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Rambod M, Nassabeh F, Salmanpour M, Pasyar N. The mediation role of hope in the relationship of resilience with depression, anxiety, and stress in caregivers of children and adolescents with cancer. Sci Rep 2024; 14:15817. [PMID: 38982133 PMCID: PMC11233650 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-65922-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2024] [Accepted: 06/25/2024] [Indexed: 07/11/2024] Open
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This study aimed to determine the mediation role of hope in the relationship of resilience with depression, anxiety, and stress in caregivers of children and adolescents with cancer. This cross-sectional study was conducted on 200 caregivers of children and adolescents with cancer. Adult Hope Scale, Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, and Depression, Anxiety and Stress (DAS) scales were used for data collection. The mediator and moderator model was tested using the SPSS macro PROCESS (Model 4, and 5). The mediator model (model 4) indicated that DAS significantly correlated with resilience (β = - 0.54, t-value = - 5.01, p < 0.001), and hope (β = - 0.84, t-value = - 3.45, p = 0.0007). Hope mediated the relationship between resilience and DAS among caregivers of children and adolescents with cancer (Effect = - 0.18, SE = 0.06, 95% CI - 0.33 to - 0.06). The mediator and moderator model (model 5) showed that female caregivers had a stronger correlation between resilience and DAS when compared to their male counterparts (β = - 0.56, t-value = - 3.90, p-value = 0.0001); also, hope mediated the relationship between resilience and DAS among caregivers of children and adolescents with cancer (Effect = - 0.20, SE = 0.08, 95% CI - 0.37 to - 0.04). In conclusion, hope was a mediator, and female caregivers were a moderator in the relationship of resilience with depression, anxiety, and stress, and its promotion might be effective among caregivers of children and adolescents with cancer. It seems that resilience, female caregivers, and hope may provide good protection against depression, anxiety, and stress in caregivers of cancer patients.
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- Masoume Rambod
- Community Based Psychiatric Care Research Center, Nursing and Midwifery School, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Statistics, College of Mathematical Sciences, University of Kashan, Kashan, Iran
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- Community Based Psychiatric Care Research Center, Nursing and Midwifery School, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
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Zhang W, Gao Y, Ye M, Zhou L. Post-stroke family resilience is correlated with family functioning among stroke survivors: The mediating role of patient's coping and self-efficacy. Nurs Open 2024; 11:e2230. [PMID: 38940513 PMCID: PMC11212063 DOI: 10.1002/nop2.2230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2023] [Revised: 04/28/2024] [Accepted: 06/17/2024] [Indexed: 06/29/2024] Open
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AIM Family resilience and healthy family functioning are crucial for stroke survivors' rehabilitation. This study aimed to determine the mediating effects of self-efficacy and confrontation coping on the relationship between family resilience and functioning among patients with first-episode stroke. DESIGN A cross-sectional design was applied. METHODS 288 patients with first-episode stroke were recruited from 7 hospitals in Shangqiu and Shanghai, China, from July 2020 to October 2020. A shortened Chinese version of the Family Resilience Assessment Scale, family adaptation, partnership, growth, affection and resolve questionnaire, Medical Coping Modes Questionnaire, and Self-efficacy for Chronic Disease 6-item Scale were used to collect the self-reported data. The relationships among the studied variables were studied using spearman correlation and structural equation model. RESULTS The average level of family functioning among stroke patients was 7.87 (SD = 2.32). About 26.8% (n = 76) of patients reported family dysfunction. The structural equation model showed that family resilience directly affected patients' satisfaction with family functioning (r = 0.406, p < 0.001) and indirectly affected the mediating role of patients' self-efficacy and confrontation coping style (r = 0.119, p < 0.001). The model was with good fit (χ2/df = 2.128, RMSEA = 0.065, GFI = 0.956, AGFI = 0.919, NFI = 0.949, and TLI = 0.956). CONCLUSION Family resilience and functioning among patients with first-episode stroke are positively associated with the mediating effects of the patients' confrontation coping style and self-efficacy between family resilience and functioning. The findings indicate that the professionals should pay special attention to families exhibiting poor family resilience or with patients who rarely use confrontation coping styles or with poor self-efficacy since they are more likely to suffer from low functioning.
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- Wei Zhang
- Department of Clinical Nursing, Nursing SchoolNaval Medical UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Department of Clinical Nursing, Nursing SchoolNaval Medical UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Department of Clinical Nursing, Nursing SchoolNaval Medical UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Department of Clinical Nursing, Nursing SchoolNaval Medical UniversityShanghaiChina
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Lin C, Zhang F, Yang F, Lin Y, Tian T, Shi K, Li M, Li X. Factors influencing self-regulatory fatigue in patients undergoing chemotherapy for gynecologic cancer: a cross-sectional study. Front Psychiatry 2024; 15:1273151. [PMID: 38726383 PMCID: PMC11079281 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1273151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2023] [Accepted: 04/04/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024] Open
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Objective To understand the current status of self-regulatory fatigue among gynecologic cancer chemotherapy patients and explore influencing factors. Methods Using convenient sampling, a total of 232 gynecological cancer chemotherapy patients from two tertiary hospitals in Zhengzhou, Henan, China, were selected as study subjects from February 2023 to April 2023. General information questionnaire, Self-Regulatory Fatigue Scale (SRF-S), Strategies Used by People to Promote Health (SUPPH) Scale, Connor-Davidson resilience scale (CD-RISC) and Perceived Social Support Scale (PSSS) were employed for data collection. The data were analyzed using SPSS 26.0 software. Chi-square test and binary logistic regression were executed to explore the correlates of self-regulatory fatigue, the significance level (α) was set at 0.05. Results The self-regulatory fatigue score of the 232 patients was 44 (36, 56). Binary logistic regression analyses revealed significant associations, demonstrating that residing in urban areas (OR=0.241, P=0.015), having no comorbidities (OR=0.158, P=0.015), increased perceived social support (OR=0.937, P=0.001), strong self-efficacy (OR=0.959, P=0.021), and heightened psychological resilience (OR=0.895, P<0.001) acted as protective factors against self-regulatory fatigue (P < 0.05). Conclusion Patients residing in rural areas, having more than two comorbidities, lower self-efficacy and psychological resilience levels, and lower perceived social support are indicative of higher levels of self-regulatory fatigue. Identifying these influencing factors can provide references and support for developing individualized support and intervention measures to improve patients' physical and mental well-being.
