Balfe Myles, O' Brien Katie, Timmons Aileen, Butow Phyllis, O' Sullivan Eleanor, Gooberman-Hill Rachael, Sharp Linda
National Cancer Registry of Ireland, Cork Airport Business Park, Cork, Ireland.
Centre for Medical Psychology, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Eur J Oncol Nurs. 2016 Apr;21:31-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ejon.2015.11.005. Epub 2016 Jan 5.
Researchers have recently called for more work to be conducted on positive outcomes and head and neck cancer. The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors associated with posttraumatic growth in head and neck cancer caregivers.
197 carers were surveyed. A descriptive cross-sectional survey design was used.
In multivariate analysis the following factors were statistically significantly associated with increased posttraumatic growth: social support, longer time since diagnosis, increased worry about cancer and increased financial stress and strain stemming from caring.
While HNC carers in the post-treatment phase of the illness trajectory can experience considerable psychological burdens, this study suggests that these burdens can lead some carers to experience growth and change and an expanded sense of themselves and their social worlds. Implications for nursing practice are discussed.
研究人员最近呼吁针对头颈癌的积极结果开展更多研究。本研究的目的是调查头颈癌护理人员创伤后成长的相关因素。
对197名护理人员进行了调查。采用描述性横断面调查设计。
在多变量分析中，以下因素与创伤后成长增加在统计学上显著相关：社会支持、确诊后时间较长、对癌症的担忧增加以及因护理产生的经济压力和负担增加。
虽然处于疾病轨迹治疗后阶段的头颈癌护理人员可能会经历相当大的心理负担，但本研究表明，这些负担可能会使一些护理人员经历成长和改变，并扩大他们对自身及社会世界的认知。文中讨论了对护理实践的启示。
