Illness uncertainty and coping style among parents of brain tumor children
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2019.30.004
- VernacularTitle:颅脑肿瘤患儿父母疾病不确定感及应对方式的调查
- Author:
Yanzhu FAN
1
;
Pengwei LU
;
Qian LI
Author Information
1. 首都医科大学附属北京天坛医院神经外科 100070
- Keywords:
Brain neoplasms;
Pediatric patients;
Parents;
Illness uncertainty;
Coping style
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2019;25(30):3858-3861
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective? To investigate the illness uncertainty and coping style among parents of brain tumor children and to explore the correlations between them. Methods? From November 2018 to April 2019, we selected 208 parents of brain tumor children in Children's Ward at Beijing Tiantan Hospital by convenience sampling with the method of survey by questionnaire. The Parents' Perception Uncertainty in Illness Scale (PPUS) and the Coping Health Inventory for Parents (CHIP) were used to investigate the illness uncertainty and coping style of parents of brain tumor children. Results? Among those parents of brain tumor children, the score of illness uncertainty was (84.57±16.16) in a middle level. The score of coping style was (3.71±0.45). The illness uncertainty of children's parents had a negative correlation with the coping style with a statistical difference (r=-0.289, P＜0.001). Conclusions? Increasing information support in diagnosis and treatment, prognosis and care of diseases,and promoting effective and positive coping style can decrease the illness uncertainty parents of brain tumor children.
