Title: Quality of Life in Cancer Patients at the Integrated Tulip Cancer Installation of Dr.

Sardjito Hospital
Yogyakarta

Purpose/Objective: to know the quality of life in cancer patients at the Integrated Tulip Cancer Installation
of Dr. Sardjito Hospital Yogyakarta

Background: Quality of life defined as the individual's perception about their position of culture, value
systems context where those individuals live, their relationship of goals, expectations, standards set and
attention of a person. Cancer is one of the main causes of death in almost all countries in the world. In
2012, there were around 14 million cases of cancer, with a mortality rate of 8.2 million cases. Cancer
patients generally will face the risk of secondary complications, such as metastatic cancer in other areas
of the body, cardiovascular disease, and decreased quality of life Chemotherapy also has an impact on
patients, with complaints such as weakness, fatigue, lethargy, lack of appetite, then giving a significant
overall effect on the patient's physical, psychological, social and economic conditions.
In Indonesia, there are restricted data related to the picture of the quality of life for patients receiving
chemotherapy. It is important to identify the quality of life in cancer patients, especially after getting
chemotherapy

Result: The average quality of life in the global welfare domain is 57.6. Quality of life in the functional
status domain varies, including physical function (59.6), role function (66.2), emotional function (71.5),
cognitive function (69.8), and social functions (53.7). The overall quality of life assessed from the average
EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire score of 667.3. The number of respondents who have a low quality of life
is 6% (n = 4), then respondents with a moderate quality of life are 93% (n = 65), and the remaining 1% (n
= 1) have good quality.

Conclusion: Most patients undergoing chemotherapy in the Integrated Tulip Cancer Installation of Dr.
Sardjito Hospital Yogyakarta have a moderate quality of life, with the lowest and highest quality of life in
functional status domain are social function and cognitive function, respectively

Implication of Nursing: By knowing the quality of life of cancer patients, it is expected that health workers,
especially nurses, can make plans of nursing care according to the patient's problems and needs.