Gambaran Tingkat Stres, Ansietas Dan Depresi Pada Pasien Kanker Payudara Yang Menjalani Kemoterapi di RSUP H. Adam Malik Medan

Abstract

Breast cancer attacks a lot of women with the rate of the incidence increases each year and it is very dangerous since it causes death. It can be handled by carrying out chemotherapy treatment although it takes a long time with a lot of its side effects plus the side effect of the cancer itself so that patients will undergo psychological problem which causes them to stop the treatment. The objective of the research was to find out the description of the level of stress, anxiety, and depression in breast cancer patients who were under chemotherapy treatment. The research was descriptive. The population was 41 breast cancer patients who were under chemotherapy treatment in the inpatient wards of RSUP H. Adam Malik, Medan, and all of them were used as the samples (total sampling). The data were gathered from May 20 until June 20, 2016 by using DASS 42. The result of the research showed that 73.2% of the respondents did not have any stress, 58.5% of the respondents did not have any anxiety, and 80.5% of the respondents did not have any depression. It is recommended that the health service team involve patients’ families in providing correct intervention for the breast cancer patients who undergo stress, anxiety, and depression so that the length of treatment can be reduced, cost can be saved, and productivity can be increased.
 Incidence of Breast cancer in women is increasing every year. This cancer is very dangerous because it leads to death. However, breast cancer cells can be killed by chemotherapy. chemotherapy is a long term treatment and causes side effects, most patients suffered psychological problems. This sometimes leads to unwillingness of patients to continue their treatment. The objective of this study was to determine the level of stress, anxiety, and depression of breast cancer patients who underwent chemotherapy. This study employed a descriptive study . The population was 41 breast cancer patients who underwent chemotherapy in inpatient wards in H. Adam Malik Hopital Medan, and all of them were used as samples (total sampling). The data were collected from May 20 to June 20, 2016 by using DASS 42. The results showed that 73.2% of the respondents did not have any stress, 58.5% of the respondents did not have any anxiety, and 80.5% of the respondents did not have any depression. It is recommended that the health service team involve patients’ families in providing correct intervention for the breast cancer patients who got stress, anxiety, and depression so that the length of treatment can be reduced, cost can be saved, and productivity can be increased.