Penelitian bertujuan mengetahui hubungan pelaksanaan tugas kesehatan dan dukungan keluarga dengan pengabaian lansia di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Kassi- Kassi Makassar. Desain penelitian deskriptif korelasi, pendekatan cross sectional. Pengambilan sampel secara cluster, responden berjumlah 223. Sampel penelitian yaitu keluarga dengan anggota keluarga lansia. Uji statistik yang digunakan chi square dan Regresi Logistik.
Hasil penelitian menyatakan tidak ada hubungan pelaksanaan tugas kesehatan keluarga dengan pengabaian lansia. Ada hubungan dukungan informasi, instrumental, penghargaan, dan dukungan emosi dengan pengabaian lansia. Dukungan emosi dominan berhubungan dengan pengabaian lansia.
Disimpulkan bahwa lansia membutuhkan dukungan dari keluarga, khususnya dukungan emosional sehingga dapat menghindari kejadian pengabaian lansia dalam keluarga.
The purpose of this study is to determine the correlation between implementation of health task and families? support with neglect toward elderly in working area of Kassi-Kassi Public Health Center Makassar. This study used descriptive correlation design with cross sectional approach, the sample of 223 was recruited using cluster. The samples were elderly and their family member. Data was analyzed using Chi-square and logistic regression. The result showed that there was no significant correlation between implementation of health task with neglect toward elderly. However, there was correlation between informational, acknowledgement, and emotional support with neglect toward elderly. Hence, the emotional support has the highest correlation with neglect toward elderly. In conclusion, elderly people need family?s support, especially emotional support that can prevent them from neglect.
