Developmental trajectory of post traumatic growth in patients with bladder cancer: a latent growth mixture model / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To explore the latent classes in developmental trajectory of post traumatic growth(PTG) and influencing factors in patients with bladder cancer.Methods:Convenience sampling method was used to recruit 215 patients with bladder cancer underwent transurethral resection or radical cystectomy in the Urological Department of Hubei Cancer Hospital. The patients were followed up for 5 times, and the latent growth mixture model and multinomial Logistic regression model were used to analyze the data.Results:The patients were identified four latent classes high PTG group(29 cases), low PTG group(33 cases), increasing PTG group(69 cases), decreasing PTG group(84 cases). Compared with the low PTG group, elderly, patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer were more likely to enter the high PTG group. Patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer, male and employee were more likely to enter the increasing PTG group. Patients living in rural areas were more likely to enter the decreasing PTG group.Conclusions:Clinical staff should make individualized intervention according to the developmental trajectory of PTG in patients with bladder cancer.