Investigation on psychological distress and its influencing factors of lymphoma patients'caregivers / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the current state of psychological distress of lymphoma patients'caregivers, and analyze its influencing factors. Methods From October 2017 to February 2018, 96 pairs (patients and their caregivers) from the department of lymphoma were enrolled. Distress Thermometer and self-designed general scale were adopted to conduct survey. Results The psychological distress score of lymphoma caregivers was as high as (4.76 ± 2.28) points, which was significantly higher than the patient's score (3.81±2.33) points, the difference was statistically significant (t=4.070,P<0.05 ). Different ages, economic status, and patient's disease of caregivers had different psychological distress, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). Meta-linear regression analysis showed that age and patient psychological distress were the main influencing factors of psychological distress of lymphoma patients'caregivers, which could explain the variability of 32.7％(P<0.05). Conclusions The psychological distress of lymphoma patients'caregiver is at a moderate level, which is affected by their age and psychological distress of the patients. It suggests that clinical medical staff should pay attention to the psychological distress of patients and strengthen the psychological support of caregivers to better promote patient care.