Self diagnose dan tingkat kecemasan pada mahasiswa keperawatan: Studi korelasional

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Abstract Background: In pursuing education, it is not uncommon for students to engage in the habit of self-diagnosing or what is usually called self-diagnosis. This behavior can occur because of the large amount of information about health that students learn during lectures and the high level of curiosity about the symptoms of the disease they are experiencing without any follow-up to visit medical personnel. Often nursing students who engage in this habit experience anxiety. Causes of anxiety include worry about contracting a dangerous disease that could spread to people closest to you. Purpose: To determine the relationship between self-diagnosis behavior and anxiety levels. Method: Quantitative descriptive research with a correlational approach. The variables used in this research are self-diagnosis behavior and anxiety level. This was carried out on all nursing students who were indicated to have carried out self-diagnosis with a sample of 204 students using a sampling technique in the form of proportional stratified random sampling. Data analysis used the correlation test with the Chi-square test. Results: Obtained a value of p= <0.001, which means p<α (0.05) of the relationship between self-diagnosing behavior and anxiety levels. There were 161 respondents with a strong self-diagnosis category, 112 respondents (69.6%) experienced mild anxiety and 3 respondents (1.9%). Meanwhile, 46 respondents (28.5%) did not experience anxiety or were in the normal category. Conclusion: There is a significant relationship between self-diagnosing behavior and anxiety levels. Suggestion: For students who experience anxiety due to self-diagnosis, it is best to immediately contact health services for a more in-depth examination and other supporting examinations so that they can identify the disease they are experiencing and receive treatment quickly and accurately. Keywords: