The Relationship Between Anxiety Levels and Sleep Patterns of Breast Cancer Patients Who Undergo Chemotherapy in the Operating Room Tenriawaru Bone Hospital

Abstract

Breast cancer is the second leading cause of death among all types of cancer in women. Breast cancer is a disease that most often attacks women, affecting more than 1.5 million women every year. Chemotherapy treatment is one of the breast cancer treatments where patients undergoing chemotherapy will experience psychological problems, namely anxiety, which causes sleep pattern disturbances. the patient. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between anxiety levels and sleep patterns in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Research method with a cross sectional approach design. The sample consisted of 55 breast cancer respondents who underwent chemotherapy at Tenriawaru Hospital, Bone Regency using an accidental sampling technique. Data was processed using the chi square test. Univariate analysis showed that breast cancer respondents who underwent chemotherapy experienced moderate anxiety (60%) and (63.6%) had poor sleep patterns. Bivariate test results showed that there was a relationship between anxiety levels and sleep patterns (Pvalue = 0.004 (p> 0.1) and (OR = 5.365). It was concluded that there was a relationship between anxiety levels and sleep patterns in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. It is hoped that health workers will increase their ability to identify levels of anxiety and sleep pattern disorders, especially in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy