KOMUNIKASI EMPATHY DOKTER PASIEN DALAM COPING STRATEGY PADA WANITA PENDERITA KANKER

Abstract

Doctor-patient empathy communication is an important part of building a relationship between doctor and patient. It is often encountered in everyday life that there is bad communication between doctors and patients. Positive doctor-patient empathy communication will make it easier for doctors to help the process of treating a patient. This study was to examine the effect of doctor-patient empathy communication on the quality of life of patients using coping strategies as a moderating variable. This study aims to determine the effect of doctor empathy communication on the quality of coping strategies for female patients with cancer and to determine the effect of the quality of coping strategies on the quality of life (well being) of female patients with cancer. This research involved women with cancer who are members of the community from several communities who are being assisted by several foundations engaged in services for cancer patients in Indonesia, especially in Central Java Province. This research is an explanatory research with a causal approach. To analyze the data obtained from the results of this study, the author uses SEM AMOS analysis tools. The results of empirical testing from research that has been done, produce two conclusions, namely good empathy communication will be able to explain the increase in coping strategies undertaken by female patients with cancer. This means that if the communication between doctors and patients is based on empathy, it will have an impact on ability, and good coping strategies carried out by patients will be able to improve the quality of life of female patients with cancer in living their lives independently, that is, positive coping strategies built by the patient has an impact on the quality of life (well being) of the patient to live his future life independently, happily and full of confidence