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- Chunhui Lin
- Department of Nursing, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Nursing, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Gynecology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Pediatric Rehabilitation Department, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Gynecology, Henan Cancer Hospital & The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Gynecology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Gynecology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Nursing, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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Zhu J, Chen SH, Guo JY, Li W, Li XT, Huang LH, Ye M. Effect of digital storytelling intervention on resilience, self-efficacy and quality of life among patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): A randomized controlled trial. Eur J Oncol Nurs 2024; 69:102535. [PMID: 38401347 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2024.102535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2023] [Revised: 02/03/2024] [Accepted: 02/16/2024] [Indexed: 02/26/2024]
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OBJECTIVE To verify and compare whether the digital stories could effectively improve the resilience, self-efficacy and quality of life of postoperative NSCLC patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 90 participants at baseline were randomly assigned to two groups, 45 patients per group. The intervention group received the digital storytelling intervention which includes 4 videos on different topics: positive psychological quality, cultivating healthy living habits, establishing good social support, and insisting on scientific exercise, whereas the control group received only routine care. The resilience, self-efficacy, and quality of life were assessed at baseline (T0) (within 3 days before surgery), immediately after intervention (T1), one month after intervention (T2), and three months after intervention (T3). A linear mixed effects model was used to test the effects of the digital storytelling interventions on resilience, self-efficacy, and quality of life. RESULTS The intervention group reported significantly greater improvements in resilience, self-efficacy, and quality of life (all P < 0.001) at follow-ups than the control group after controlling for age, gender, and education level as covariates. Moreover, the sensitivity analysis results are consistent with the per-protocol, that overall time × group interactions effects were significantly different in resilience, self-efficacy, and quality of life (all P < 0.001). CONCLUSION The digital storytelling intervention based on lung cancer survivors' experience can effectively improve resilience, self-efficacy and quality of life in postoperative lung cancer patients. More comprehensive researches are needed to evaluate the longer-term impacts of the DST and its feasibility for those with more advanced cancer.
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- Jie Zhu
- Clinical Nursing Teaching and Research Section, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410011, China; Xiangya Nursing School of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410013, China.
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- Clinical Nursing Teaching and Research Section, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410011, China; Xiangya Nursing School of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410013, China.
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- Clinical Nursing Teaching and Research Section, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410011, China; Xiangya Nursing School of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410013, China.
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- Clinical Nursing Teaching and Research Section, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410011, China; Xiangya Nursing School of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410013, China.
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- Clinical Nursing Teaching and Research Section, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410011, China; Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410011, China.
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- Clinical Nursing Teaching and Research Section, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410011, China; Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410011, China.
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- Clinical Nursing Teaching and Research Section, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410011, China; Xiangya Nursing School of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410013, China; Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410011, China.
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Zhang YY, Li W, Sheng Y, Wang Q, Zhao F, Wei Y. Prevalence and Correlators of Diabetes Distress in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Study. Patient Prefer Adherence 2024; 18:111-130. [PMID: 38234632 PMCID: PMC10793120 DOI: 10.2147/ppa.s442838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2023] [Accepted: 01/09/2024] [Indexed: 01/19/2024] Open
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Purpose To address the prevalence of diabetes distress (DD) and its correlators in adults with type 2 diabetes. Patients and Methods During 2021 and 2022, we conducted a cross-sectional study in three Class A tertiary comprehensive hospitals in China, and received 947 participants who completed a printed survey covering DD, demographic, diabetic, physiological, and psychosocial factors. We used Jonckheere-Terpstra, chi-square, and Fisher's exact tests to assess intergroup differences between different levels of DD. We used ordinal logistic regression analysis to analyze correlators of DD further. Results The prevalence of DD was 34.64%. In univariate analysis, those with lower satisfaction with financial status, longer durations of diabetes, more complications, higher glycemia, more severe insomnia, treatment by medications only, poorer lifestyle interventions, fewer self-care activities, more types and frequencies of insulin injections, and spending more money and time on treatment were susceptible to DD. Type D personality, negative illness perceptions, negative coping styles, and psychological effects of major life events were related to higher DD. Hope, self-efficacy, positive coping styles, and social support can reduce DD. In ordinal logistic regression analysis, hypoglycemic episode (β=-1.118, p=0.019, "have hypoglycemic" as reference) and Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (β=0.090, p<0.001) were significant positive correlators for DD, while diet intervention (β=0.803, p=0.022, "have diet intervention" as reference), money spent on diabetes treatment (β<-0.001, p=0.035), and SES (β=-0.257, p<0.001) were significant negative correlators. Conclusion More than one-third of Chinese adults with type 2 diabetes experience moderate or high levels of DD. DD was associated with financial, diabetic, physiological, and psychosocial status.
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- Yu-Yun Zhang
- School of Nursing, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Nursing, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Endocrinology and Metabolism Department, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Endocrinology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Endocrinology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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Shan Y, Lu H, Liu X, Chen R, Shang J. Predictors of self-regulation fatigue patterns in patients before total knee arthroplasty: A cross-sectional study. Geriatr Nurs 2024; 55:21-28. [PMID: 37967478 DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2023.10.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2023] [Revised: 10/18/2023] [Accepted: 10/19/2023] [Indexed: 11/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND Patients with total knee arthroplasty encounter stressful events that consume their coping resources, resulting in self-control fatigue. Few studies have focused on this phenomenon. AIM To identify subgroups of patients before total knee arthroplasty according to the heterogeneous patterns of self-regulation fatigue and to analyse the predictors of subtypes. METHODS A total of 210 patients awaiting total knee arthroplasty were enrolled. Data of demographic characteristics, clinical characteristics, psychological and social factors were collected. Latent profile analysis was employed to define the subgroups. Predictors of patterns were identified using multinomial logistic regression. RESULTS Three latent classes were identified: the low, medium, and high self-regulation fatigue classes. For the high self-regulation fatigue class, lower levels of hope, social support, self-efficacy and education were major predictors. CONCLUSION These predictors of patients with different levels of self-regulation fatigue provide evidence for the identification of vulnerable populations and lay a foundation for targeted interventions.
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- Yawei Shan
- School of nursing, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
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- School of nursing, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- School of nursing, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of nursing, Guanghua Hospital affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- School of nursing, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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Li H, Lyu M, Wang A, Yin Y, Zhang J, Li P. Social Support and Life Satisfaction in Women With Cervical Cancer: A Serial Multiple Mediation Model. Cancer Nurs 2024; 47:64-71. [PMID: 36322694 DOI: 10.1097/ncc.0000000000001146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Although the number of studies focusing on life satisfaction in women with cervical cancer is increasing, there are limited studies on the pathway between social support and life satisfaction in this population. OBJECTIVE This study explored the pathway between social support and life satisfaction in women with cervical cancer by examining the serial mediating effects of self-care self-efficacy, coping strategies, and depressive symptoms. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, a total of 292 women with cervical cancer completed a questionnaire for assessing social support, self-efficacy, coping strategies, depressive symptoms, and life satisfaction. Structural equation modeling was used to test the direct and/or indirect effects of the variables on life satisfaction. RESULTS Structural equation modeling analysis indicated that self-efficacy, coping strategies, and depressive symptoms mediates the effect of social support on life satisfaction. Direct paths from social support to life satisfaction, social support to self-efficacy, self-efficacy to coping strategies, coping strategies to depressive symptoms, and depressive symptoms to life satisfaction were significant ( P < .05). Moreover, indirect paths from social support to life satisfaction, self-efficacy to life satisfaction, and coping strategies to life satisfaction were also significant ( P < .05). CONCLUSIONS Self-care self-efficacy, coping strategies, and depressive symptoms are potential pathways through which social support may affect life satisfaction in women with cervical cancer. IMPLICATION Healthcare providers, family, and friends should offer more social support to the patients and make efforts to strengthen their self-care self-efficacy, facilitate active coping, and alleviate depressive symptoms to improve women's life satisfaction.
