Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Social and Political Development (ICOSOP 2016)

The Correlation of Self-Conception of the Women Affected by Breast Cancer experiencing anxiety due to chemotherapy treatment in Dr. Pirngadi Regional General Hospital, Medan

Authors
Namora Lumongga Lubis, Ms Elysabet
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Namora Lumongga Lubis
Available Online November 2016.
DOI
10.2991/icosop-16.2017.25How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Self-Conception, Anxiety, Breast Cancer
Abstract

Based on the medical records in RSUD (Regional General Hospital) Dr. Pirngadi, Medan, it is found out that there are 839 cancer patients, and 607 of them (73.4%) are affected by breast cancer. One the method in curing breast cancer is by using chemotherapy. The problem is that there are many breast cancer patients who experiencing anxiety due to chemotherapy treatments; it is probably because of their self-conception. The research was conducted in RSUD Dr. Pirngadi, Medan with 607 samples of respondents. Data analysis was performed using univariate, bivariate analysis using Chi-square test. The research showed that the breast cancer patients who experiencing anxiety due to chemotherapy treatments in RSUD Dr. Pirngadi, Medan, was in the moderate category (62,2%). There was also the influence of the self-conception of the breast cancer patients on the level of experiencing anxiety due to chemotherapy in RSUD Dr. Pirngadi, Medan (p=0.0001<0.05). It is recommended that the health workers in RSUD Dr. Pirngadi, Medan, should provide counseling and support to the breast cancer patients in order to decrease their anxiety in using chemotherapy.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Social and Political Development (ICOSOP 2016)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
November 2016
ISBN
10.2991/icosop-16.2017.25
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2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/icosop-16.2017.25How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2017, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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