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【Objective:】 To understand the current situation of nurses’ professional quality of life in China and its correlation with benefit findings, so as to provide reference for formulating targeted measures to improve nurses’ professional quality of life in China. 【Methods:】 Questionnaire star was used to conduct a cross-sectional survey of 11 924 registered nurses in China from January 2022 to April 2022 using the General Information Questionnaire, the Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL) and the General Benefit Discovery Scale (GBFS). SPSS 22.0 software was used for data analysis. 【Results:】 The scores of various dimensions of nurses’ ProQOL scale were: compassion satisfaction was (32.71±6.81) points, burnout was (27.38±5.20) points, secondary traumatic stress was (28.44±6.67) points, and the total score of GBFS was (100.90±18.04) points. The results of multiple linear stepwise regression showed that the main influencing factors of compassion satisfaction were marital status, position, work unit level and educational background (P<0.05). The main influencing factors of burnout were position, professional title, work unit level and whether there were children to be taken care of at home (P<0.05). The main influencing factors of secondary traumatic stress were education background, marital status, professional title, whether there was an old person to be taken care of at home, whether to take care of COVID-19 patients, whether to be an epidemic support staff and position (P<0.05). Benefit finding independently predicted the three dimensions of nurses’ professional quality of life (P<0.001). 【Conclusions:】 Chinese nurses’ professional quality of life was at a moderate level and it was significantly affected by benefit finding. Attention should be paid to factors such as marital status, work unit level, position, professional title, education background, whether there was an old person to be taken care of at home, whether to take care of COVID-19 patients, so as to improve the level of nurses’ benefit finding, promote their personal growth, provide good job guarantee, and improve Chinese nurses’ professional quality of life.
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Objective:To observe the level of mindfulness and coping style in patients with acute cerebral infarction (ACI) after interventional therapy, and analyze the intermediary effect of benefit finding between them, so as to provide a theorectical basis of implement mindfulness intervention in clinical practice.Methods:The 130 patients with ACI after interventional treatment in the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University from October 2019 to October 2021 were included in this cross-sectional survey study. The general data questionnaire, Five-factor Mindfulness Scale (FFMQ), Benefit Finding Rating Scale (BFS), and Simple Coping Style Questionnaire (SCSQ) were used to analyze the relationship between benefit finding, mindfulness level and coping style, and the intermediary effect of benefit finding between them.Results:The total FFMQ score of 130 ACI patients after interventional therapy was (123.34 ± 5.14) points. The BFS score, positive coping score and negative coping score were (49.73 ± 3.41), (20.35 ± 2.25), (13.18 ± 1.45) points, respectively. The level of mindfulness and benefit were positively correlated with positive coping ( r=0.687, 0.737, both P<0.05). The level of mindfulness and benefit were negatively correlated with negative coping( r=-0.654, -0.779, both P<0.05). It was found that mindfulness level played a partial intermediatory effect on positive coping and negative coping in ACI patients after interventional therapy, with contribution rates of 49.71% and 64.58%, respectively. Conclusions:Benefit finding plays a partial intermediary effect on the level of mindfulness and coping style of patients with ACI after interventional therapy.
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The concept of benefit finding, the assessment tools and the status quo of benefit finding for family caregivers of stroke patients were elaborated, the influencing factors of benefit finding of family caregivers of stroke patients were summarized, the current problems and the development direction of future research were pointed out, aiming to provide a reference for clinical staff to conduct research on benefit finding of family caregivers of stroke patients in China.
