Current status and influencing factors of anticipatory grief among caregivers of major relatives of hospitalized patients with hematological malignancies / 中国实用护理杂志

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Objective:To investigate the current status of anticipatory grief among caregivers of major relatives of hospitalized patients with hematological malignancies and analyze its influencing factors.Methods:Convenience sampling method was used to select 208 primary relatives and caregivers of patients with hematological malignancies who were hospitalized in the Department of Hematology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital from March to November 2020. Self-designed general information questionnaire, Chinese version of Anticipatory Grief Scale, caregiver burden scale and simple coping style questionnaire were used. The current status and influencing factors of anticipatory grief among caregivers of major relatives of hospitalized patients with hematological diseases were also analyzed.Results:The expected sadness score of caregivers of major relatives of hospitalized patients with hematological malignancies was 79(72, 91). The results of multiple linear regression analysis showed that the main influencing factors of anticipatory grief among caregivers of major relatives of hospitalized patients with hematological malignancies were the stage of treatment, the severity of subjective symptoms, whether to seek medical treatment in other places, the working status of caregivers of major relatives was unemployed, relationships with patients were parents, caregiver burden, and negative coping styles, which explained 83.1% of the total variation.Conclusions:Anticipatory grief is more serious among the caregivers of major relatives of hospitalized patients with hematological malignancies. It is recommended that nurses in the Hematology Department detect and assess the level of anticipatory grief of caregivers in a timely manner, and give corresponding interventions according to individual differences, so as to improve the physical and mental health of the caregivers, and then improve the quality of care and promote the recovery of patients.