KUALITAS HIDUP KLIEN KANKER SERVIKS YANG MELAKUKAN KEMOTERAPI DI RUANG BOUGENVIL RSUD PROF. DR. MARGONO SOEKARJO
Abstract: The prevalence of
cervical cancer is widely available in developing countries like Indonesia with
a total incidence of 40-45 new cases per day. Cervical cancer usually affects
women who are already sexually active, especially who have many sexual partners
and having sex at theage under 20 years old. Cervical cancer is the first
cancer killer among other cancers in womenwith cervical cancer mortality by
20-25 cases per day. Therefore we need proper treatment toovercome.Chemotherapy
is one of the management of cervical cancer with distant metastases andlocal or
regional recurrence that does not respond to surgery or radiation therapy.Chemotherapy
can cause side effects, both physically and psychologically for the client. One
ofthe psychological effect is decreased quality of life. The purpose of this
research is to describe the quality of life for clients who undergochemotherapy
for cervical cancer based on age and stage of the cancer in the room Bougenvil Hospital
Prof. Dr. Margono Soekarjo Purwokerto. This study uses quantitative and
descriptive analytic design with cross sectional approach. Sampling using
accidental sampling technique using a questionnaire which was distributed to 23
respondents. Data were analyzed using univariate analysis followed bivariate
analysis usingchi square.
Keywords: quality of life,
cervical cancer, chemotherapy
Penulis: Suci Khasanah, Etika
Dewi Cahyaningrum
Kode Jurnal: jpkebidanandd130269