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Objective:To investigate the status of caregivers' benefit finding of senile dementia patients in Shiyan city, Hubei Province, and to analyze its influencing factors, so as to provide basis for carrying out targeted intervention measures.Methods:Totally 252 caregivers of senile dementia patients who visited Taihe Hospital, Shiyan People′s Hospital and Sinopharm Dongfeng General Hospital in Shiyan City, Hubei Province from July 2019 to July 2021 were selected as the research objects by convenience sampling method. The general Information Questionnaire, the Caregiver benefit finding questionnaire, the General self-efficacy Scale (GSES) and the Perceived Social Support Scale (PSSS) were used. The Pearson correlation analysis method was used for the correlation between caregivers' self-efficacy, social support and perceived benefit. Catreg was used to analyze the influencing factors of caregivers' benefit finding in senile dementia patients.Results:The total score of caregiver benefit questionnaire for 252 caregivers of senile dementia patients was (104.74 ± 14.82), the item "made me realize the significance of my health to my family and society" received the highest score (4.70 ± 0.55), while the item "made me quit bad habits" received the lowest score (3.22 ± 1.17). The GSES and PSSS scores of 252 caregivers of senile dementia patients were (24.74 ± 7.02) and (54.21 ± 13.32), which were positively correlated with the benefit finding ( r=0.565, 0.459, both P<0.01). The catreg analysis showed that the age of the caregiver, the average monthly income of the family, self-efficacy and social support were the influential factors of the perceived benefit level of the caregiver of senile dementia patients ( F values were 3.30-104.92, all P<0.05), which could explain 42.4% of the variance. Conclusions:The benefit finding of caregivers of senile dementia patients still needs to be improved. Medical staff should pay attention to the evaluation of benefit finding of caregivers of senile dementia patients, and provide personalized intervention measures to relieve caregivers' care pressure, maintain their physical and mental health, and improve the care quality of caregivers of senile dementia patients.
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Objective:To explore the benefit finding and influencing factors of primary caregivers of children with cerebral palsy.Methods:This study adopted the method of random sampling, 158 primary caregivers of children with cerebral palsy in the outpatient and inpatient wards of the Children′s Rehabilitation Department of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University from November 2020 to January 2021 were selected as the research objects. The basic data questionnaire, Chinese version of benefit finding scale, simple coping style questionnaire and perceived social support scale were used to do investigation. The influencing factors of benefit finding of main caregivers of children with cerebral palsy were investigated by single factor analysis, Pearson correlation analysis and multiple linear regression analysis.Results:The score of benefit finding of the main caregivers of children with cerebral palsy was (62.4±7.0),which was above the middle level. The years of diagnosis, the payment method of medical expenses, the place of residence and the length of caring for children had a significant impact on the benefit finding of the main caregivers of children with cerebral palsy ( F=3.45, 3.75, 3.97, 6.60, all P<0.05). The main caregivers′ sense of benefit finding was positively correlated with positive coping style, family support, friend support, others′ support and perceived social support ( r=0.43, 0.20, 0.32, 0.24, 0.30, all P<0.05), and negatively correlated with negative coping style ( r=-0.36, P<0.01).The importance of those factors influencing the benefit finding of the main caregivers of children with cerebral palsy was as follows: positive coping style, place of residence and length of caring for children (standardized regression coefficients were 0.33, 0.22, -0.32, all P<0.05). Conclusions:The main caregivers of children with cerebral palsy have a good sense of benefit finding. The main factors affecting the benefit finding of the main caregivers are the children′s residence, the length of care and coping style.
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Objective:To analyze the burden and benefit finding of illness among home caregivers of patients with cognitive impairment after stroke, so as to provide references for formulating targeted intervention strategies.Methods:Using the intentional sampling method, 15 home caregivers of patients with cognitive impairment after stroke treated in the First Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Medical University from July 2019 to December 2019 were selected as research objects. The semi-structured interview was conducted by phenomenological method, and the interview data were analyzed by Colaizzi analysis method.Results:The burden of home caregivers of patients with cognitive impairment after stroke was mainly manifested as excessive psychological pressure, impaired health, heavy financial burden, and separation from social life. The benefit finding of illness was mainly manifested in the respect for life, the improvement of health behavior ability, and the enhancement of family and social responsibility.Conclusions:Home caregivers of patients with cognitive impairment after stroke have both a negative sense of burden and a positive sense of benefit finding of illness. Medical workers should make a dialectical analysis to help resolve the burden of negative feelings, actively cultivate a sense of benefit finding of illness, and improve their behavioral ability of care.
