Analysis of social support status and related factors of primary caregivers of cancer patients at home

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1006-7256.2016.04.003

Abstract：Objective:To analyze the current situation of social support and related factors of primary caregivers of cancer patients at home. Methods:A self-designed questionnaire was used to conduct a survey on 130 primary caregivers of cancer patients at home. Re-sults:The social support scores of the primary caregivers of cancer patients at home were 41. 84 ± 7. 55 points and they were higher than the national average level(P﹤0. 01);the single factor analysis of variance showed that the total scores of objective support,subjective support and social support of the patients with spouse as caregivers were higher than those patients whose caregivers who were not spouse ( P﹤0. 05);the total score of subjective support and social support of on-the-job caregivers were higher than those who had no job or retired(P﹤0. 05);the total scores of objective support and social support of caregivers with bachelor degree or above were significantly higher than those with junior high school or below(P﹤0. 05);the total scores of subjective support and social support of caregivers whose monthly income was more than 1000 Yuan were higher than those whose monthly income was less than 1000 Yuan(P ﹤0. 05). Conclu-sion:The overall social support of primary caregivers of cancer patients at home is good,but the social support level is different in different groups,therefore clinicians should actively provide various support services to ensure the social support level for the vulnerable group.