KOMUNIKASI INTERPERSONAL DOKTER DAN PASIEN LANSIA DI PUSKESMAS MOYO UTARA

Abstract

One application of interpersonal communication is that health communication is communication that occurs between health practitioners and patients, for example communication between doctors and elderly patients. One place where interpersonal communication can be established between health practitioners and elderly patients is at the Community Health Center, one of which is the North Moyo Community Health Center. Based on pre-research data, there is still a lot of miscommunication that occurs in interpersonal communication between doctors and elderly patients that occurs at this Community Health Center which is caused by language factors and lack of hearing in the elderly patients themselves. This study aims to determine interpersonal communication between doctors and elderly patients at the North Moyo Community Health Center. The method used in this research is a descriptive qualitative method with data collection techniques in the form of observation and interviews. The results of this research are that interpersonal communication between doctors and elderly patients shows openness, empathy, positive attitudes, equality and supportive attitudes.