Abstract

Introduction: Patients who experience the chronic renal failure with hemodialysis and undergo such therapy for a long time has an impact on patients life, like economic problem, financial, difficulty to work, decreasing sexual motivation, fear and depression facing death, also a big changes of life style, could influencing the spirit of someone life. Quality of life of patient chronic renal failure which experience hemodialysis enough draw attention to health professional, because problem of the quality of life become of vital importance in treatment service which totally to patient, on the chance of patient can experience hemodialysis and can live on although constructively machine of dialisa. Family support in patients with chronic renal failure undergoing hemodialysis consists of instrumental support, informational support, emotional support, hope support and self-esteem support. This support is provided throughout the patient's life. The purpose of this research to identify correlation between family support with quality of life of patient chronic renal failure with undergo hemodialysis. Methods: This research was a correlational study. The population was all chronic renal failure patients at one of general hospital in Demak, Central Java, Indonesia, from October to November 2019 as many as 60 patients. This study used total sampling which mean all 60 respondents joined in the study. The instrument is a quality of life questionnaire according to WHOQOL. Data was analyzed with bivariate analysis by using Somer's test with level of significance <0.05. Results: The results showed most of the respondent have family support enough counted 37 respondent (61.7%). Most quality of life of respondent is enough counted 31 respondent (51.7%). Statistical tests performed using Somer’s test show the results of a p-value of 0,000 or significance value of 0,000 <0.05. Conclusion: There is a correlation between family support with quality of life of patients chronic renal failure with hemodialysis. This research can be used as motivation for HD patients and families in improving the quality of life of patients by providing support to improve the patient's life spirit.