Support group adalah suatu proses terapi pada suatu kelompok yang memiliki permasalahan yang sama untuk mengkondisikan dan memberi penguatan pada kelompok maupun perorangan dalam kelompok sesuai dengan permasalahnnya sehingga tercapainya kemampuan coping yang efektif terhadap masalah ataupun trauma yang dialami dan peningkatan kualitas hidup pasien. Studi ini bertujuan untuk menjelaskan terkait program/upaya intervensi support group pada pasien penyakit ginjal kronis (PGK) yang menjalani hemodialisis. Penelusuran artikel ini melaui Google Scholar dan Pro Quest, dengan kata kunci support group, hemodialisis, chronic renal failure. Penelusuran tersebut mendapatkan 7 artikel yang sesuai kriteria inklusi dan eksklusi, antara lain artikel terbit tahun 2009–2016, dalam bentuk full text. Artikel yang sudah sesuai kriteria, kemudian dianalisa secara narasi. Penelusuran data mengunakan kata kunci dan kriteria pada electronic data based diatas, di dapatkan 7 artikel. Dari artikel-artikel tersebut, program support group yang dijalankan dapat dikategorikan menjadi lima program, yaitu Education Intervention and Support Program, Self Help Group, Telephone-Based Peer Support, The Kidney Connect Peer Support Program, dan Camp COOL Program. Program support group terbukti efektif meningkatkan kemampuan pasien dalam memanjemen kondisinya dan meningkatkan kualitas hidup.Penelitian lanjutan terkait program support group untuk mengetahui sejauh mana efektifitas jika diterapkan di Indonesia. Kata kunci: support group; hemodialisis; chronic renal failure ABSTRACT Support group is a process of therapy in a group have similar problems to condition and provide reinforcement to the groups and individuals in the group in accordance thus achieving the capability of coping effectively the problems or trauma and improving the quality of life of patients. The purpose this study to explain the related program / support group interventions in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) undergoing hemodialysis. This article searches via Google scholar and proquest, with the key words of support groups, hemodialysis, chronic renal failure. The search get 7 articles appropriate inclusion and exclusion criteria, among other articles published in 2009-2016, in full text. Articles that already fit the criteria, then analyzed the narrative. Data searches using keywords and criteria based on electronic data above, in get seven articles. Of these articles, programs that run support group can be categorized into five programs, namely educational intervention and support programs, Self Help Group, Telephone-Based Peer Support, The Kidney Connect Peer Support Program, and Camp COOL Program. 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Peer Support In People With Chronic Kidney Disease. National Kidney Foundation, Inc ©2009. Supported by the Amgen Foundation All rights reserved. 02-10-0204_CBB. The Kidney Foundation of The KIDNEY CONNECT Peer Support Program. Canada Sattoe, J. N., Jedeloo, S., & van Staa, A. (2013). Effective peer-to-peer support for young people with end-stage renal disease: a mixed methods evaluation of Camp COOL. BMC nephrology, 14(1), 1. DOWNLOAD FULL TEXT >>