Anticipatory grief and its influencing factors in major caregivers of patients with advanced cancer
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1672-7088.2019.28.006
- VernacularTitle: 晚期癌症患者主要照顾者的预期性悲伤及其影响因素研究
- Author:
Nan HAO
1
;
Hao ZHANG
1
;
Yaqiong XU
2
;
Xia XIN
3
Author Information
1. Department of Oncological Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi′an Jiaotong University, Xi′an 710061, China
2. Department of Oncology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi′an Jiaotong University, Xi′an 710004, China
3. Department of Nursing, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi′an Jiaotong University, Xi′an 710061, China
- Publication Type:Clinical Trail
- Keywords:
Advanced cancer patients;
Major caregivers;
Anticipatory grief;
Influencing factors
- From:
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing
2019;35(28):2185-2189
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To explore the status of anticipatory grief in major caregivers of patients with advanced cancer and its influencing factors.
Methods:There were 329 major caregivers of patients with advanced cancer recruited between October 2017 and May 2018. The basic data questionnaire, Anticipatory Grief Scale and Perceived Social Support Scale were used in the investigation.
Results:The scores of anticipatory grief and perceived social support were 88.49±16.47 and 60.33±11.58 respectively. The result of multiple linear regression revealed that relationship with patients, perceived social support, gender and religion were associated with anticipatory grief and could explain 54.2% of the total variance.
Conclusions:Medical workers should provide assistance to the major caregivers of patients with advanced cancer, respect and encourage the appropriate participation of religious activities, encourage caregivers to fully express their feelings, decrease their adverse emotional reactions and improve their bereavement outcome.
