POST TRAUMATIC GROWTH PADA PENDERITA KANKER PAYUDARA

Abstract

One of the deadly diseases for women is breast cancer. The wisdom defined in this study was post traumatic growth. Post traumatic growth is a positive changes experience arising from the struggle of the great crises of life. The purpose of this study was to determine the growth dynamics of post traumatic or post-traumatic growth toward positive life changes and want to understand further the factors that influence the formation of post traumatic growth in patients with breast cancer. The method used is based on qualitative research using phenomenology method. The analysis showed there were two factors that affecting the aspects of post traumatic growth in patients with breast cancer. External factors are the children and grandchildren as life expectation and as encouragement or motivation support of both parents to perform the treatment, so it eventually leads to the strengthening of internal factors. Internal factors include the factor of faith (spirituality), a strong desire to recover factors (optimism), resilience factors, and reframing factors. There are 4 (four) post traumatic growth arising from the struggle with breast cancer in the face of illness: an increase in spirituality, positive improvement in life, and the higher prosocial and better social relations.