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Objective:To explore benefit finding and its influencing factors among enterostomy patients.Methods:A total of 120 enterostomy patients were investigated with general information questionnaire, Benefit Finding Scale, Simplified Scale of Resilience and Perceived Social Support Scale.Results:The score of benefit finding among enterostomy patients was 49.44±5.86. Multiple regression analysis showed that education level, self-care, complications, resilience, perceived social support were influencing factors of benefit finding, and explained 51.1% of the variance.Conclusions:The benefit finding among enterostomy patients was grim. It is suggested that clinical staff pay more attention to the patients with low education, poor self-care and complications of stoma, and also pay more attention to the positive psychology and the social support system of patients, guide patients to pay attention to the positive significance of the disease, so as to improve the level of benefit finding.
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Objective To verify the influence of oncology nurses'empathy on the psychological dis-tress and benefit finding in breast cancer patients. Methods 30 oncology nurses were selected by random sampling and their empathy scores were measured with the interpersonal reactivity index (IRI-C).And they were divided into three groups based on empathy scores. 12 breast cancer patients from each primary nurse were selected by random sampling.Their psychological distress and benefit finding were measured by distress thermometer (DT) and benefit finding scale (BFS).Variance analysis was used to compare psychological distress and benefit finding among patients in different groups. The effect of nurse empathy on patients psy-chological distress and benefit finding was measured by Spearman correlation analysis and logistic regression. Results The empathy score of nurses was (44.87±17.23).The difference of empathy score in the three groups of nurses was statistically significant (F=55.941,P<0.01).There was no significant difference in psy-chological distress (low-score group:5.0(4.0,6.0),middle-score group:5.0(4.0,6.0),high-score group:5.0 (4.0,6.0)) and benefit finding (low-score group:47.5(42.0,52.8),middle-score group:48.0(43.0,54.0), high-score group:46.0(42.0,52.0)) in the three groups of patients at admission(P>0.05),while at dis-charge,the psychological distress of the patients in the high-score nurse group was lower than that of the low-score nurse group (P<0.01),and the benefit was higher than that of the low-score group (P<0.01).There was a negative correlation between the nurses'empathy abilities and patients'psychological distress ( r=-0.470, P<0.01) ,and a positive correlation between the nurses'empathy abilities with the patients'benefit finding ( r=0.521,P<0.01).When controlling for other variables,patients in nurse group with higher empathy scores would result in lower psychological distress(95％CI=0.042-0.397) and higher benefit finding (95％CI=0. 095-0.554) than patients in nurse group with lower empathy scores.Conclusion Oncology nurses'empathy effect breast cancer patients'psychological distress and benefit finding.Nurses should enhance their empathy further.
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Objective To understand the status and influencing factors of benefit finding in patients with cancer.Methods 350 patients with cancer were collected with convenience sampling method from two Jiangsu hospitals.All patients received a questionnaire survey.Multiple linear regression analysis was used to analyze the influencing factors of benefit finding in patients with cancer.Results (1) The score of benefit finding in patients with cancer was statistically significant in different frequency of physical exercise (F=8.37,P=0.00),different character (F=3.04,P=0.04) and different educational level (F=2.91,P=0.03).(2) There was a positive correlation between benefit finding(78.53± 10.50) and communication with physicians(7.27±2.19),medical coping(43.48±4.50),optimism(17.33±2.24) and social support(44.81±3.91)(r=0.31,0.35,0.29,0.23,all P＜0.05) in patients with cancer.The benefit finding in patients with cancer was negatively correlated with depression(8.59± 1.83) (r=-0.37,P＜0.05).(3) Multiple linear regression analysis results showed that medical coping modes-confrontation,objectively social support and utilization,physical exercise,depression,communication with physicians and character were the factors influencing benefit finding in patients with cancer(△R2 =28％,P＜ 0.05;△R2 =5.5％,P＜ 0.05;△R2 =3.1％,P＜ 0.05;△R2 =1.9％,P＜0.05;△R2 =1.7％,P＜0.05;△R2 =1.0％,P＜0.05;△R2 =1.1％ P＜0.05),which explained 42.0％ of the total variance.Conclusion Medical coping modes-confrontation,objectively social support and utilization,physical exercise,depression,communication with physicians and character are the factors influencing benefit finding in patients with cancer.
