Analysis of the Differences in Length of Stay of Covid-19 Patients with a History of Comorbids and Without a History of Comorbids on the Impact of Hospital Financing in Central Sulawesi Province in 2023

Abstract

Case is a health problem experienced throughout the world. The increasing spread of the Covid virus in Indonesia has resulted in hospitals designated by the Ministry of Health being unable to accommodate patients infected with Covid. Analysis of the differences in treatment duration for Covid-19 patients with comorbidities and without comorbidities is important to know so that the prognosis of patients with comorbidities can be predicted, so that Covid-19 patients with comorbidities can receive more optimal special health services so that the death rate due to Covid-19 can be maximally prevented. and can reduce costs for treating Covid-19 patients. The aim of this research is to analyze the difference in length of stay for Covid-19 patients with and without a history of comorbidities in Central Sulawesi Province in 2023. This research uses a cross sectional type of research . The population in this study was 9 6 samples. The sampling technique used was Accidental Sampling, data analysis used was bivariate analysis with the Mann Whitney test. The results of the study showed that the highest length of stay was for Covid patients who underwent short-term treatment with a proportion of 88.5% and those with a history of comorbidities had the most comorbidities with a proportion of 63.5%. The results of the Mann Whitnay statistical test show that there is no difference in the average frequency of length of stay for Covid-19 patients with a history of comorbidities and without comorbidities. with the value ρ Value 0.512. The advice in this research is that it is hoped that the hospital, especially the Health Promotion section, will always disseminate health education about the factors that influence the length of stay and treatment of Covid-19 patients with and without comorbidities. Covid cases accompanied by comorbidities are mostly age. Furthermore, it is necessary to provide education on Covid prevention through leaflets and Covid pocket books at Posyandu for the elderly