KUALITAS HIDUP ANAK DENGAN DOWN SYNDROME DI YAYASAN POTADS (PERSATUAN ORANG TUA ANAK DENGAN DOWN SYNDROME) JAWA BARAT

  • OCHE AXENA YULHAN UNIVERSITAS MUHAMMADIYAH SUMATERA UTARA
  • ISRA THRISTY UNIVERSITAS MUHAMMADIYAH SUMATERA UTARA
Keywords: Down Syndrome, Quality Of Life

Abstract

Down syndrome is a congenital disorder characterized by an excess number of chromosome 21. Down syndrome affects
one in 700 births or one in 800-1,000 births and it is estimated that there are currently eight million people with Down
Syndrome worldwide. A child with Down Syndrome is special because the excess chromosome results in changes of the
physical characteristics and intellectual abilities, as well as disturbances in physiological functions, which will affect the
child's independence and quality of life. To determine the quality of life in children with Down Syndrome based on age, sex,
adaptive function, type of disease experienced, behavioral problems based on parental support. His study uses a
quantitative descriptive method with a cross sectional design. The population in this study were all children with Down
Syndrome who have joined the West Java POTADS (Parents Association of Children with Down Syndrome) foundation, with
total of 300 people. This study shows that children with Down Syndrome aged 6-15 years have the lowest average quality of
life score on the feeling aspect (1.75) and the highest on the cognitive aspect (2.90). Quality of life for children with Down
Syndrome can be seen from age, gender, parental support, as well as from children’s social and healt problem.

Published
2021-07-19
How to Cite
YULHAN, O., & THRISTY, I. (2021). KUALITAS HIDUP ANAK DENGAN DOWN SYNDROME DI YAYASAN POTADS (PERSATUAN ORANG TUA ANAK DENGAN DOWN SYNDROME) JAWA BARAT. JURNAL ILMIAH KOHESI, 5(3), 44-50. Retrieved from https://kohesi.sciencemakarioz.org/index.php/JIK/article/view/262