Study on the relationship among uncertainty, coping styles and personal growth of the postoperative colorectal cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy
10.3760/j.issn.1674-2907.2014.35.011
- VernacularTitle:大肠癌术后化疗患者疾病不确定感、应对方式和个人成长的相关性分析
- Author:
Shaohua HU
1
;
Weili WANG
;
Qing PAN
;
Xuefeng ZUO
;
Ying FANG
Author Information
1. 230022 合肥，安徽医科大学第一附属医院护理部，普外科
- Keywords:
Colorectal cancer;
Chemotherapy;
Uncertainty in illness;
Coping;
Personal growth
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2014;20(35):4433-4436
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To explore the correlation of uncertainty , coping styles and personal growth in the postoperative colorectal cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy .Methods One hundred and eighty-five of the postoperative colorectal cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy were surveyed face -to-face. The demographic form , the Mishel Uncertainty in Illness Scale ( MUIS-A ) , Cancer Coping Modes Questionnaire (CCMQ), and Growth Through Uncertainty Scale (GTUS) were used.Analysis of the correlation betwcen the data.Results Two hundred and eighteen questionnaires were sent out , and one hundred and eighty-five valid questionnaires were recovered , valid response rate was 84 .9%.The average score of uncertainty of postoperative colorectal cancer patients during chemotherapy was (88.06 ±12.02);the level of uncertainty was middle .Face to the disease was the most often taken style of coping style of postoperative colorectal cancer chemotherapy patients, with a score of (18.44 ±3.73), followed by avoidance/depressed, yield, fantasy, vent.Personal growth score was (153.72 ±16.35).Personal growth score and uncertainty in illness was negatively correlated (r=-0.164,P<0.05).Face coping styles and personal growth score was positively correlated (r=0.347, P<0.05).Yield, vent, and fantasy had a negative correlation with personal growth (r=-0.229,-0.166,-0.058, respectively;P <0.05).Conclusions Medical staff should pay attention to the assessment and management of uncertainty in the postoperative colorectal cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy , optimize their coping style and promote personal growth .
