The Effect of Support Group in Quality of Life of Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Treatment in Bandung City

Abstract

Breast cancer is the second largest cancer suffered by women in Indonesia. The problem that was generally complained of breast cancer patients was the decline in the quality of life of patients Support groups are one of the more formal ways that's social support can be given and recieved. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of group support in the quality of life of breast cancer patients. This study used quasi experiment method. Sampling technique was purposive sampling with number of samples were 40. The location this research was in cancer layer homes in Bandung City. The result of Repeated Anova in intervention groups showed the p-value was 0.000 or <0.05. As for the control group, the p-value showed 0.214 or >0.05. The result of One Way Anova in posttest 1was 0.124 and for posttest 2 was 0.000 Support groups could be established in Cancer Layer Home as an effort to improve the quality of life of breast cancer patients.