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Objective To investigate the benefit finding for caregivers of patients with cancer and its influencing factors. Methods Totally 330 couples of cancer patients and caregivers were investigated from October 2014 to September 2015 by convenience sampling method. The cancer patients were investigated with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. The caregivers of cancer patients were investigated with Benefit Finding Scale, Zarit Caregiver Burden Interview, Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey. Results The total score of benefit finding was (59.65 ± 11.12) points. Regression analysis indicated that caregivers' education, religious, informational and emotional support, caregiver burden, patients' depression symptom, cancer stage and self-caring were influencing factors of benefit finding for caregivers (t=-3.689-5.913, P<0.01 or 0.05), which explained 30.0% of the variance. Conclusions The caregivers of patients with cancer have a low level of benefit finding. Oriented by influencing factors of benefit finding, the health workers should enhance targeted interventions, promote positive perception in the process of caring, develop the quality of caring and life.
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ObjectiveTo investigate the status of benefit finding in diabetic patients,and mediating effect of resilience between family support and benefit finding in diabetic patients.MethodsFive hundred and thirteen diabetic patients from a hospital of Harbin were recruited as investigative subjects from September 2015 to June 2016.The resilience scale,family adaptability,cohesion scale and benefit finding scale were used in the study.ResultsThe scores of benefit finding,resilience and family adaptability and cohesion were 55.67±12.87,70.65±10.39 and 104.25±15.38,separately.The total score of family adaptability and cohesion was positively related to the total score of benefit finding(r=0.389,P<0.05).The total score of resilience was positively related to the total score of benefit finding(r=0.155,P<0.05).The total score of family adaptability and cohesion was positively related to the total score of resilience(r=0.112,P<0.05).Benefit finding as the dependent variable,the results of hierarchical regression analysis indicated that family adaptability and cohesion (β=0.382,P<0.01),resilience(β=0.098,P<0.01)entered the regression equation.There was a partial mediating effect of resilience between family support and benefit finding in diabetic patients.The mediating effect was 0.011,accounted for 2.8% of the total effect.The resilience was the important protective factor for benefit finding.ConclusionFamily support has a direct influence on benefit finding and an indirect effect mediated by resilience on benefit finding.
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This study was aimed to discuss the relations between relieving depression and benefit findings for advanced cancer patients.A total of 80 advanced cancer patients with the anxiety / depression assessment of more than 7 points and less than 15 points,were randomly divided into the intervention group and the control group,in comprehensive hospitals.Finally,76 cases were included with 39 cases in the intervention group,and 37 cases in the control group.The progressive muscle relaxation training (PMRT) was used in the control group.Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) special technique (i.e.,TCM five-element musicotherapy plus PMRT) was used in the intervention group.The reduced fraction of the Benefit Finding Scale (BFS) and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) were used in the effect evaluation after 8-week intervention.The results showed that after 8-week treatment,the reduced fractions of BFS and HADS in the intervention group were obviously higher than the control group with statistical significance.The variation tendencies of BFS and HADS in the intervention group were obviously higher than the control group with statistical significance.There were 8 individual values in BFS of the intervention group were higher than the control group with statistical significance.It was concluded that the benefit findings for advanced cancer patients were related to the application of TCM special techniques,can improve the levels of benefit findings among advanced cancer patients.It enriched and perfected the depression regulation plan of cancer patients by TCM special techniques.
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Objective To evaluate the Chinese version of Benefit Finding Scale (BFS) for breast cancer patients.Methods After consent of the author,according to the flow path of scales,we established the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of BUS,a convenience sample of 293 patients were recruited for evaluation.Results The Chinese version of BFS was comprised of 19 items,Cronbach's α coefficient was 0.911,test-retest reliability was 0.812,I-CVI was 0.833～1.000,S-CVI was 0.955.Meanwhile,exploratory analysis showed that the most interpretable solution consisted of 3 factors,the accumulative variance contribution which explained 55.101％ of variance of the total scale.The related validity showed that the correlative coefficient of Chinese version of BUS and Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI) was 0.745.Conclusions It suggests that the 19-item Chinese version of the BFS has good reliability and validity,which could be used as a research tool for measuring breast cancer patients' benefit finding.
