intervention in the form of education , communication effective , and support psychosocial by human resources health For help family face anxiety during maintenance patient .

KEYWORDS

Anxiety , Family patient , length of stay

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