Latent profile analysis and influencing factors of body image among patients with head and neck cancer
10.3761/j.issn.0254-1769.2025.02.013
- VernacularTitle:头颈部肿瘤患者身体意象潜在剖面分析及影响因素研究
- Author:
Ping XU
1
;
Rong YAN
;
Miaomiao ZHANG
;
Wenhui LIU
;
Kai JIANG
Author Information
1. 250000 济南市 山东第一医科大学(山东省医学科学院)护理学院
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Head and Neck Neoplasms;
Body Image;
Latent Profile Analysis;
Influencing Factors;
Nursing Care
- From:
Chinese Journal of Nursing
2025;60(2):215-222
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To explore the potential profile of body image and its influencing factors among head and neck cancer patients.Methods Convenience sampling was employed to investigate 335 head and neck cancer patients in a tertiary hospital in Shandong Province from October 2023 to May 2024.Data was collected using the patient's general information questionnaire,Body Image Scale,Medical Coping Modes Questionnaire,Perceived Social Support Scale,Comprehensive Score for Financial Toxicity based on the Patient-Reported Outcome Measures.Latent profile analysis and multivariate Logistic regression analysis were used to explore distinct profiles and influencing factor of body image in head and neck patients.Results A total of 335 valid questionnaires were collected in this study,and 95.4％of the valid questionnaires were included.Body image of patients with head and neck cancer could be divided into 3 latent profiles:body emotional stability(41.5％),body cognitive dissatisfaction(33.7％)and social behavior avoidance(24.8％).Age,location of cancer onset,stage of cancer,surgical treatment,medical coping style(facing coping,yielding coping),social support and economic toxicity were the factors influencing the latent profiles of body image in patients with head and neck cancer(P＜0.05).Conclusion There is heterogeneity in body image of patients with head and neck cancer.Medical staff should implement targeted management strategies based on the influencing factors of different profiles to reduce the body image disorders in patients with head and neck cancer,and to promote patients to better return to society.
