Pressure and coping style in caregivers of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in remission
Chen Haiyan1, WANG Runping2, PAN Yan3
1.School of Nursing, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China; 2.Department of Hematody, the Second Affiliated Hospital & Yuying Children’s Hospital of
Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China; 3.Department of Nursing, Renji College, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
Chen Haiyan,WANG Runping,PAN Yan. Pressure and coping style in caregivers of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in remission[J]. JOURNAL OF WEZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, 2022, 52(8): 667-670,674.
Abstract：Objective: To investigate the status of care pressure and their coping style among parents of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in remission. Methods: Using convenience sampling method, we have randomly drawn out 116 parents of children with acute leukemia in remission who were hospitalized in the Second Affiliated Hospital & Yuying Children’s Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University. The questionnaire survey was conducted by using the General Information Questionnaire, Caregiver Strain Index (CSI), and Trait Coping Style Questionnaire (TCSQ) were applied. SPSS19.0 was used for statistical analysis. Results: Of 116 cases, 91 caregivers had pressure (CSI≥7), accounting for 90.5%. From the three dimensions of CSI, caregivers scored the highest in the Work and Financial strains, followed by the Physical and Social strains, and relatively lower in the Psychological strain. Among the 13 items of CSI, “financial pressure” accounted for 95.7%, ranking first; followed by “work affected”, accounting for 91.4%. The coping style score of the caregivers had significant difference from the norm (P<0.05). Positive coping style score of the parents was significantly lower whereas negative coping style score significantly higher than the norm. Conclusion: Parents of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in remission have great care pressure and negative coping is predominant. Positive coping can reduce caregiving pressure, and therefore medical staff should guide parents of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia to adopt positive coping style to reduce their care pressure.