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- Hui Li
- Author Affiliations: Department of Orthopedics, West China Hospital/Sichuan University West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University (Ms H. Li and Ms P. Li), Chengdu, Sichuan, PR China; Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (Dr Lyu), Singapore, Singapore; School of Nursing, Fudan University (Dr Wang), Shanghai, PR China; Xiangya Nursing School, Central South University (Drs Yin and Zhang), Changsha, Hunan, PR China
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Li Y, Zhang Z, Ma X, Zhang X, Li S. A latent class analysis of resilience and its association with patient-reported symptoms in patients with esophageal cancer after esophagectomy. Front Psychol 2023; 14:1241129. [PMID: 37881212 PMCID: PMC10595953 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1241129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2023] [Accepted: 10/03/2023] [Indexed: 10/27/2023] Open
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Purpose To identify the latent classes of resilience in patients with esophageal cancer after esophagectomy and develop a deeper understanding of the association between these classes and patient-reported symptoms. Background China accounts for more than half of the global burden of esophageal cancer, and patients with esophageal cancer experience numerous symptoms that affect their quality of life and prognosis. Given that resilience is a key element that alleviates the progression of symptoms, it may represent a potential means of to enhancing cancer patients' physical and psychological well-being. Methods The study was implemented in the thoracic surgery departments of three tertiary hospitals in eastern China. The participants were patients who were still hospitalized after esophagectomy. Data were gathered by self-report questionnaires, and a latent class analysis was utilized to identify different categories of resilience among the patients. Results A total of 226 patients were recruited. The three classes of resilience identified included high strength and striving (53.5%), medium resilience but weak self-recovery (35.9%), and minimal tenacity and external support (10.6%). Patients with low income (OR = 12.540, p = 0.004) were more likely to be in the minimal tenacity and external support class. Patients without comorbidities (OR = 2.413, p = 0.013) and aged 66-70 years (OR = 4.272, p < 0.001) were more likely to be in the high strength and striving class. The patient-reported symptoms and symptom-related interference of patients after esophagectomy varied considerably among the three categories of resilience. Conclusion Accurate interventions should be devised and executed according to the features of each type of resilience in patients after esophagectomy to maximize intervention efficacy. These findings highlight the important role of precision nursing.
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- Department of Nursing, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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Rambod M, Hamidizadeh S, Bazrafshan MR, Parviniannasab AM. Risk and protective factors for resilience among adolescents and young adults with beta-thalassemia major. BMC Psychol 2023; 11:231. [PMID: 37568184 PMCID: PMC10422764 DOI: 10.1186/s40359-023-01268-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 07/28/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Resilience is the ability to overcome adversity in response to a potentially traumatic event. It can relieve people's discomfort and build personal capacity when facing a stressful situation such as beta thalassemia major. Resilience is a complex and multidimensional concept and is influenced by protective and risk factors. Therefore, the aims of the present study were to (1) investigate the relationship between protective (social support and hope) and risk (uncertainty and defensive coping) factors with resilience and (2) examine the mediating role of courageous coping between these protective and risk factors in resilience. METHODS This descriptive-analytical study was performed on 312 adolescents and young adults with beta-thalassemia major aged 12-24 years; they were selected using purposeful sampling from two different outpatient thalassemia clinics in the south of Iran. Data were collected in a face-to-face survey using Zimmet Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, Herth Hope, Stewart Uncertainty in Illness scale, Jalowiec Coping, and Connor-Davidson resilience Scale from April 2022 to November 2022. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive tests, Pearson correlation, and a structural equation model. RESULTS According to the main findings of mediation analysis, courageous coping partially mediated the relationship between social support and resilience [(β = 0.042; 95% BC CI (0.003, 0.131)] and fully mediated the relationship between hope and resilience [(β = 0.166; 95% BC CI (0.031, 0.348)]. In other cases, uncertainty and defensive coping had a direct and indirect effect on resilience, respectively. CONCLUSION Based on these results, health professionals and healthcare policymakers should consider this mediator in developing programs to improve resilience. Also, the use of courageous coping could modulate the effect of defensive coping on resilience. Therefore, teaching the use of courageous coping can play an important role in improving resilience.
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- Masoume Rambod
- Community Based Psychiatric Care Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Assistant Professor of Nursing Education, Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Nursing, School of Nursing, Larestan University of Medical Sciences, Larestan, Iran
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Karataş T, Ayaz-Alkaya S, Özdemir N. Fear, Anxiety, and Coping Self-efficacy of Individuals With Cancer During COVID-19 and Predictive Risk Factors: A Descriptive and Correlational Study. Semin Oncol Nurs 2023; 39:151420. [PMID: 37037701 PMCID: PMC10011037 DOI: 10.1016/j.soncn.2023.151420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2022] [Revised: 03/06/2023] [Accepted: 03/08/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023]
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OBJECTIVES In this study, we determined COVID-19-related fear, anxiety, and coping self-efficacy in individuals with cancer and predicted the risk factors of these parameters. DATA SOURCES A descriptive and correlational study was conducted in a single cancer center with 396 individuals. The data were collected using the Participant Information Form, the Fear of Coronavirus Scale, the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale, and the Cancer Behavior Inventory Short Form. Approximately 94% of individuals had received the COVID-19 vaccine. The boosting effect of the vaccination on self-confidence (β = 0.209), duration of diagnosis (β = 0.219), and perception of mental health (β = 0.284) was associated with fear of COVID-19. Smoking (β = 0.116), vaccination dose (β = 0.139), disease stage (β = 0.101), perception of physical health (β = -0.262), and perception of mental health (β = -0.112) were associated with coping self-efficacy. CONCLUSION We found that most individuals did not have anxiety, had a moderate level of fear, and their coping self-efficacy was satisfactory. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE The perception of mental health was the common risk factor for fear and coping self-efficacy. Health professionals should be aware of the psychological problems experienced by individuals with cancer, and they should adopt strategies that can increase self-efficacy in coping.
