Family Support as a Predictor of Quality of Life Among Breast Cancer Patients in Indonesia
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- 10.2991/978-2-494069-49-7_43How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Breast Cancer; Family Support; Patient; Quality of Life
- Abstract
Breast cancer has been increasing and it is often resulted to the death among women in Indonesia. Like other cancer patients, the quality of life among breast cancer patients is assumed being affected. However, previous study found that individual’s quality of life can be increased by family support. This study aims to explore the impact of family support to quality of life among breast cancer patients in Indonesia. A cross-sectional study is conducted to 102 participants. Family support is measured by the Sources of Social Support Scale (SSSS) and quality of life is measured by the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer-Quality of Life Questionnaire Core-30 (EORTC QLQ-C-30). This study found a significant impact on family support towards every dimension of quality of life among breast cancer patients. The finding implies that breast cancer patients need their family as their support system to support their condition after being diagnosed.
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TY - CONF AU - Mira Ariyani AU - Rahmadianty Gazadinda AU - Fellianti Muzdalifah AU - Wiedy Ayu Shavira Febriyanti PY - 2022 DA - 2022/12/29 TI - Family Support as a Predictor of Quality of Life Among Breast Cancer Patients in Indonesia BT - Proceedings of the 3rd Borobudur International Symposium on Humanities and Social Science 2021 (BIS-HSS 2021) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 251 EP - 257 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-494069-49-7_43 DO - 10.2991/978-2-494069-49-7_43 ID - Ariyani2022 ER -