Jurnal Anestesi: Jurnal Ilmu Kesehatan dan Kedokteran
Vol. 4 No. 1 (2026): Januari : Jurnal Anestesi: Jurnal Ilmu Kesehatan dan Kedokteran

The Relationship of Nurses' Caring Behavior with Post-Chemotherapy Patients' Anxiety Levels in the Santa Maria/Marta Room of Santa Elisabeth Hospital Medan

Karo, Mestiana Br. (Unknown)
Ginting, Friska Sri Handayani (Unknown)
Novitarum, Lilis (Unknown)
Pakpahan, Ria Nani (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
19 Dec 2025

Abstract

Anxiety is a feeling of fear / worry experienced by patients during chemotherapy treatment because it causes various side effects such as body pain, heat, hair loss, skin and nail discoloration, nausea, vomiting, and lack of appetite. Caring behavior is a caring behavior closely related to the patient's well-being, caring behavior involves aspects such as sensitivity, providing support, paying attention, the ability to listen well, honesty, acceptance, and an attitude without judgment. This type of research uses a cross sectional approach. The sampling technique was by sampling a total of 32 respondents. This research instrument uses a questionnaire. The results of the study showed that "The Relationship between Nurses' Caring Behavior and Patient Anxiety Levels in Maria/Marta Room in 2024" had very good caring behavior (56.3%) and mild anxiety (43.8%). Based on the sperm rank test, it showed a P-value of 0.001 (p <0.05) so that there was a significant relationship between the caring behavior of nurses and the anxiety level of post-chemotherapy patients at Santa Elisabeth Hospital Medan in 2024. It is expected for nurses to maintain caring behavoir.

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Anestesi

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Health Professions Nursing Physics Public Health

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Ilmu kedokteran komunitas Ilmu kedokteran keluarga Ilmu pendidikan kedokteran Ilmu kedokteran klinis Ilmu kedokteran kerja Ilmu kedokteran olahraga Ilmu kedokteran dasar (biomedik) Ilmu keperawatan dan kebidanan Ilmu kesehatan psikologis Ilmu kesehatan masyarakat Ilmu terapi ...