INSTRUMEN STATE-TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY–TRAIT (STAI-T) MENGUKUR KECEMASAN PADA PASIEN KEMOTERAPI

Abstract

Nursing diagnosis for psychosocial problems that is often complained by chemotherapy patients is anxiety. Anxiety in cancer patients is often not identified in oncology nursing care, especially at the beginning of patients undergoing chemotherapy. The aim to know the effectiveness of State-Trait Anxiety Inventory-Trait (STAI-T) instrument in measuring the anxiety level of patients undergoing chemotherapy. A total of 33 chemotherapy patients were involved in this study. Based on the assessment with open-ended questions, it was found that 14 patients had no complaints of anxiety, 17 patients had mild anxiety, and 2 patients had moderate anxiety. However, with STAI-T instrument, different results were obtained from open-ended questions, 11 patients had mild anxiety, 15 patients had moderate anxiety and 6 patients had severe anxiety. Conclusion : STAI-T instrument that can measure the anxiety levels with better sensitivity than open-ended questions for patients undergoing chemotherapy.