Analysis of the Influencing Factors on the Level of Fear of Cancer Recurrence in Patients with Esophageal Cancer Undergoing Radiotherapy
Shi Jiaoxia
Qu Hui
Lu Ming
Abstract：Objective:To analyze the influencing factors of the fear level of cancer recurrence in patients with radiotherapy for esophageal cancer.Methods:Patients treated with radiotherapy for esophageal cancer in the hospital from May 2020 to December 2021 were selected as the study objects.The general information questionnaire,the Fear of Disease Progression Simplified Scale(FoP-Q-SF),the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire(BIPQ),and the Social Support Rating Scale(SSRS)were used to investigate.Multiple linear regression was used to analyze the influencing factors.Results:The total FoP-Q-SF score of 157 patients with esophageal cancer radiotherapy was(37.56±7.21),and 102 patients(64.97%)had a score of≥34.Correlation analysis showed that the total score of FoP-Q-SF was positively correlated with the total score of BIPQ(r=0.452,P＜0.001),the total score of SSRS was(39.57±6.23),and the total score of FoP-Q-SF was negatively correlated with the total score of SSRS(r=-0.531,P＜0.001).The results of multiple linear regression showed that age,disease perception,clinical stage and social support were the influencing factors of cancer recurrence fear in patients with esophageal cancer radiotherapy(t=-6.337,5.656,5.062,-5.239;P＜0.05).Conclusion:Patients with radiotherapy for esophageal cancer have a high level of fear of cancer recurrence,and disease perception and social support can affect patients'fear of cancer recurrence.Therefore,individualized measures should be developed to reduce patients'fear of cancer recurrence.
Keywords：Esophageal cancerRadiotherapyCancer recurrence fearSocial support
Publication Date：2024-11-15
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 2581-2584 )