| 초록 |
Patients with chronic kidney diseases need long-term treatment and therapy, so they usually make them dependent on others, either from their closest environment or with health professionals. They experience physical, and mental suffering, such as anxiety, stress and depression. This situation arises when they adapt to their conditions, so they need social support from the closest environment, such as family, friends, and also the community. This affects their coping mechanism to deal with the stress experienced, especially as long as they doing dialysis that must be done for life. The purpose of this study was to see the impact of social support on the methods of patients with chronic kidney disease cope their psychological stress. This study used a case study method on 3 people with chronic kidney disease patients who followed the community of patients with chronic kidney diseases, and all of them were male in productive age. The data analysis technique used is thematic analysis. The results obtained are there are differences in the coping method of each patient, two of the samples using the problem focused coping method and one person applying the emotional focused coping method. Those who do problem focused coping seem easier to accept the conditions experienced and try to think positively by planning their future. Conversely, patients who apply emotional focused coping need more time in the process of receiving their condition. Changes in lifestyle, activities, and internal conflicts experienced also influence their acceptance of the disease. |