The Relationship Between Emotion Regulation and Anxiety on Hemodialysis Patient in the Hemodialization Room of Rumah Sakit Al Islam Bandung

Abstract

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) consists of five stages in which the fifth stage is called End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), which requires replacement kidney therapy namely Hemodialysis (HD). Hemodialysis affects the physical and psychological condition. Psychologically, it will cause changes in the regulation of emotions and anxiety. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between emotion regulation and anxiety on hemodialysis patients in the hemodialysis room of Rumah Sakit Al-Islam Bandung. The researcher conducted the purposive sampling technique on 146 and used questionnaires in the form of a Likert scale in collecting data. Based on the study conducted in the Hemodialysis Room of Rumah Sakit Al Islam Bandung, there was the relationship between emotion regulation and anxiety showing that a significance value of p = 0.018 which means p <0.05. There is a significant relationship between emotion regulation and anxiety in hemodialysis patients. Based on this study, it is recommended to form a group as a means of exchanging experiences among patients undergoing hemodialysis and make tools for the assessment of emotional and anxiety regulation.