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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Li B, Liu D, Zhang Y, Xue P. Stigma and related factors among renal dialysis patients in China. Front Psychiatry 2023; 14:1175179. [PMID: 37583843 PMCID: PMC10423816 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1175179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Accepted: 07/17/2023] [Indexed: 08/17/2023] Open
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Background Stigma is an important psychological concept that is being studied in many diseases. However, there have been few studies on stigma in renal dialysis patients in China. This study aimed to investigate the level of stigma and its potential influencing factors among Chinese renal dialysis patients. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted among renal dialysis patients in two Chinese dialysis centers between April 2022 and July 2022. Two hundred four renal kidney patients were interviewed with a questionnaire on demographic variables using the Social Impact Scale (SIS), Resilience Scale-14 (RS-14), Herth Hope Index(HHI), Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), Revised Life Orientation Test(LOT-R), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-4) and Fear of Progression (FoP). T-test/univariate one-way ANOVA, Pearson's R, and hierarchical linear regression analysis were used to investigate the factors that influence stigma. Results Renal dialysis patients in China experienced a moderate level of stigma (52.36 ± 8.16). Stigma was negatively correlated with resilience, hope, and perceived social support, whereas it was positively associated with perceived stress and fear of progression. However, it showed no significant relationship between optimism and stigma. Hierarchical linear regression analysis showed that hope (β = -0.318, P < 0.001), social support (β = -0.193, P < 0.01), perceived stress (β = 0.197, P < 0.01), and fear of progression (β = 199, P < 0.01) were found to be associated with stigma among the renal dialysis patients. All four variables in the model could explain 34.6% of the variance in stigma among renal dialysis patients in China. Conclusion According to this study, renal dialysis patients in China face a moderate level of stigma. Stigma was found to be negatively related to hope and social support but positively associated with perceived stress and fear of progression. Future research on the stigma of renal dialysis patients should include hope-based interventions, proper and specific social support strategies, stress management interventions, and more disease-related information.
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- Department of Nursing, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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Living experiences of people living with HIV-AIDS from the client's perspective in nurse-client interaction in Indonesia: A qualitative study. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0282049. [PMID: 36812224 PMCID: PMC9946244 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0282049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2022] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 02/24/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Nurse-client interaction when providing nursing services is limited to optimizing treatment and self-care, with limited focus on the psychological problems of people living with HIV-AIDS. However, psychological problems manifest more often than the health risks of the disease itself. This study aimed to determine the emotional response of people living with HIV-AIDS who received limited attention from nurses from the perspective of nurse-client relationship. PATIENTS AND METHODS A phenomenological qualitative design was used through in-depth face-to-face interviews in a semi-structured manner, in an effort to obtain complete data. This research used purposive sampling with Participatory Interpretative Phenomenology analysis, involving 22 participants (14 males and 8 females). RESULTS This research produces several themes, with six subcategories: 1) Difficulty of social access, 2) Forcing to accept their situation and suppressing their will, 3) Wanting to be recognized like other people in general, 4) Social stigma and self-stigmatization affecting surroundings, 5) Lacking enthusiasm for life expectancy, 6) Always lingering under the shadow "when death picks up." CONCLUSION The results showed that mental stress was experienced more than physical problems by people living with HIV-AIDS, thus prompting new changes to nursing services for HIV-AIDS patients that emphasize psychosocial aspects, in addition to clinical features, facilitated by satisfying relationships between nurses and clients to provide quality services.
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Impact of alexithymia on suicidal ideation among patients with ovarian cancer: a moderated mediation model of self-perceived burden and general self-efficacy. Support Care Cancer 2023; 31:177. [PMID: 36802242 DOI: 10.1007/s00520-023-07610-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2022] [Accepted: 01/24/2023] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
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PURPOSE Suicidal ideation (SI) and alexithymia are common psychological problems among patients with cancer. Studying how alexithymia predicts SI is helpful for its intervention and prevention strategies. The present study aimed to investigate whether self-perceived burden (SPB) mediates the impact of alexithymia on SI and if general self-efficacy moderates the associations of alexithymia with SPB and SI. METHODS To measure SI, alexithymia, SPB, and general self-efficacy, 200 patients with ovarian cancer at all stages regardless of the type of treatment completed the Chinese version of the Self-Rating Idea of Suicide Scale, Toronto Alexithymia Scale, Self-Perceived Burden Scale, and General Self-Efficacy Scale in a cross-sectional study. The PROCESS macro for SPSS v4.0 procedure was applied to perform moderated mediation analysis. RESULTS SPB significantly mediated the positive impact of alexithymia on SI (a×b = 0.082, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.026, 0.157). General self-efficacy significantly moderated the positive association between alexithymia and SPB (β = -0.227, P < 0.001). The mediating role of SPB was gradually reduced as general self-efficacy grew (low: 0.087, 95% CI: 0.010, 0.190; medium: 0.049, 95% CI: 0.006, 0.108; high: 0.010, 95% CI: -0.014, 0.046). Thus, a moderated mediation model involving SPB and general self-efficacy for explaining how alexithymia causes SI was supported. CONCLUSION Alexithymia could cause SI by inducing SPB among patients with ovarian cancer. General self-efficacy could attenuate the association between alexithymia and SPB. Interventions aimed at reducing SPB and enhancing general self-efficacy could reduce SI by partially preventing and attenuating the impact of alexithymia.
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Hu X, Zhang H, Geng M. Letting go or giving up? The influence of self-transcendence meaning of life on goal adjustment in high action crisis. Front Psychol 2023; 14:1054873. [PMID: 36818119 PMCID: PMC9929075 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1054873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2022] [Accepted: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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When individuals pursuing personal goals encounter setbacks and failures, they often fall into a conflict between disengaging from and striving toward the goal, defined as an action crisis. The present study investigated the influence and mechanism of self-transcendence meaning of life (STML) on goal disengagement and reengagement during a high versus a low action crisis. Study 1 included situations with different action crises. In Study 1, participants with high STML exhibited significantly higher goal disengagement and reengagement during high action crisis compared with low action crisis. Study 2 replicated the findings in Study 1 using participants' personal goals by questionnaires, and further exhibited that action crisis had negative effect on self-efficacy for participants with low STML, and this process subsequently reduced goal adjustment. Interestingly, no mediation effect of self-efficacy was found between action crisis and goal adjustment among participants with high STML. Findings from the present study suggest that releasing obsessions and adopting a dialectical relationship between success and failure may help individuals in high action-crisis situations, and self-efficacy may provide flexibility and autonomy.
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- Xinyi Hu
- The Psychological Quality Education Centre, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China
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- Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China,*Correspondence: Heyi Zhang,
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- The Psychological Quality Education Centre, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China
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Luo D, Eicher M, White K. Resilience in adults with colorectal cancer: Refining a conceptual model using a descriptive qualitative approach. J Adv Nurs 2023; 79:254-268. [PMID: 36239211 PMCID: PMC10092807 DOI: 10.1111/jan.15464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2022] [Revised: 08/20/2022] [Accepted: 09/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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AIMS To examine and refine a conceptual model of resilience in adult cancer care based on the perspectives and experiences of resilience in adults with colorectal cancer. DESIGN A descriptive qualitative study was performed. METHODS Twelve participants diagnosed with colorectal cancer that had completed cancer treatment with curative intent were recruited from a tertiary hospital in Australia from July to December 2019. The meaning of individual resilience was explored using in-depth individual interviews. Data were analysed using inductive thematic analysis. Following data analysis, the elements of the conceptual model of resilience were mapped against the themes and subthemes to refine the model. RESULTS Five themes were identified as key elements of individual resilience in adults with colorectal cancer: (1) seeking motivations to move forward; (2) striving for normality; (3) adapting and managing self; (4) drawing on external supports; (5) redefining self. A refined conceptual model of individual resilience in adults with colorectal cancer was developed based on the integration of the themes and the elements of the conceptual model of individual resilience. CONCLUSIONS Our refined conceptual model of individual resilience in adults with colorectal cancer could facilitate nurses' and other health professionals' understanding of the process of how resilient individuals with colorectal cancer overcome their illness-related adversity. This refined model may be used to further develop and test cancer-specific resilience measures and develop interventions to facilitate resilience in people living with colorectal cancer. IMPACT This research identified five features of resilience in adults with colorectal cancer and refined a conceptual model of resilience in adults with colorectal cancer. The findings could help nurses and other health professionals with identifying individuals who are at risk of adaptation difficulties and contribute to an early referral to psychosocial support services.
