Abstract
Cancer was a chronic disease that increased child mortality. Treatment processes and drug side effects, fear of relapse, frequent re-entry, and death, functional impairment, changes in body image, decreased self-esteem, and challenges in transitioning back to life caused considerable stress and anxiety for pediatric cancer patients. Almost all pediatric cancer patients were faced with at least one psychosocial problem, of which anxiety and depression often coexisted and were most frequently reported. Anxiety and coping affected the quality of life of children with cancer. This research aimed to identify anxiety and coping in school-age children during chemotherapy treatment. This research used a quantitative descriptive method. Forty-five children participated in this research. The research instrument used for data collection was anxiety and coping questionnaires. Data were analyzed using descriptive analysis. The result of this research showed that the majority of school-age children's anxiety during chemotherapy programs was in the moderate anxiety category, while the majority of children's coping was in the maladaptive coping category. Anxiety and coping were factors that affected the quality of life of children with cancer. Further research is expected to examine interventions that can improve adaptive coping in children undergoing chemotherapy.Keywords: anxiety, coping, chemotherapy, school-age children
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