Latar belakang: Beratnya penyakit mengakibatkan pasien meninggal atau tetap dalam keadaan kritis, sehingga ICU menjadi salah satu tempat kematian yang umum bagi pasien. Angka kematian ICU di dunia sekitar 25%, sama dengan RSUP Dr. Sardjito, Yogyakarta. Perawat, sebagai salah satu staf ICU, mempunyai tanggung jawab memberikan perawatan EOL. Di samping itu, penelitian terkait EOL di negara berkembang, masih terhitung minimal. Tujuan: Penelitian dilakukan untuk mengukur kualitas perawatan EOL pasien kritis di ICU RSUP Dr. Sardjito, Yogyakarta. Metode: Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif kuantitatif. Populasi penelitian adalah perawat ICU dan sampel penelitian adalah perawat ICU RSUP Dr. Sardjito, Yogyakarta dengan mengacu pada kriteria inklusi dan eksklusi berjumlah 10 orang, dan kemudian mengisi kuesioner QODD-ICU berdasarkan 20 unit sampel pasien. Penelitian dilakukan pada 20 Desember 2012 sampai 5 Februari 2013. Analisa univariat dan perhitungan menggunakan rerata dilakukan untuk menggambarkan kualitas perawatan EOL. Hasil: Hasil penelitian menunjukkan kualitas perawatan EOL berada di angka 55,29 dalam rentang 0-100. Kesimpulan: Kualitas perawatan EOL pasien kritis di ICU RSUP Dr. Sardjito, Yogyakarta berada di angka 55,29 dalam rentang 0-100. Penelitian ini tidak menentukan pembagian kategori.

Background: The complexity of patients’ illness leads to death or critical condition. This case makes ICU one of the most common dying places. The rate of patients death in the ICU is approximately 25% world wide and so is in Sardjito Hospital. Nurses in ICU have responsibility in EOL care. Besides, the amount of study on EOL care in developing countries is still minimum. Objective: This study aims to measure the quality of EOL care for critically ill patients in the ICU of Sardjito Hospital, Yogyakarta. Method: This study used descriptive quantitative method. The population was ICU nurses and the sample was 10 ICU nurses of Sardjito Hospital fulfilling inclusion and exclusion criteria, who filled the QODD-ICU questionnaire towards 20 patient sample units. This study was held from December 20th 2012 to February 5th 2013. The results were analyzed using univariat and mean based on the total scores by range 0-100. Result: The quality of EOL care is in the number 55,29 between range 0-100. Conclusion: The quality of EOL care for critically ill patients in the ICU of Sardjito Hospital, Yogyakarta is in the number 55,29 between range 0-100. There is no category in this study.

Kata Kunci : perawatan End of Life (EOL), kualitas perawatan End of Life (EOL), Intensive Care Unit (ICU), perawat, pasien kritis