Abstract

CHILDREN ARE SENSITIVE TO DISEASES SUCH AS BRONCHOPNEUMONIA.
BRONCHOPNEUMONIA DISEASE REQUIRES CARE AND REGULER TREATMENT AND
LONGER, SO IT CAUSE ANXIETY. MOTHER OVERCOME THE ANXIETY NEED FAMILIY
SUPPORT TO PROVIDE GOOD CARE TO HER CHILDREN. THIS RESEARCH TRIED TO FIND
OUT MOTHERS ANXIETY LEVEL IN CHILDREN WITH BRONCHOPNEUMONIA AT BKPM
PEKALONGAN. DESIGN OF THIS RESEARCH WAS DESCRIPTIVE CORRELATIVE WITH
CROSS SECTIONAL APPROACH. SAMPLES OF THIS RESEARCH WERE 118 MOTHERS OF
CHILDREN WITH BRONCHOPNEUMONIA AT BKPM PEKALONGAN. THE SAMPLING
TECHNIQUE USED WAS SIMPLE RANDOM SAMPLING. THE RESEARCH INSTRUMENT WAS
QUESTIONNAIRE. ANALYSIS OF DATA USED CHI SQUARE. RESULT 59 PEOPLE (50%) GOT
GOOD FAMILY SUPPORT AND 73 PERSONS (61,9%) DID NOT ANXIETY. THERE WAS A
SIGNIFICANT CORRELATION BETWEEN FAMILY SUPPORT AND MOTHERS ANXIETY LEVEL
IN CHILDREN WITH BRONCHOPNEUMONIA WITH ? VALUE 0.001. SUGGESTION NURSES
SHOULD GIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE DISEASE AND THE TREATMENT OF
BRONCHOPNEUMONIA THAT THE MOTHERS ARE NOT ANXIETY ABOUT THEIR
CHILDREN.