Status and influencing factors of digital health anxiety in elderly patients with cancer pain
10.3760/cma.j.cn211501-20230131-00222
- VernacularTitle:老年癌痛患者数字健康技术焦虑现状及影响因素
- Author:
Li LI
1
;
Shubo PAN
;
Liquan YU
Author Information
1. 安徽医科大学第二附属医院普外科，合肥 230601
- Keywords:
Aged;
Cancer pain;
Digital health;
Technical anxiety;
Influencing factors
- From:
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing
2023;39(28):2224-2229
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the level of digital health anxiety in elderly patients with cancer pain outside the hospital, and to analyze the influencing factors, so as to provide valuable reference for intervention in technology anxiety and personalized digital health services.Methods:The convenience sampling method was applied to select a total of 160 elderly patients with cancer pain who were treated in the General Surgery Department of the Second Hospital of Anhui Medical University from March 2018 to October 2022 as the research objects. The general information questionnaire, Technology Anxiety Scale, Family Adaptability and Cohesion Scale and Elderly Social Network Scale were used to conduct a cross-sectional survey. Multiple linear regression method was used to analyze the influencing factors of mobile medical technology anxiety score in elderly patients with cancer pain.Results:Finally, 153 questionnaires were effectively collected. The total score of technical anxiety scale of 153 elderly patients with cancer pain was (45.24 ± 9.67) points. Multiple linear regression results showed that family per capita monthly income ( t=-2.89, P= 0.004), living conditions ( t=-2.04, P=0.043), family support ( t=-2.42, P=0.017) and social network ( t=-7.81, P<0.001) were the main influencing factors of technical anxiety scores in elderly patients with cancer pain. Conclusions:Elderly cancer pain patients with lower family income, living alone, lower family support score and lower social network score have higher scores of digital health anxiety after discharge. Individualized intervention measures should be provided for such patients to reduce their anxiety level of digital health outside the hospital.
