HUBUNGAN DUKUNGAN SOSIAL DENGAN KUALITAS HIDUP PADA ANAK KANKER YANG MENJALANI PENGOBATAN KEMOTERAPI DI RUMAH SINGGAH KANKER ANAK DI YOGYAKARTA

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Latar Belakang: Terapi pengobatan kemoterapi dilakukan dalam jangka panjang pada pasien kanker anak, sehingga dapat mengakibatkan efek samping jangka panjang, jangka pendek, dan efek samping psikologis yang akan mengganggu dalam melakukan aktifitas keseharian. Terganggunya aktifitas harian akan mempengaruhi kualitas hidup anak. Kualitas hidup anak kanker dapat dipengaruhi oleh dukungan sosial, apabila dukungan sosial dapat dikendalikan, maka efek samping kemoterapi dapat diminimalisir sehingga kualitas hidup anak kanker dapat dimaksimalkan. Tujuan: Mengetahui hubungan dukungan sosial dengan kualitas hidup anak kanker di rumah singgah kanker anak di Yogyakarta.Metode Penelitian: Jenis penelitian menggunakan descriptive correlation dengan pendekatan cross sectional. Alat yang digunakan adalah kuesioner. Teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan teknik total sampling berjumlah 55 responden. Analisa data menggunakan uji Rank Spearmen.Hasil Penelitian: Menunjukkan bahwa sebagian besar dukungan sosial dalam kategori tinggi sebanyak 44 (80,0%) dan kualitas hidup dalam kategori sedang sebanyak 30 (54,5%). Hasil analisis Rank Spearmen menunjukkan bahwa dukungan sosial secara signifikan berhubungan dengan kualitas hidup pada anak kanker (p-value= 0,007< Level Of Significant = 0,05) dengan keeratan cukup yaitu Coef. Correlation= 0,358. Simpulan: Ada hubungan yang signifikan antara dukungan sosial dengan kualitas hidup anak kanker di rumah singgah kanker anak di Yogyakarta.Saran: Bagi pengelola rumah singgah, petugas kesehatan, dan peneliti selanjutnya diharapkan dapat memberikan informasi dalam menangani dan meningkatkan dukungan sosial dan kualitas hidup pada anak kanker untuk meminimalisir efek samping dari pengobatan kemoterapi.

Background: Chemotherapy therapy is carried out in the long term in children with cancer, so it can cause long- term, short-term, and psychological side effects that will interfere with daily activities. Disruption of daily activities will affect the child's quality of life. The quality of life of children with cancer can be influenced by social support, if social support can be controlled, the side effects of chemotherapy can be minimized so that the quality of life of children with cancer can be maximized.Objective: To determine the relationship between social support and the quality of life of children with cancer at the children's cancer shelter in Yogyakarta. Research methods: The type of research uses descriptive correlation with a cross-sectional approach. The tool used is a questionnaire. The sampling technique uses a total sampling technique totaling 55 respondents. Data analysis uses the Spearmen Rank test. Research result: Shows that most of the social support in the high category as many as 44 (80.0%) and the quality of life in the moderate category as many as 30 (54.5%). The results of the Spearman Rank analysis show that social support is significantly related to the quality of life in children with cancer (p-value = 0.007 <Level Of Significant = 0.05) with weak closeness that was Coef. Correlation = 0.358.Conclusion: There is a significant relationship between social support and the quality of life of children with cancer at the children's cancer shelter in Yogyakarta.Suggestion: For managers of halfway houses, health workers, and researchers, it is hoped that they can provide information in handling and improving social support and quality of life in children with cancer to minimize the side effects of chemotherapy treatment