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- Dan Luo
- Cancer Care Research Unit, Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,The Daffodil Centre, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Institute of Higher Education and Research in Healthcare, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.,Department of Oncology, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Cancer Care Research Unit, Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,The Daffodil Centre, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Festerling L, Buentzel J, Fischer von Weikersthal L, Junghans C, Zomorodbakhsch B, Stoll C, Prott FJ, Fuxius S, Micke O, Richter A, Sallmann D, Huebner J, Hoppe C. Resilience in cancer patients and how it correlates with demographics, psychological factors, and lifestyle. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2022:10.1007/s00432-022-04480-6. [DOI: 10.1007/s00432-022-04480-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2022] [Accepted: 11/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Background
Being diagnosed with cancer is challenging. Many patients wish to be actively involved in treatment and contribute to therapy, but the patients’ coping abilities and desire for involvement differ. The individual level of resilience seems to play a major role. Our study aims to learn more about the associations of resilience and factors as demographics and psychological factors.
Methods
This multicentric cross-sectional study was conducted in ten oncological centers in Germany in summer 2021. The questionnaire collected information on demographics, resilience, self-efficacy, general satisfaction with life, and sense of coherence. Considered lifestyle-aspects were diet and physical activity. 416 patients were included in the analyses.
Results
A moderate mean resilience score was achieved (M = 69). Significant correlations in demographics were found for resilience and education (r = 0.146, p = 0.003), income (r = 0.205, p = 0.001), and time since receiving diagnosis (r = − 0.115, p = 0.021). Resilience and self-efficacy correlated on a high level (r = 0.595, p < 0.001), resilience and sense of coherence, and resilience and general satisfaction with life in a moderate way (r = 0.339, p < 0.001; r = 0.461, p = 0.001).
Conclusions
Resilience portrays an important aspect in cancer treatment. Detecting patients at risk, stabilizing, or improving resilience are important to focus on and strengthen them accordingly. Possible negatively influencing factors (e.g., low self-efficacy) need to be considered. Factors affecting resilience but difficult to influence, as educational background, should be screened for. Also, the combination of low resilience and low income seems to describe a vulnerable patient group.
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Wu C, Hou G, Lin Y, Sa Z, Yan J, Zhang X, Liang Y, Yang K, Zhang Y, Lang H. Exploring links between Chinese military recruits' psychological stress and coping style from the person-environment fit perspective: The chain mediating effect of self-efficacy and social support. Front Psychol 2022; 13:996865. [PMID: 36405197 PMCID: PMC9673819 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.996865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2022] [Accepted: 10/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The choice of coping style of recruits under psychological stress in the process of military task execution has been an important topic in the promotion of military operations and cohesion of military forces. Taking a positive coping style under psychological stress can help recruits overcome the negative effects of stress and improve military morale and group combat effectiveness. Although soldiers' psychological stress in the process of military mission execution having an impact on coping style has been studied by a large body of literature, very little literature has focused on the mechanism of self-efficacy and social support between recruits' psychological stress and coping style from the person-environment fit perspective. Therefore, this study was conducted to analyze the impact of recruits' psychological stress on coping style through a chain mediation model and to discuss the role of self-efficacy and social support in this relationship. Two waves of survey data were utilized to test the research hypotheses on a sample of 1028 Chinese recruits performing military tasks. The results indicated that recruits' psychological stress negatively impacted positive coping styles and positively correlated with negative ones. In addition, self-efficacy and social support mediated the relationship between psychological stress and positive coping style, and self-efficacy mediated the relationship between psychological stress and negative coping style. More importantly, self-efficacy and social support play the chain mediating effect between psychological stress and positive coping style.
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- Chao Wu
- Department of Nursing, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Urology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Nursing, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- 69245 Troops of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, Xinjiang, China
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- Department of Nursing, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Engineer, Army 75 Group Military Hospital, Kunming, China
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- 69243 Troops of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, Xinjiang, China
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- The 960th Hospital of the PLA Joint Logistics Support Force, Jinan, China
- *Correspondence: Kejian Yang
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- Department of Health Statistics, School of Preventive Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
- Yuhai Zhang
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- Department of Nursing, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
- Hongjuan Lang
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Chien CH, Pang ST, Chuang CK, Liu KL, Wu CT, Yu KJ, Huang XY, Lin PH. Exploring psychological resilience and demoralisation in prostate cancer survivors. Eur J Cancer Care (Engl) 2022; 31:e13759. [PMID: 36271629 DOI: 10.1111/ecc.13759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2022] [Revised: 09/28/2022] [Accepted: 10/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to investigate psychological resilience and demoralisation and their predictors and mediators in prostate cancer survivors (PCSs). METHODS A cross-sectional research design was used. PCSs (N = 122; mean time since diagnosis = 54.79 months, range in 13 years and 2 months) were recruited using convenience sampling at the outpatient department of a hospital in Taiwan. Data collection was conducted using self-report structured questionnaires, including one for demographic and disease characteristics, the Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite, Cancer Survivors' Self-Efficacy Scale, Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale and the Demoralisation Scale. RESULTS In PCSs, a lower most-recent level of prostate-specific antigen and higher cancer-specific self-efficacy were associated with better psychological resilience. Further, fewer hormonal, bowel and urinary symptoms and bother; higher cancer-specific self-efficacy; and better psychological resilience were associated with less demoralisation. Cancer-specific self-efficacy was a mediator for the relationship between urinary symptoms and bother and demoralisation, while psychological resilience mediated the relationship between cancer-specific self-efficacy and demoralisation. CONCLUSIONS The results reveal that cancer-specific self-efficacy is a protective factor against demoralisation and increases psychological resilience in PCSs. Better psychological resilience and fewer physical symptoms and bother are associated with less demoralisation in PCSs.
