Relationship between Family Anxiety, Family Support and Quality of Life of Attention Deficit Hiperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Children

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Relationship between Family Anxiety, Family Support and Quality of Life of Attention Deficit Hiperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Children Adelse Prima Mulya, Helwiyah Ropi, Desy Indra Yani Faculty of Nursing, University of Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia Corresponding email: adelse@unpad.ac.id Submitted: 23-04-2019 Accepted: 26-07-2019 Published: 01-08-2019 Abstract Attenton Deficit Hiperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is behavioral disorder characterized attention deficit disorder, impulsive behavior, accompanied by excessive activity that is inconsistent with age in childhood, ADHD can impact the decline in the quality of life of children, some of the factors that influence anxiety among families and family support. This study aimed to analyze the relationship between anxiety of family and family support for ADHD children’s quality of life in Extraordinary school type C Bandung. The study design was cross-sectional quantitative analytic. The subject of research totally 87 ADHD families with children aged 8-12 years who attend school in 5 pieces of extraordinary school type C Bandung but there was something problem like rejection, no have time and others therefore 63 samples were collected. Sampling using total sampling technique with 3 pieces inventory questionnaire including children’s quality of life questionnaire (PedsQL), family anxiety (STAI-S) and family support (CASSS). Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient. The results showed a correlation between anxiety and family support families with ADHD children’s quality of life as well as having a fairly strong correlation (r = 0.75 and r = 0.78). That is, an increase or decrease in the quality of life can be determined by changes in the anxiety of family and family support simultaneously. Increased family anxiety can reduce the quality of life of children ADHD whereas the increase in family support can improve the quality of life of children ADHD. Nurses are expected to increase school health services by involving schools, families and communities as well as the expected nursing policy makers in order to make policy on the procurement of health-based community health nursing school. Keywords: ADHD, anxiety, family support, quality of life