Efektivitas Supportive Care Interventions terhadap Psychological Distress pada Pasien Kanker Payudara di RSUP H. Adam Malik Medan

Abstract

Supportive care interventions (SCI) are interventions used as symptom management of the side effects of breast cancer disease and treatment. SCI is can be in the form of information support and psychological support. This study aims to analyze the effectiveness of supportive care interventions on psychological distress in patients diagnosed with breast cancer. The research method used a quasi experimental non-equivalent design with control group pretest-posttest intervention. The research sample was 50 respondents consisting of two groups with each group of 25 respondents. Psychological distress (PD) was assessed using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). The bivariate analysis used was dependent t-test and independent t-test. The results showed that there was a significant difference in psychological distress after supportive care interventions with an average value of psychological distress (anxiety) in the intervention group (Mean = 4.40; SD = 1.893) and the control group (Mean = 7.20; SD = 2.915), while the average value of psychological distress (depression) in the intervention group was (Mean = 3.28; SD = 1.838, the control group (Mean = 6.40; SD = 2.814) and statistical results obtained p=0.001 (<0.05). The conclusion of this study is that there is an effectiveness of supportive care interventions on psychological distress of breast cancer patients.