Effect of Cultural Palliative Nursing Care “Trisna” toward Quality of Life for Cervical Cancer Patients in Moewardi General Hospital Surakarta

Abstract

The most popular cancer in Indonesia is servical cancer with 3,686 patients (17.85%). Palliative nursing with cultural values approach gives holistic nursing care. The Javanese culture values; temen (earnest), nrima (sincere), sabar (patient) and rila (compation) or “Trisna” are easily understood and applicable so that it is a phsycotherapy for Javanese. The aim of this study is to know the palliative influence of “Trisna” toward quality of life in servical cancer patients in Moewardi General Hospital Surakarta. The design applied is a mix method; quantitative with Quasi experimental Non Randomized Control Group Pretest Postest Designand qualitative. The samples of nurse respondent for the intervention group are 19 with 15 person of control group. The patients respondent are 136 with 69 for each intervention and control group. This research measures the patient’s quality of life the researcher applied Z test (Mann Whitney Test), t – test and double linear regretion test.The result shows that palliative care is more effective for patients intervention group especially for their quality of life. Palliative nursing care model “Trisna” is recomended as one of guidances in giving nursing care with Javanese values for servical cancer patients in hospitals

Keywords: palliative nursing care “Trisna”, patient’s quality of life