Indonesia
Research Article
Intervention Social Support on Patients of CA. Cervix at Vina Estetika Hospital Medan
Author(s): Namora Lumongga Lubis and Hasnida HasanNamora Lumongga Lubis and Hasnida Hasan
This research aims to identify the effect of Social Support (SS) intervention on the increase in the level of self-esteem and a decrease in the level of depression among cancer patients in Medan, Indonesia. The research that carried out is quantitative study. The quantitative study is applied to know the self-esteem scoring by Self- Esteem Rosenberg scale (RSE) and to know the depression score using Beck Depression Inventory scale (BDI). A quantitative analysis uses to know the interaction between intervention toward self-esteem and depression in groups. The groups consist of two groups: 10 people in SS group and eight people in Control group. T-test dependent results showed that the Self Esteem Rosenberg scale (RSE), on average, post-test score show greater self-esteem than pre-test score. Negative t value indicates that the average self-esteem of participants is lower than their sel.. Read More»
DOI:
10.4172/1948-5956.1000522
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