The manner in which a family functions in its daily activities becomes vital when family units are required to handle certain serious situations such as a member being diagnosed and treated for cervical cancer. Both patients and the family members who provide care for them can experience stress in such circumstances, and the family unit is pivotal to the maintenance of their condition and of the quality of their lives. Nonetheless, in contrast to studies conducted abroad, the results of similar studies conducted in Indonesia, a country with a strong culture of familial bonding, evince no relationship between the functioning of families and the quality of life. Therefore, this study aims to examine the correlation between family functioning and quality of life among family members who are also caregivers for cervical cancer patients. The research is based on the hypothesis that there exists a correlation between family functioning and the quality of life of family members who serve as caregivers for cervical cancer patients. This investigation employed the Family Assessment Device (FAD) developed by Epstein, Bishop, and Levin (1978) as the measuring instrument. FAD posits six dimensions of family functioning in accordance with the McMaster Model of Family Functioning and one general functioning scale. WHOQOL-BREF was used to quantify the quality of life of the respondents. This tool was developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1996. 30 literate adults, currently living in JABODETABEK, and aged between 20-65 years comprised the respondents of this study. The minimum stipulated duration of caregiving was set at 3 months. The results of the Pearson correlation analysis evinced the association between family functioning and quality of life in family members who served as caregivers for cervical cancer patients in the dimensions of role (α = 0,469, p < 0,05), affective responsiveness (α = 0,406, p < 0,05), and behavior control (α = 0,385, p < 0,05). The findings also reveal that family members who are caregivers for cervical cancer patients may be classified as experiencing good or very good quality of life.

Fase remaja adalah masa ketika anak-anak menuju dewasa dan mengalami berbagai perubahan dalam hidupnya, salah satunya pada hormonal yang menyebabkan masalah jerawat. Masalah penampilan yang disebabkan oleh jerawat dapat menimbulkan berbagai dampak psikologis bagi remaja. Remaja masa kini memiliki tantangan yang berbeda karena lahir ketika teknologi mengalami kemajuan pesat sehingga mereka banyak terpapar media maupun menggunakan media sosial yang ikut menciptakan standar kecantikan yang ideal, yaitu kulit yang bersih tanpa jerawat. Penelitian kualitatif eksploratori ini dilakukan untuk mengetahui dampak psikologis yang dialami oleh remaja masa kini terhadap masalah penampilan karena jerawat dengan menggunakan metode wawancara. Partisipan penelitian merupakan remaja berusia 11-20 tahun. Analisis dilakukan dengan menentukan kata kunci jawaban peserta, kemudian menentukan kategori kata kunci ini. Setelah menemukan kategori, hubungan antara kategori dianalisis sehingga membentuk tema. Hasil menemukan bahwa setidaknya remaja mengalami lima dampak psikologis, antara lain perubahan pada self-image dan self- esteem, adanya perasaan malu dan self-consciousness, adanya komentar negatif dan penghakiman, perasaan sedih dan cemas, serta perasaan marah dan frustrasi. Oleh karena itu, dapat disimpulkan bahwa masalah penampilan karena jerawat menimbulkan berbagai dampak psikologis yang cenderung serupa pada remaja. Dampak-dampak tersebut saling terkait satu sama lain. Penelitian ini dapat membantu orang tua dari remaja yang memiliki masalah jerawat dan tenaga kesehatan dalam memberikan gambaran dampak psikologis yang mungkin terjadi kepada para remaja, sehingga dapat lebih memperhatikan kondisi psikologis remaja dalam penanganannya.