Religiosity, Social Support and Anxiety in Mothers of Children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Abstract

The incidence of acute lymphoblastic leukemia cancer continues to increase every year. Child with cancer and undergoing therapy causes anxiety for parents such as sleep disorder, inability to make decisions, and panic. Severe anxiety contributes to decrease quality of life. Factors that are needed in reducing anxiety are religiosity and social support. The main objective was analyzed the relationship of religiosity and social support with the anxiety of mothers. This research employed cross sectional design. Sampling was done by purposive sampling technique. The sample was 30 mothers who have got children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia at Ulin General Hospital, Banjarmasin. The data were analyzed by using Spearman rank test with significant value p <0,05. The results of this study were mothers with high religiosity were 21 people (70%), mothers with high social support were 21 people (70%), and mothers who have moderate anxiety were 12 people (40%). The analysis test correlation between religiosity with mothers anxiety obtained p value= 0,001; r=-0,555. The analysis test correlation between social support with mothers anxiety resulted p value = 0,003; r =-0,480. This means that there was a significant correlation between religiosity with mothers anxiety. In terms of its correlation, there was a significant correlation between social support with mothers anxiety. The importance of health workers in improving religiosity and social support of mothers with a child diagnosed Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia is warranted.

Spiritual needs of mothers having children with cancer

“…[ 9 10 11 ] Studies have also shown that spirituality plays an essential role in adapting to stressful life conditions caused by chronic disorders. [ 12 13 14 15 16 ] Parents of children with cancer also tend to spirituality in the face of difficult life situations and use it as a suitable source to cope with stressful conditions. [ 17 ] Some studies have indicated that spirituality has an important role in helping parents of children with cancer and causes them to feel calm and comfort and also reduce anxiety and depression.…”

“…[ 17 ] Some studies have indicated that spirituality has an important role in helping parents of children with cancer and causes them to feel calm and comfort and also reduce anxiety and depression. [ 14 17 18 ] Hence, spiritual care is a necessity for achieving proper control and management of the situation and accepting the disease by the parents. To organize spiritual care, the spiritual needs of parents should first be assessed.…”

Dukungan Sosial Dan Religiusitas Terhadap Kecemasan Masyarakat Yang Tinggal Sendiri Selama Masa Pandemi Covid-19

“…Pada penelitian ini penulis berfokus pada dukungan sosial dan religiusitas dengan pertimbangan kedua faktor tersebut memiliki pengaruh positif terhadap kecemasan seseorang menghadapi situasi pandemi Covid 19 saat ini. Fetriyah, Mahmudah, Damayanti & Firdaus (2019) menyatakan bahwa dukungan sosial menjadi salah satu faktor utama untuk mengurangi kecemasan. Hal tersebut sesuai pernyataan Han, Yan, Zhang, Zhao, Sun, Li, Lei, Liu & Chen (2014) mengemukakan bahwa dukungan sosial mempengaruhi gejala kecemasan seseorang.…”