Hubungan Stigma Diri dengan Tingkat Stres Pada Pasien TB Paru di Rumah Sakit Khusus Paru Sumatera Utara Tahun 2023

Abstract

Background: Self-stigma is a negative feeling experienced by pulmonary TB sufferers which causes feelings of shame and shunning, so they tend to limit themselves when interacting with other people, and can result in tension from within themselves due to stress. Objective: To determine the relationship between self-stigma and stress levels in pulmonary TB patients at the North Sumatra Specialized Lung Hospital in 2023. Method: Using quantitative research with a cross sectional design. The total population is 1105, the sampling technique is purposive sampling, with a total sample of 47 respondents. The instrument used was a questionnaire. Results: The low category of self-stigma was 21 respondents (45%), the medium category was 17 respondents (36%), the high category was 9 respondents (19%), the stress level was in the light category as many as 18 respondents (38%), the medium category was 16 respondents (34%) and the weight category was 13 respondents (28%). The results of the Spearman Rank (rho) statistical test obtained a value of r = (0.432) and p (value) = 0.001 (p<0.05). Conclusion: These results indicate that there is a relationship between self-stigma and the stress level of pulmonary TB patients at the Special Lung Hospital in North Sumatra.