Clinical Nursing · Neoplastic Nursing
Anticipatory grief and its influencing factors in major caregivers of patients with advanced cancer
Hao Nan, Zhang Hao, Xu Yaqiong, Xin Xia
Published 2019-10-01
Cite as Chin J Prac Nurs, 2019,35(28): 2185-2189. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1672-7088.2019.28.006
Abstract
ObjectiveTo explore the status of anticipatory grief in major caregivers of patients with advanced cancer and its influencing factors.
MethodsThere were 329 major caregivers of patients with advanced cancer recruited between October 2017 and May 2018. The basic data questionnaire, Anticipatory Grief Scale and Perceived Social Support Scale were used in the investigation.
ResultsThe scores of anticipatory grief and perceived social support were 88.49±16.47 and 60.33±11.58 respectively. The result of multiple linear regression revealed that relationship with patients, perceived social support, gender and religion were associated with anticipatory grief and could explain 54.2% of the total variance.
ConclusionsMedical workers should provide assistance to the major caregivers of patients with advanced cancer, respect and encourage the appropriate participation of religious activities, encourage caregivers to fully express their feelings, decrease their adverse emotional reactions and improve their bereavement outcome.
Key words:
Advanced cancer patients; Major caregivers; Anticipatory grief; Influencing factors
Contributor Information
Hao Nan
Department of Oncological Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi′an Jiaotong University, Xi′an 710061, China
Zhang Hao
Department of Oncological Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi′an Jiaotong University, Xi′an 710061, China
Xu Yaqiong
Department of Oncology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi′an Jiaotong University, Xi′an 710004, China
Xin Xia
Department of Nursing, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi′an Jiaotong University, Xi′an 710061, China
