i Abstrak
Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan kualitas hidup orangtua yang mengalami
dukacita karena kematian anak dengan HIV/AIDS. Metode penelitian yang digunakan
adalah kualitatif dan partisipan penelitian berjumlah 2 pasang orangtua yang mengalami
dukacita selama periode 1-2 tahun. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa semua
partisipan mengalami reaksi-reaksi emosioanal saat mengetahui kondisi penyakit anak,
proses perawatan hingga beberapa bulan setelah kematian membuat kualitas hidup
orangtua sempat menurun karena banyaknya beban pikiran dan kehilangan seorang anak
perempuan yang sangat diharapkan dapat menjadi panutan dan ikut membantu
menafkahi keluarga. Selain itu, orangtua juga menunjukan cara bagaimana coping stres
selama berduka, pengalaman spiritual dengan Tuhan dan menemukan makna positif dari
masalah yang dihadapi. Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini mengungkapkan bahwa dukacita
sangat berpengaruh pada kualitas hidup orangtua dimana kondisi fisik, kondisi
emosional, kondisi keuangan, dukungan sosial dan interaksi sosial serta hubungan
spiritual dengan Tuhan hingga menemukan makna positif mengalami perubahan dan
memberikan dampak positif dan negatif bagi orangtua.
ii Abstract
This study aimed to describe the quality of life of older people who experience sorrow
for the death of children with HIV / AIDS. The method used is qualitative and research
participants amounted to 2 sets of parents who experience grief for a period of 1-2
years. The results showed that all participants had reactions emosioanal to learn the
condition of the child's illness, the treatment process until several months after the
death to make the quality of life of parents had declined because of the burden of
thinking and loss of a daughter who is very expected to be role models and helped
support his family , In addition, parents also shows how stress coping during mourning,
spiritual experience with God and find positive meaning of the problems encountered.
The conclusion from this study revealed that the grief is very influential on the quality of
life of the parents where the physical condition, emotional state, financial condition,
social support and social interaction and spiritual relationship with God to discover the
meaning of positive change and give positive and negative effects for parents.
