| dc.description.abstract | Introduction. Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer that attacks women. Cervical cancer is classified as malignant, but its development can still be prevented with radiotherapy. Cervical cancer and its treatment can affect the patient's physical, mental and social well-being which impacts the patient's quality of life. Self-efficacy is needed for patients so that their quality of life becomes better so that the results of treatment for cervical cancer patients will have a positive impact. Objective. To determine the relationship between self-efficacy and the quality of life of cervical cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy at Haji Adam Malik General Hospital, Medan. Method. This research uses a cross sectional design. The instruments used were the general self-efficacy, EORTC QLQ-C30, and EORTC QLQ-CX24 questionnaires. The population in this study was 42 cervical cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy at Haji Adam Malik central general hospital Medan. Results and Discussion. The majority of respondents had high self-efficacy at 73.8% and from the 24 aspects of the EORTC QLQ quality of life assessment, good quality of life was found to be greater than bad quality of life. The results of the Kendall's Tau B correlation test show that there is a significant relationship between self-efficacy and 24 aspects of the EORTC QLQ quality of life assessment in post-radiotherapy cervical cancer patients at Haji Adam Malik General Hospital, Medan (with r values between the following values; 0.327 ≥ r ≥ 0.523 and p < 0.05). Conclusion. The quality of life of 42 cervical cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy at Haji Adam Malik central general hospital Medan affects the patient's self-efficacy. | en_US |
