The Incident of Diarrhea among Cervical Cancer Patients Post Chemoterapy Treatment
Journal Title: Jurnal Ners - Year 2016, Vol 11, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: Cervical cancer is second most diseases suffered by women. Chemotherapy is primary treatment for cervical cancer. Chemotherpy has some side effect, and one of them is diarrhea. Diarrhea make cervical cancer sufferred more. The purpose of this research was to analyze the factors that caused diarrhea among cervical cancer patients after chemotherapy. Method: This research uses descriptive analitic method with retrospective design. The population in this research is all patients who had post first chemotherapy. Sample in this study were 21 respondents, with purposive sampling. Variable independent were type of chemotherapy drugs, character of chemotheraphy, staging, stress and dietary. Variable dependent was diarrhea. Data collected using quesionare. Data were analyzed using chi square test with level of significant α≤0,05. Results: The result of the study reveals that the type of the chemotherapy drug and the character of chemotherapy has no correlation with the incident of diarrhea with p value (p:0,598 and p:0,336). The factors that has correlation with diarrhea were stage of cancer (p:0,022), stress and dietary (p:0,00). Conclusion: It can be concluded that incident of diarrhea was related to staging, stress and dietary. Thus, very important to give health education about dietary causing diarrhea, chemotherapy procedural and it’s sides effects, and also increase supports for patient with cervical cancer.
Authors and Affiliations
Masfin Muhayanah, Ni Ketut Alit Armini, Aria Aulia Nastiti
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