The intervention group 1 only received general nursing intervention and the intervention group 2 received general nursing intervention, assertiveness training, and family psychological education therapy. Sixty four adolescent students at the boarding school were selected using purposive sampling technique and cluster random sampling. The research design was a quasi-experimental pre-post test with a control group. This study aims to determine the effect of assertiveness training and family psychological education therapy on adolescent self-esteem in the prevention of drug use in boarding schools. Assertiveness training and family psychological education therapies are mental health nursing specialist interventions that are expected to increase adolescent self esteem so that adolescent has ability to prevent drug use. International Journal of Advanced Nursing StudiesĪdolescents are prone to use drugs when they have low self-esteem. This study emphasizes the need for supportive care services in the areas of psychological, physical, and sexuality to be prioritized to improve the patients’ quality of life.Īssertive training and family psychological education therapy on adolescents self-esteem in prevention of drug use in boarding school Analysis showed that unmet supportive care needs predict poorer quality of life (i.e., lower global health status and functional status, and more cancer-related symptoms). We had a convenience sample of 153 patients from two major cancer hospitals in Jakarta, Indonesia, complete the SCNS-SF34 and EORTC QLQ-30. Therefore, we examined how the unmet supportive care needs might predict the quality of life of gynecology cancer patients undergoing therapy. Unmet supportive care needs have been shown to lower the quality of life of cancer patients, including those with gynecological cancer. Supportive care needs in predicting the quality of life among gynecological cancer patients