Authors:
Rihhadatul Aisy
1
;
2
and
Devi Darliana
3
;
2
Affiliations:
1
Nursing Science Program, Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Indonesia
;
2
Indonesia
;
3
Department of Medical and Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Indonesia
Keyword(s):
Functional Status, Hopelessness, Stroke
Abstract:
Stroke might cause neurological deficit such as hemiparesis and hemiplegia which may affect a person’s functional status. Patient with stroke needs other’s assistance in meeting their daily needs, unable to carry out their functions and roles in the family and cannot work properly, causing anxiety, stress and depression and trigger feelings of hopelessness. The research aimed to identify relationship between functional status and hopelessness feeling in stroke patients. The type of the research was correlation study used cross sectional study design. The research was conducted on 110 patients with stroke by using purposive sampling method. Data collection was done by guided interview used Barthel Index and Beck Hopeless Scale questionnaires. The result of the research showed that majority of patient with stroke had moderate level dependence (49,1 %) and 37,3% had moderate level hopelessness. Spearman Rank test resulted correlation coefficient (r) 0,569 with p=0,00 (p<0,05). It means
that there was a relationship between functional status and hopelessness in stroke patients. It is recommended for healthcare team to provide physical and psychological supports for patients to assist them in accepting their physical limitation and neurological deficit, so they could manage their lives optimally.
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