A study on the status of social supports for patients with advanced cancer and nursing interventions
- VernacularTitle:晚期癌症患者社会支持状况的调查分析及护理对策
- Author:
Yan LIU
;
Jialin XU
;
Junbo HUANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Advanced cancer;
Social supports;
Nursing
- From:
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing
2008;24(31):62-64
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
ObjectiveTo observe the status of social supports of the patients with advanced cancer and probe the effective nursing measures to improve the social supports of the patients.Methods"Social support rating scale"of Xiao Shui-yuan was applied to investigate the social support state of a total of 58 advanced cancer patients and 63 patients with chronic diseases.ResultsThe total score of patients with advanced cancer was(32.86±6.86),of patients with chronic diseases was(41.83±7.88).Compared with chronic disease group,the patients with advanced cancer received less social supports(P<0.05).The marriage state and economic income were significant factors to influence social support.ConclusionsThe patients with advanced cancer received less social supports than patients with chronic disease.Nursing staff should evaluate the status of social supports correctly,provide health education on patients and members in the net of social supports,make use of relative resources,then improve the social support level of the patients.