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Objective To define the concept of the benefit finding of breast cancer patients by Morse,Hupcey and Penrod's developed analytical methods.Methods Twenty-two references were recruited through the databases of Medline,Cochrane Library,Embase,Web of Science,ProQuest,according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria.Coding related content of literatures based on the concept of property from Morse terms:boundaries,preconditions and outcome,and from the epistemological,pragmatics,linguistics,logic perspective to evaluate the maturity of the concept.Results The benefit finding of breast cancer patients involved a perception of cognitive processes,including the three attributes,three word boundaries,two preconditions and three results.Development of the concept was not fully mature.Conclusions Clarifying the benefit finding of breast cancer patients can help researchers use the techniques and principles of positive psychology to promote the benefits finding of breast cancer patients and the patients' physical and mental rehabilitation.
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Objective. We examined whether benefit finding (BF) in children with a life-threatening illness (such as cancer or organ transplantation) would be related to a wide range of positive and negative measures of psychological functioning and some medical variables. Methods. A sample of children with a life threatening illness (N=67, ages 7-18 years) completed the Benefit Finding Scale for Children (BFSC) and other positive and negative measures of psychological functioning. Results. Children exposed to a moderate severity of their disease had the strongest levels of BF. While BF was positively associated with different dimensions of well-being, it was generally not related to distress with some exceptions in the health-related quality of life domain. Conclusion. Our results showed that BF reflects a positive outcome in its own right and not just a mere reduction of distress. Yet, there are some health-related domains of quality of life that should be considered in therapeutic intervention to facilitate BF.
Objetivo. Examinamos en qué medida la percepción de beneficios o benefit finding (BF) en niños con una enfermedad amenazante para la vida (como el cáncer o el trasplante de órganos) estaría relacionado con un rango de medidas positivas y negativas de funcionamiento psicológico así como con algunas variables médicas. Método. Una muestra de niños con una enfermedad amenazante para la vida (N=67, edad entre 7 y 18 años) completaron la Escala de Percepción de Beneficios para Niños (Benefit Finding Scale for Children, BFSC) y otras medidas positivas y negativas de funcionamiento psicológico. Resultados. Los niños expuestos a una enfermedad de gravedad moderada mostraron niveles más altos de BF. BF se asoció positivamente a diferentes dimensiones de bienestar. Sin embargo, no se encontró relación con medidas de malestar, a excepción de algunos dominios de calidad de vida relacionados con la enfermedad. Conclusión. Estos resultados mostraron que el BF refleja un resultado positivo en sí mismo y no una mera reducción de malestar. A pesar de eso, deben considerarse algunos dominios de calidad de vida relacionados con la salud a la hora de realizar intervenciones terapéuticas para facilitar la percepción de beneficios.
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Humans , Male , Adolescent , Female , Child , Adaptation, Psychological , Neoplasms/psychology , Psychological Tests , Personal Satisfaction , Organ Transplantation/psychology , Affect , Resilience, Psychological , Stress Disorders, Post-TraumaticABSTRACT
<b>Purpose</b>: The aim of this study was to examine the effects of community-based self-help groups for cancer survivors form supportive functions and benefit findings. <b>Methods</b>: A survey consisting of two scales was conducted with a sample of 109. The first scale measured the benefit finding in cancer experience, and the second scale measured supportive functions of self-help groups. <b>Results</b>: Exploratory factor analyses indicated that “benefit finding scale” included four factors, and the supportive functions of self-help group could be classified into four aspects. Benefit findings were related to the supportive functions. <b>Conclusion</b>: These results imply that the participation in self-help group is related to positive cognition of cancer survivors.