The 4th International Conference on Nursing

Author :

Rizqinda Lailatul Lestari, Tina Handayani Nasution, Ahmad Hasyim Wibisono

Affiliation :

School of Nursing, Universitas Brawijaya, Malang, Indonesia

Abstract :

Introduction Lupus is a chronic autoimmune condition that affects the connective tissues. Lupus is not a contagious disease and cannot be cured, thus it is essential to maintain the state of remission by taking medication prescribed. Lupus carries a variety of manifestations that will deteriorate patients’ physical and psychological conditions. Good self-acceptance is required to counter negative thoughts. Methods The study was conducted to identify the correlation between self-acceptance level of Lupus patients and the level of medication adherence. It applied a correlational with cross sectional approach as research design. The study involved 92 respondents as samples recruited by using purposive sampling technique methods. Results The result found that self-acceptance level in Lupus patient was moderate (52,1%) and the level of drugs adherence in Lupus patients was high (58,7%). Data was analyzed by using spearman test with p = 0,001 showing that there was a significant relationship between self-acceptance level and drug adherence compliance level. The value of coefficient correlation r 0.355. It indicated the strength and direction of correlation between variables were there was a weak and positive relationship respectively. Conclusion Based on the result, it can be concluded that the higher rate of self-acceptance, the higher level of drug adherence among patients with Lupus. The study is expected to be the references for nurses in delivering nursing care. Nurses should not only focus on the biological condition of the patient but also considering the psychological aspects including patients’ self-acceptance.

Keywords :

Self Acceptance; Drug Adherence; Lupus