The Effectiveness of Model KEDUSIA-RSM based on Android against Knowledge, Attitude and Skills of Family, Family Satisfaction, and Cognitive Function for Older Adults

Older adults with dementia can be a burden to the family. Family nursing interventions through android applications in the digital era are very important to improve family coping skills in caring for elderly with risk of dementia. Objective: The research objective aims to obtain an android-based model of KEDUSIA-RSM which is effective for improving knowledge, attitude and skill of family, family satisfaction, and cognitive function of the older adults. Method: This study uses quasi experiment with pre and post test design with the control group. The sampling strategy used a multistage cluster with a total sample size of 168, namely 84 families in the intervention group and 84 families in the control group. Results: There is a significant difference in the average ability to care for the family such as knowledge, attitudes, skills and care satisfaction between measurements (before, 2 months and 4 months after the model intervention) in the intervention group (p value <0.05; repeated measure ANOVA). There was a significant difference in the mean cognitive function of the elderly between the two groups in the measurement before and after 4 months (p value <0.05; independent t-test). Conclusion: The KEDUSIA-RSM nursing model is effective in increasing the ability to care for and satisfaction in caring as well as improving cognitive function in the elderly.