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Efektifitas Logotherapy Terhadap Ketidakberdayaan (Powerlessness) Pasien Kanker Dalam Menjalani Kemoterapi
Background: Cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy often have physical and psychological impacts. The psychological impact caused is powerlessness. The problem of powerlessness must be handled well because otherwise it can develop into despair and the risk of suicide. The intervention to overcome powerlessness is logotherapy. Logotherapy aims to help patients find the meaning of life. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of logotherapy in cancer patients who experience powerlessness in undergoing chemotherapy. Methods: This type of research is quantitative research with a quasy experimental nonequivalent control design with a sample size of 56 respondents and uses a nonprobability sampling technique with purposive sampling type. The instrument used to assess powerlessness is the powerlessness assessment tool for adult patient questionnaire. This research uses statistical tests with bivariate analysis, the wilcoxon sign rank test. Result: The results of statistical test showed that there was a significant effect of logotherapy on the powerlessness of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy with p value (0.000) < alpha (0.05). Conclusion: logotherapy is effective in overcoming the problem of powerlessness in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Hospital should utilize logotherapy as a complementary therapy to support the psychological side of cancer patients so that the healing process can run optimally.
Keywords: Cancer, Chemotherapy, Logotherapy, Powerlessness
References: 62 (1996-2024)
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