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- Ching Hui Chien
- College of Nursing, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.,School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
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- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.,School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
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- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Keelung, Keelung City, Taiwan
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- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.,School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
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- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.,School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.,Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei City, Taiwan
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- College of Nursing, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.,School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
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Yin Y, Lyu M, Chen Y, Zhang J, Li H, Li H, Xia G, Zhang J. Self-efficacy and positive coping mediate the relationship between social support and resilience in patients undergoing lung cancer treatment: A cross-sectional study. Front Psychol 2022; 13:953491. [PMID: 36211943 PMCID: PMC9539761 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.953491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2022] [Accepted: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BackgroundThe prognosis of patients undergoing lung cancer treatment might be influenced by mental health status. Resilience is one of the important predictors to reflect the mental health status. It has been shown that patients with higher levels of social support, self-care self-efficacy, and positive coping have greater resilience. This study aimed to determine the mediating role of self-efficacy and positive coping in the relationship between social support and psychological resilience in patients with lung cancer.MethodThis is a cross-sectional study that was conducted in in the oncology departments and thoracic surgical wards of four tertiary hospitals in Hunan Province, China, between November 2016 and November 2017. Three hundred and three patients who were undergoing treatment for lung cancer volunteered their participation in the study. Participants completed questionnaires, including the Chinese version of the Perceived Social Support Seale Scale, the Chinese version of Strategies Used by People to Promote Health Scale, and the Chinese version of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale.ResultsMediation analysis indicated that self-care self-efficacy and social support partially mediate the effect of social support on resilience. Direct paths from social support to self-efficacy, self-efficacy to positive coping, positive coping to psychological resilience, self-efficacy to psychological resilience, and social support to psychological resilience were significant (p < 0.001). The indirect paths from social support to self-efficacy and self-efficacy to psychological resilience were also significant. The chain mediation from social support to self-efficacy, self-efficacy to positive coping, and positive coping to resilience were significant.ConclusionSelf-efficacy and positive coping play an important role in the relationship between social support and resilience in patients receiving cancer treatment. Social support not only directly influenced psychological resilience but also indirectly influenced psychological resilience through self-efficacy and positive coping.
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- Yizhen Yin
- Xiang Ya Nursing School, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Shenzhen Hospital of Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Nethersole School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, China
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- Shenzhen Hospital of Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
- Guili Xia,
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- Xiang Ya Nursing School, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
- *Correspondence: Jingping Zhang,
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Patient activation, self-efficacy and usage of complementary and alternative medicine in cancer patients. MEDICAL ONCOLOGY (NORTHWOOD, LONDON, ENGLAND) 2022; 39:192. [PMID: 36071252 PMCID: PMC9452424 DOI: 10.1007/s12032-022-01796-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2022] [Accepted: 07/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is used by many cancer patients by themselves. Therefore, we conducted a survey regarding the association between CAM, self-efficacy, and patient activation in adult cancer patients. A standardized questionnaire, consisted of the ASKU, the PAM 13-D, and a structured questionnaire on CAM usage from our own working group, was distributed to 880 potential participants. Six hundred and thirty-nine (639) patients (male 32.9%, female 63.2%; gynecological cancer 41%, gastrointestinal 19.2%, urogenital 15.6%) took part. 60% of all patients used CAM in the last 3 months (biological 73%, holistic 63%, mind–body methods 62%). Higher self-efficacy was associated with higher interest in CAM (p = 0.03), but not usage of CAM, compared to patients with lower self-efficacy (p = 0.099). Higher patient activation was associated with higher interest in CAM (p = 0.004) and usage of CAM (p = 0.012). Patients with higher activation significantly more often used homeopathy (p = 0.007), prayer (p = 0.002), yoga, etc. (p = 0.032), meditation (p = 0.002), low carb or ketogenic diets (p < 0.001) (but not vegan or other cancer diets). Higher patient activation is associated with higher usage of CAM. Focusing on patient activation as a goal in patient–physician relationship will help patients to adhere to a healthy lifestyle and to actively participate in the whole treatment process.
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Shan Y, Liu X, Chen W, Chen R, Jin L, Sun H, Lu H. Predictors of psychological resilience trajectories in patients with knee arthroplasty: A longitudinal study. J Adv Nurs 2022; 79:1926-1938. [PMID: 35975332 DOI: 10.1111/jan.15421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2022] [Revised: 07/20/2022] [Accepted: 08/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AIMS To identify the different classes of total knee arthroplasty patients according to the heterogenous trajectories of psychological resilience and investigate the predictors for different patterns of resilience. DESIGN A prospective cohort study. METHODS A total of 210 patients with total knee arthroplasty from March to December 2021 were included. Baseline assessment (T0) data were collected before surgery and included demographic, biological (clinical characteristics), psychological (psychological resilience, self-efficacy, psychological distress, hope, medical coping mode) and social (social support) factors. Resilience measurements were repeated at 3 days after surgery (T1), the date of discharge (T2), and 1 month (T3) and 3 months (T4) after discharge. Latent growth mixture modelling was employed to define different resilience trajectories. Predictors of class membership were identified using multinomial logistic regression. RESULTS Data from 198 patients were analysed. Three latent classes were identified with similar patterns in different intercepts, showing a significant decrease in resilience from admission (T0) to 3 days after surgery (T1) followed by an increase from T1 to T4. The three trajectories of psychological resilience were named the stable-resilience class (65.66%), high-resilience class (17.68%), and low-resilience class (16.66%). Multinomial logistic regression showed that compared with the stable-resilience class, the high-resilience class was predicted by having a higher level of hope, having higher education, living in urban areas and having more children, while the low-resilience class was predicted by having lower levels of self-efficacy and hope, living in semirural areas, and having more children. CONCLUSIONS The three trajectories indicated that surgery was the major stressor influencing patients' psychological resilience and that patients in the low-resilience class needed to be intervened. IMPACT Predictors of patients in different classes provide evidence for the identification of vulnerable populations and lay a foundation for future research contributing to the development of targeted interventions for improving patients' psychological resilience. No patient or public contribution but the time points of investigation were decided based on our interviews with 12 total knee arthroplasty patients.
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- Yawei Shan
- School of Nursing, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- School of Nursing, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nursing, Guanghua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nursing, Guanghua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nursing, Guanghua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nursing, Guanghua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- School of Nursing, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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How Do Self-Esteem, Dispositional Hope, Crisis Self-Efficacy, Mattering, and Gender Differences Affect Teacher Resilience during COVID-19 School Closures? INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19074150. [PMID: 35409829 PMCID: PMC8998510 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19074150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2022] [Revised: 03/27/2022] [Accepted: 03/29/2022] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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(1) Background: The closure of schools and the transition to online teaching because of the COVID-19 pandemic’s restrictions have resulted in significant changes in the workplace. Consequently, several resilience strategies have been implemented, and chief among them focus on the topic of burnout and coping abilities; (2) Purpose: Thus, this study investigates the influence of self-esteem, dispositional hope, and mattering on teacher resilience, and how crisis self-efficacy and gender differences mediate and moderate the relationships among associated variables. (3) Methods: This is a cross-sectional study with a cluster random sampling. A total of 248 secondary school teachers in Malaysia participated in this study. Questions were first transferred and formatted using a template of a commercial internet survey provider. Then, the university’s online learning platform was used both as a questionnaire distribution channel and a data collection method. Data analysis was conducted using structural equation modeling (SEM) with a partial least squares method; (4) Results: The findings of this study revealed that self-esteem, dispositional hope, and mattering significantly influence teacher resilience, and crisis self-efficacy mediates the impact of self-esteem and dispositional hope on teacher resilience. In some instances, the results also showed that gender has a moderating effect on teacher resilience during the pandemic; (5) Conclusions: This study used psychological factors to understand teacher resilience and incorporated crisis self-efficacy into teacher resilience research. It is one of the very few studies in resilience literature to investigate the moderating role of gender on teacher resilience.
