Current situation and influencing factors of family resilience among caregivers of children with malignant bone tumors
DAI Wei
JIANG Deran
YU Qian
HE Jiaxin
LI Yi
Abstract：Objective To investigate the family resilience among caregivers of children with malignant bone tumors and analyze its in-fluencing factors.Methods A convenience sampling method was used to select a total of 135 primary caregivers of children with malignant bone tumors who were hospitalized in a Shanghai Hospital from September 2023 to April 2024 and met the inclusion criteria as the research sub-jects.A cross-sectional survey was conducted using a general information questionnaire,shortened Chinese version of the family resilience assess-ment scale,Perceived Social Support Scale,10 item Conner Davidson Resilience Scale,and Zarit Burden Interview.Results The score of family resilience of caregivers of children with malignant bone tumors was(92.93±13.46)points.Multiple linear regression analysis showed that whether the child had limb salvage,the marital status of the caregiver,the educational level,the perceived social support,the psychological re-silience and the caregiver burden were the influencing factors of the resilience of caregivers of malignant bone tumors(P＜0.05).Conclusion The family resilience of caregivers of children with malignant bone tumors is at a low level.Nursing staff should pay more atten-tion to the families of children with amputation,caregivers who are divorced or have a low education level.Timely assessment of caregivers'psychological resilience and facilitating access to social support are crucial to reduce caregiver burden and enhance family resilience.
Keywords：malignant bone tumorpediatric patientscaregiverfamily resiliencenursinginfluencing factor
Publication Date：2025-08-10
Online Publishing Date：2025-09-24(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：6( 686-691 )