Quality of Life Refugees’ Children of Mount Sinabung Eruption

Nurasnah Asnah Sitohang, Diah Lestari Nasution, Ismayadi Ismayadi, Ismayadi Ismayadi, Murniati Manik, Murniati Manik

2018

Abstract

This study aimed at identifying the life quality of refugee’s children of the Mount Sinabung eruption. The design of this study was descriptive method. The population in this study was 137 children aged 8-16 years, and were all selected as samples using total sampling technique. The instruments used were questionnaire adapted from paediatric quality of life inventory (PedsQL). The research was located in the refugee shelter of the Mount Sinabung eruption in Sigarang-garang village. The results of the study presents that the characteristics of respondents were aged 13 years (27%), female (54.7%), studying at junior high school (54.7%), Islam (63.50%), experiencing diarrhea (70.80%), house was ruined and unable to be occupied (100%). The findings also reveal that the respondents often feel scared (19%), sad (19.7%), afraid of other children’s mocking (16.1%), forget various kinds of thing (17.5%), and experience difficulties in doing schoolwork (17.5%). The conclusion can be drawn that the children's quality of life is bad (86.5%). Then, it is expected that nurses plan activities that enable and empower children to improve the quality of life of children.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Sitohang N., Nasution D., Ismayadi I. and Manik M. (2018). Quality of Life Refugees’ Children of Mount Sinabung Eruption. In Proceedings of the Aceh International Nursing Conference - Volume 1: AINC, ISBN 978-989-758-413-8, pages 91-94. DOI: 10.5220/0008395000002442

in Bibtex Style

@conference{ainc18,
author={Nurasnah Asnah Sitohang and Diah Lestari Nasution and Ismayadi Ismayadi and Murniati Manik},
title={Quality of Life Refugees’ Children of Mount Sinabung Eruption},
booktitle={Proceedings of the Aceh International Nursing Conference - Volume 1: AINC,},
year={2018},
pages={91-94},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0008395000002442},
isbn={978-989-758-413-8},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the Aceh International Nursing Conference - Volume 1: AINC,
TI - Quality of Life Refugees’ Children of Mount Sinabung Eruption
SN - 978-989-758-413-8
AU - Sitohang N.
AU - Nasution D.
AU - Ismayadi I.
AU - Manik M.
PY - 2018
SP - 91
EP - 94
DO - 10.5220/0008395000002442