Relationship between anxiety and sleep quality in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy at Dr. M. Djamil Central Public Hospital

Abstract

Introduction: Cancer is a disease caused by abnormal division and growth of body tissue cells, so these cells turn into cancer cells which are harmful to the body. One of the treatments for cancer patients is chemotherapy. The impact of chemotherapy in cancer patients on the psychological aspects of experiencing anxiety and disrupting sleep quality. This study aimed to determine the relationship between anxiety and sleep quality in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy at Dr. M. Djamil Central Public Hospital. M ethods: The type of research used is an analytic survey using a cross-sectional study design. The sample was 90 respondents with the sampling technique is accidental sampling. The stress instrument uses the DASS (Depression on Anxiety Stress Scale) 42 which consists of 14 questions about anxiety while the sleep quality instrument uses the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) questionnaire. The results of this study were processed using the Chi-Square test. Results: The results of this study for anxiety showed that 12.2% of respondents experienced mild anxiety, 45.6% of respondents experienced moderate anxiety, 36.7% of respondents experienced severe anxiety, and 5.5% of respondents experienced very severe anxiety. As for sleep quality, the results showed that 93.3% of respondents experienced poor sleep quality and 6.7% of respondents experienced good sleep quality. It can be concluded that there is a relationship between anxiety and sleep quality in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy (p = 0.0001). C onclusion: The results of this study show a relationship between anxiety and sleep quality in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy at Dr. M. Djamil Central Public Hospital. With this research, it can help nurses identify the anxiety of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.