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Lei F, Lei L. How Does the Optimism of Students Learning a Foreign Language Affect Their Creative Self-Efficacy? The Mediating Effects of Hope and Empathy. Front Psychol 2022; 13:831593. [PMID: 35369131 PMCID: PMC8966132 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.831593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 02/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Creative self-efficacy (CSE) is a core influencer of creative behavior and has a positive impact on well-being and development. However, the positive psychological processes that help to promote CSE in foreign-language learning (FLL) remain under-studied. Focusing specifically on FLL students, the present study examined the associations among optimism, hope, empathy, and CSE and investigated the possible mediating roles of hope and empathy in the relationship between optimism and CSE. A sample of 330 FLL students from two Chinese universities participated in this study. The results showed that (i) optimism, hope, and empathy were all positively related to CSE and that (ii) optimism did not directly predict CSE but indirectly and positively predicted CSE through hope and empathy. These findings suggest that optimism, empathy, and hope potentially play positive roles in facilitating CSE in FLL students. Based on the present results, some practical approaches are discussed that could help improve the CSE of FLL students, paying particular attention to the effects that potentially motivate their positivity.
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- Fei Lei
- School of Foreign Studies, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
- Center for Language Cognition and Assessment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Management, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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Li L, Hua R, Yang L. Coping styles play intermediary roles between resilience and clinical communication ability among nursing students in traditional Chinese Medical university: A structural equation model analysis. Medicine (Baltimore) 2021; 100:e28284. [PMID: 34941112 PMCID: PMC8701861 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000028284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2020] [Accepted: 11/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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To prove the positive association between resilience and clinical communication ability among Chinese nursing students, and to determine whether coping styles play a mediating role in the relationship between them.Four hundred and seventy-one nursing students from a traditional Chinese Medical university were enrolled in this study. They completed some questionnaires, which included the Chinese Version of the Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire (SCSQ), Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale Chinese Version, and Clinical Communication Ability Scale. Structural equation modeling was utilized to analyses the relationships between coping styles, resilience, and clinical communication ability.Resilience was positively associated with clinical communication ability (P < .01). Coping styles which included positive coping and negative coping both significantly affected clinical communication ability (P < .01) and intermediated the relationship between resilience and clinical communication ability (P < .01).Resilience is positively related to clinical communication ability among Chinese nursing students, and coping styles intermediated the relationship between them, which may provide scientific evidence to aid in developing intervention strategies to improve interpersonal skills.
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- Ling Li
- School of Nursing, Zhejiang Shuren University, 8 Shuren Road, Hangzhou, ZheJiang, China
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- Nursing Department, Chinese Academy of Sciences Oncology and Basic Medical Sciences & Cancer Hospital of University of Chinese Academy of Sciences & Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, China
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- School of Nursing, Zhejiang Traditional Chinese medical University, 548 Bin-wen Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Coping Strategies for Stress and Self-Efficacy in Patients With Cancer and Their Spouses: A Cross-Sectional Study. Cancer Nurs 2021; 45:E614-E620. [PMID: 34483285 DOI: 10.1097/ncc.0000000000001010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cancer is one of the most important diseases of the present century worldwide. Patients and their spouses can find more difficulty accepting the diagnosis of cancer than its phases of treatment. Both the physical health and mental health of the patient and spouse are important in the process of recovery from cancer and its treatment. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between coping strategies for stress and self-efficacy in patients with cancer and that of their spouses. METHODS In this descriptive-analytical cross-sectional study, 91 patients and their 91 spouses completed the Endler and Parker Coping Inventory, the Sherer General Self-Efficacy Scale, and a demographic information questionnaire. RESULTS The problem-oriented coping style was used more than the other strategies by patients with cancer and their spouses. The least used coping style by patients and their spouses was the avoidance style. The self-efficacy of patients and their spouses was above average. Self-efficacy was directly and moderately correlated with problem-oriented coping style (P < .001) and inversely and moderately correlated with emotion-oriented coping style (P < .001). CONCLUSIONS Adoption of strategies like training and consulting may enhance the problem-focused coping style and reduce emotion-focused coping style and therefore lead to increased self-efficacy in patients and their spouses. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE Healthcare providers', especially nurses', knowledge and sensitivity about the coping strategies of patients with cancer and their spouses may help providers select more effective interventions for improving patients' and their spouses' effective coping styles and self-efficacy.
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Influencing factors of treatment and prognosis perceptions among advanced cancer patients: a cross-sectional study. Support Care Cancer 2021; 30:1209-1220. [PMID: 34455482 DOI: 10.1007/s00520-021-06516-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2021] [Accepted: 08/21/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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PURPOSE The present study aimed to investigate the status and significantly influencing factors of treatment and prognosis perceptions among advanced cancer patients based on patient-reported outcome. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted at two tertiary A general hospitals. From June to September 2019, 300 patients were invited and 292 of them participated in this study. Except for 9 invalid questionnaires, 283 pen-paper questionnaires including sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, Chinese Version of Prognosis and Treatment Perception Questionnaire, Herth Hope Index, and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale were well completed. Descriptive analysis, Pearson's correlation test, logistic regression analysis, and multiple linear regression analysis were applied for analysis. RESULTS One hundred seventy-five (61.8%) advanced cancer patients reported inaccurate treatment perception. Prognosis perception scored 87.9 ± 13.72 indicating a middle level of prognosis perception. Fourteen (4.9%), 138 (48.8%), and 131 (46.3%) patients presented low, middle, and high prognosis perception levels, respectively. In patients, without spouse and religion beliefs, received chemoradiotherapy, diagnosed as cancer equal to or less than 1 year, and higher hope level were inaccurate treatment perception's risk factors. Younger age, longer diagnosis time, higher educational level, less support for medical expenses payment, receiving chemoradiotherapy, and lower hope level but more anxiety and depression symptoms were positive predictors of prognosis perception. CONCLUSIONS A majority of advanced cancer patients in this study reported inaccurate treatment and middle level of prognosis perception influencing by objective and subjective factors. Clinical interventions could be developed referring these impacting factors originating from patient-reported outcome.
