TINGKAT DEPRESI BERDASARKAN BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY PADA PENDERITA KANKER PAYUDARA (Studi Kasus pada Pasien Pre dan Post Tindakan Operasi Kanker Payudara di RSD dr. Soebandi Jember)

Abstract

Depression is psychological reaction to stressors experienced by someone, including physical diseases, one of which is breast cancer. In women with breast cancer, depression appears not only when they know about the disease, but also appears before they had surgery and after surgery. The purpose of this research was to know the different level of depression based on Beck Depression Inventory in patients with pre and post breast cancer surgery at RSD dr. Soebandi Jember. This research was analytically studies using cross sectional design. The number of samples was 50 respondents which is chosen by systematic random sampling. Cramer Coefficient C and Mann Whitney tests (alpha 0,05) applied to analyze the data. Level of depression was becoming more severe in breast cancer patients that had characteristics of aged more than 40 years old, existing in advanced stage, also had negative perception and self-concept. Meanwhile, the level of depression in patients with post surgery wasn’t more severe than level of depression in patients with pre surgery (p=0,104). It needed for mentoring program plan psychologist or psychiatrist in order to better prepare the patient’s psychological in acceptance of the body and also increase family support to help control the negative perception and self-concept.