The current situation and influencing factors of breast cancer patients′ anxiety about the upbringing of minor children
10.3760/cma.j.cn211501-20230925-00630
- VernacularTitle:乳腺癌患者对未成年子女养育忧虑的现状及影响因素研究
- Author:
Jie LIU
1
;
Haiyan WANG
;
Hongmei CHEN
;
Ruijuan SI
;
Mengqi LI
Author Information
1. 天津医科大学肿瘤医院 国家恶性肿瘤临床医学研究中心 天津市肿瘤防治重点实验室 天津市恶性肿瘤临床医学研究中心 乳腺癌防治教育部重点实验室，天津 300060
- Keywords:
Breast neoplasms;
Nurturing anxiety;
Influencing factors;
Parenting competency
- From:
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing
2024;40(11):846-852
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To study and analyze the status quo and influencing factors of breast cancer patients′ concern about the upbringing of their minor children, and to provide a reference for clinical improvement of the level of breast cancer patients′ concern about parenting.Methods:A total of 247 breast cancer patients in the daytime ward of Tianjin Medical University Cancer Hospital from March to May 2023 were selected by convenience sampling. The General Information Questionnaire, Parenting Concerns Questionnaire, Parenting Sense of Competence Scale were selected for cross-sectional investigation. The multiple linear regression model was used to analyze the influencing factors of breast cancer patients′ worries about the upbringing of their minor children.Results:Finally, 240 valid questionnaires were ultimately collected. There were 12 patients with breast cancer aged 20-29 years old, 76 patients aged 30-39 years old, 117 patients aged 40-49 years old, and 35 patients aged ≥50 years old. The total score of breast cancer patients′anxiety about minor children′s rearing was (37.34 ± 2.56) points. The scores of each dimension were in order of (15.14 ± 1.02) worry about the actual impact on children, (11.15 ± 0.83) worry about the emotional impact on children, and (11.05 ± 0.71) worry about the parents of children. The total score of parenting competence (66.54 ± 11.68) points. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that parenting competence, educational level, number of underage children, per capita monthly income of families, and TNM stage (T: tumor primary lesion; N: regional lymphnode involvement; M: remote metastasis situation) affected parenting anxiety ( t values were -15.24-8.56, all P<0.05), which could explain 81.2% of the total variation in parenting anxiety level. Conclusions:Breast cancer patients′ concern about the upbringing of minor children is at a medium level, so medical staff should give relevant intervention measures to breast cancer patients with different characteristics, in order to provide reference for reducing the level of concern about the upbringing of minor children.