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Cheng L, Guo X, Liu H, Chen Q, Cui R. Hope, death anxiety and simplified coping style scores of nursing students during the outbreak of COVID-19: A cross-sectional study. Medicine (Baltimore) 2021; 100:e27016. [PMID: 34449474 PMCID: PMC8389871 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000027016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2021] [Revised: 07/09/2021] [Accepted: 08/03/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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ABSTRACT Nursing students are the main force of future nursing development, and their hope and death anxiety are important aspects of their coping styles and clinical practice.The present study examined the relationships between hope, death anxiety and simplified coping style scores of nursing students during the outbreak of COVID-19.Between February and April 2020, a cross-sectional descriptive study was performed using a Sojump online survey, and 870 nursing students completed the herth hope (HH), death anxiety scale (DAS) and simplified coping style questionnaire. The data were analyzed using t-tests, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), and multiple linear regression in SPSS 23.0 (IBM Corp, Armonk, NY).The average HH, DAS and active and passive coping scores of the 870 nursing students were 3.07 ± 0.32, 3.01 ± 0.37, 2.84 ± 0.48, and 2.25 ± 0.50, respectively. Participants with contact experience with individuals with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 were more likely to adopt passive coping styles than students without contact experience (t = 5.019, P = .025). Being older and having higher inner positive readiness and expectancy, a lower inner sense of temporality and future, and lower time awareness were predictors of passive coping styles (P < .05). Living in cities (vs towns) and having a higher inner positive readiness and expectancy, a higher inner sense of temporality and future and lower cognition of death were predictors of active coping styles (P < .05).The findings of this study suggest that hope and death anxiety are important aspects of the coping styles of nursing students. Nursing educators should emphasize the role of hope, further deepen the death education mode, and perform scientific and reasonable death education programmes to reduce the death anxiety level of nursing students to promote their coping styles in crisis.
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- Linan Cheng
- West China School of Nursing/West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Shangqiu Institute of Technology, Shangqiu, Henan, China
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- Jiamusi Korean Basic Education Center, Jiamusi, Heilongjiang, China
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- West China School of Nursing/the Center of Gerontology and Geriatrics Department, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Jiaxing University College of Medicine, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China
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Li Y, Ni N, Zhou Z, Dong J, Fu Y, Li J, Luan Z, Peng X. Hope and symptom burden of women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy: A cross-sectional study. J Clin Nurs 2021; 30:2293-2300. [PMID: 33756013 DOI: 10.1111/jocn.15759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2020] [Revised: 02/22/2021] [Accepted: 03/08/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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AIM This research aimed to explore the level of hope and symptom burden of breast cancer women undergoing chemotherapy, and predictive factors of hope were also investigated. BACKGROUND Chemotherapy brings physical and psychological stress to breast cancer patients. As an effective coping strategy, hope gives them the courage to overcome difficulties and improve prognosis and survival. Therefore, efforts are needed to raise hope. DESIGN/METHODS A total of 450 women who were undergoing breast cancer chemotherapy participated in this cross-sectional study. Sociodemographic data, disease characteristics, and measures of hope and symptom burden were collected using questionnaires. Hope was assessed using the validated Herth Hope Index, and the previously validated Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale was used to assess symptom burden. This paper adhered to the STROBE guidelines. RESULTS Chinese breast cancer chemotherapy women hope average scores of 30.15 ± 4.82 were in the medium range of the Hearth Hope Index as specified by Herth to be 24-35. Patients with age ≤45, religious beliefs and lighter symptom burden have a higher level of hope. These variables explained a total of 22.9% of the variation in hope. CONCLUSIONS The level of hope for women undergoing breast cancer chemotherapy still needs to be further improved. Symptom burden can negatively predict hope. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE If nurses can decrease breast cancer chemotherapy women symptom burden, there is an impact on increasing levels of hope.
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- Yuan Li
- School of Nursing, Jilin University, Jilin, China
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- School of Nursing, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, China
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- Department of Breast Oncology, Jilin Cancer Hospital, Jilin, China
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- School of Nursing, Jilin University, Jilin, China
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- School of Nursing, Jilin University, Jilin, China
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- School of Nursing, Jilin University, Jilin, China
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- School of Nursing, Jilin University, Jilin, China
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- School of Nursing, Jilin University, Jilin, China
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Wang J, She Y, Wang M, Zhang Y, Lin Y, Zhu X. Relationships among hope, meaning in life, and post-traumatic growth in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A cross-sectional study. J Adv Nurs 2020; 77:244-254. [PMID: 33058188 DOI: 10.1111/jan.14605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2020] [Revised: 08/18/2020] [Accepted: 09/28/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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AIM This study aimed to investigate the relationships among hope, meaning in life, and post-traumatic growth (PTG) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. DESIGN A cross-sectional study design. METHODS Between October 2018-September 2019, 221 chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patient completed the questionnaires including sociodemographic information, Chinese Version of Herth Hope Index, Meaning in Life Questionnaire, and Post-traumatic Growth Inventory. Descriptive analysis, Spearman's correlation analysis, the Kruskal-Wallis H test, the Mann-Whitney U test, and the ridge regression analysis were used for analysis. RESULTS Spearman's correlation analysis showed that hope and meaning in life were positively interrelated with PTG (r = 0.20-0.45, r = 0.36-0.54, p < 0.01). Ridge regression analysis results showed that hope, meaning in life, time since diagnosis, habitation, medical insurance, and monthly income could explain 47.30% of the variance in PTG (F = 33.863, p < 0.001). CONCLUSION Chinese patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease experienced a slightly positive change in meaning in life and a moderate degree of hope and PTG. Results suggested that hope and meaning in life were positively connected with PTG. Therefore, enhancing hope and meaning in life might be crucial for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease to promote PTG. IMPACT The findings added better understanding of relationships among hope, meaning in life, and post-traumatic growth in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease which can help nurse give interventions in the early stage of disease diagnosis.
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- Jizhe Wang
- School of Nursing, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China
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- School of Nursing, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China
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- School of Nursing, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China
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- School of Nursing, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China
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- School of Nursing, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China
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- School of Nursing, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China
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Shi L, Zhang H, Yang H, Wu D, Li X, Zhang Y, Chen X, Wang M. Social Support and Loneliness Among Chinese Caregivers of Children With Chronic Kidney Disease During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis. Front Pediatr 2020; 8:570535. [PMID: 33520883 PMCID: PMC7845159 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2020.570535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2020] [Accepted: 12/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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To evaluate social support and loneliness as well as their association among caregivers of children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) from China during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. We collected data for caregivers of children with CKD and caregivers of healthy children and matched the two groups using propensity score matching (PSM). We compared the differences in social support and loneliness between the two groups after matching and analyzed the relationship between social support and loneliness in the observation group. Before PSM, we analyzed the data for 247 caregivers of children with CKD and 315 caregivers of healthy children from 13 provinces. After PSM, the two groups each included 202 caregivers. The social support score of caregivers of children with CKD was lower than that of caregivers of healthy children (P < 0.002), while the loneliness score was higher for caregivers of children with CKD than for caregivers of healthy children (P < 0.008). The social support score was negatively correlated with the loneliness score (r = -0.598, P < 0.001). Caregivers of children with CKD experienced less social support and greater loneliness than caregivers of healthy children during the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, greater attention should be paid to providing social support for caregivers of CKD children and to improving the ability of these caregivers to cope with loneliness.
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- Lin Shi
- Department of Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases of The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Chongqing, China
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