Research Article
The Level of Fatigue in Children with Leukemia
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.23-11-2019.2298365, author={Umi Hanik Fetriyah}, title={The Level of Fatigue in Children with Leukemia}, proceedings={Proceedings of the First National Seminar Universitas Sari Mulia, NS-UNISM 2019, 23rd November 2019, Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={NS-UNISM}, year={2020}, month={7}, keywords={children fatigue hemoglobin value length of treatment leukemia sex}, doi={10.4108/eai.23-11-2019.2298365} }- Umi Hanik Fetriyah
Year: 2020
The Level of Fatigue in Children with Leukemia
NS-UNISM
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.23-11-2019.2298365
Abstract
The management of leukemia in child take long time, this causes physical effects. Fatigue is one of the physical effects of chemotherapy. The child's fatigue results in increase patient morbidity, anxiety, depression and even a decrease in quality of life. Fatigue must be immediately assessed and handled by nurses to improve their quality of life. Several factors that influence it such us sex, age, length of treatment, and hemoglobin value. Objective: To analyze the level of fatigue and describe the level of fatigue based on sex, age, length of treatment and hemoglobin value. Method: This research is quantitative descriptive using cross sectional design. Sampling technique was done by total sampling. The sample is 44 children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) who are undergoinging chemotherapy at Ulin General Hospital, Banjarmasin, Indonesia. The analysis test is univariate. Result: The children have level of mild fatigue were 20 people (45.5%), and heavy fatigue were 6 people (13.6%). The male child and heavy fatigue were 9,09%. The children age is 2-6 years old with heavy fatigue were 11.36%. The children who have treatment duration <2 years with heavy fatigue were 9,09%. The children who have hemoglobin values 1-10 mg / dL and heavy fatigue were 9,09%. Conclusion: The children who felt fatigue majority is male sex, 2-6 years old, duration of treatment <2 years and less 10 mg/dl hemoglobin values.