Depression is a mental disorder characterized by sadness, loss of interest or pleasure, feelings of guilt, sleep disturbed or appetite, feelings of fatigue, and lack of concentration. Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) becomes the most frequent cancer suffered by children. The diagnosis of cancer results in sense of fear and despair among the patients as well as their families, especially the mothers. Levels of depression among mothers of children with cancer were higher than mothers of children with other chronic diseases or healthy children. This study aimed to determine the level of depression that occured among mothers of children with ALL in Estella RSUP Prof. Dr R. D. Kandou Manado. This was a descriptive study with a cross sectional design. There were 30 respondents who met the inclusion criteria, filled the demographic data questionnaires and the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS). The results showed that there were 56.7% mild depression, 26.7% moderate depression, and 10.0% severe depression meanwhile 6.7% have no depression. Conclusion: There was depression among mothers of children with ALL and the highest level of depression was mild depression.Keywords: depression, mother, children, ALL, HDRSAbstrak: Depresi adalah gangguan mental yang ditandai dengan kesedihan, kehilangan minat atau kesenangan, perasaan bersalah, gangguan tidur atau nafsu makan, perasaan kelelahan, dan kurang konsentrasi. Leukemia Limfoblastik Akut (LLA) menjadi kanker terbanyak yang diderita oleh anak-anak. Diagnosis kanker membuat perasaan takut dan putus asa, baik oleh anak dan juga keluarga mereka terutama ibu. Tingkat depresi pada ibu dengan anak kanker lebih tinggi dibandingkan anak-anak dengan penyakit kronis lain dan anak-anak yang sehat. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui tingkat depresi yang terjadi pada ibu yang memiliki anak LLA di Ruang Rawat Estella RSUP Prof. Dr. R. D. Kandou Manado. Penelitian yang dilakukan bersifat deskriptif dengan desain potong lintang. Responden berjumlah 30 orang ibu yang memenuhi kriteria inklusi kemudian melakukan pengisian kuesioner data demografik dan Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan 56,7% mengalami depresi ringan, 26,7% depresi sedang, dan 10,0% depresi berat, sedangkan 6,7% tidak mengalami depresi. Simpulan: Terdapat depresi pada ibu yang memiliki anak LLA dengan tingkat depresi terbanyak ialah depresi ringan.Kata kunci: depresi, ibu, anak, LLA, HDRS
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