Correlation among fear of cancer recurrence, illness perception and perceived social support in patients with oral cancer after surgery
10.3760/cma.j.cn115682-20220527-02547
- VernacularTitle:口腔癌术后患者癌症复发恐惧与疾病感知、领悟社会支持的相关性研究
- Author:
Qingyun ZHOU
1
;
Lihua ZHOU
;
Xiuping WANG
;
Mengting CAI
Author Information
1. 安徽医科大学护理学院，合肥 230601
- Keywords:
Mouth neoplasms;
Fear of cancer recurrence;
Illness perception;
Social support;
Influencing factors
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2023;29(2):214-219
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To explore the correlation among fear of cancer recurrence, illness perception and perceived social support in patients with oral cancer after surgery.Methods:This study was a cross-sectional study. From January to December 2021, 225 patients with oral cancer admitted to the Oral Surgery of the First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China were selected as the study subject by convenient sampling. The Fear of Cancer Recurrence Inventory (FCRI) , Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (BIPQ) and Perceived Social Support Scale (PSSS) were used to investigate the patients. Pearson correlation was used to explore. Multiple linear regression was used to explore the correlation among fear of cancer recurrence and illness perception and perceived social support in patients with oral cancer after surgery. A total of 225 questionnaires were distributed, and 210 valid questionnaires were recovered, with a valid recovery rate of 93.3%.Results:Among 210 postoperative patients with oral cancer, the total scores of FCRI, BIPQ and Chinese version of PSSS were (96.58±13.80) , (48.00±11.87) and (41.85±12.50) respectively. The multiple linear regression showed that age, marital status, per capita monthly income of families, operation methods, illness perception and perceived social support were the influencing factors of fear of cancer recurrence in patients with oral cancer after surgery ( P<0.05) . Conclusions:Patients with oral cancer after surgery have a certain degree of fear of cancer recurrence, which is related to illness perception and perceived social support. Medical and nursing staff can improve patients ' illness perception and their perceived social support, so as to reduce their fear of cancer recurrence after oral cancer surgery.
