Correlation between disability acceptance and post traumatic growth in patients with bladder cancer with urinary transestration / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the status of disability acceptance and post traumatic growth in patients with urinary diversion of bladder cancer and to analyze the correlation between them. Methods One hundred and fourteen cases with urinary diversion of bladder cancer were investigated with Acceptance Disability Scale and Post Traumatic Growth Inventory. Results The score of total score of disability acceptance and post traumatic growth of bladder cancer patients with urinary diversion and abdominal wall ostomy were (177.49 ± 38.28) and (56.13 ± 14.56) points respectively. There was a positive correlation between the total score and each dimension (r=0.274-0.413, P <0.05). Conclusions There is a clear correlation between disability acceptance and post traumatic growth in patients with urinary diversion of bladder cancer. Targeted measures should be taken to improve patients'disability acceptance so as to enhance their post traumatic growth and promote their quality of life.