Berita Kedokteran Masyarakat
Vol 37 No 05 (2021)

The relationship between coping strategies and quality of life in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy

Yuanita, Irma Linda (Unknown)
Sumarni (Unknown)
Dasuki, Djaswadi (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 May 2021

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between coping strategies and the quality of life of breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy at RSUD Prof. Dr. W.Z. Johannes Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara. Methods: This study used a cross-sectional design involving 59 breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy as respondents. The chi-square test was used for bivariate analysis, and logistic regression was used for multivariate analysis. Results: There is a relationship between emotion-focused coping strategies (p=0.000; PR=4.7; 95% CI: 1.87-11.9) and problem-focused coping strategies (p=0.000; PR=5.0; 95% CI: 2.0-12.7) with the quality of life of breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy at RSUD Prof. Dr. W.Z. Johannes Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara. After considering the variables of education, occupation, family income, and cancer stage, there is a relationship with quality of life, whereas age and marital status do not have a relationship with the quality of life of breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Conclusion: The quality of life of breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy at RSUD Prof. Dr. W.Z. Johannes Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara can be improved by maximizing coping strategies.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

bkm

Publisher

Subject

Nursing Public Health

Description

Berita Kedokteran Masyarakat (BKM Public Health and Community Medicine) is a peer-reviewed and open access journal that deals with the fields of public health and public medicine. The topics of the article will be grouped according to the main message of the author. This focus covers areas and scope ...