Mediating effect of social anxiety and stigma on family caring and loneliness in breast cancer patients
WANG Ying
ZHU Zhenhua
ZHANG Ruixin
LIU Annuo
XU Xiaoqian
MA Xiujuan
JIN Yuru
ZHAI Jingfei
ZHANG Ying
Abstract：Objective:To explore the mediating role of social anxiety and stigma on family caring and loneliness in breast cancer patients,and to provide reference for intervention of loneliness in breast cancer patients.Methods:A total of 328 breast cancer patients from 8 hospitals in Anhui province between December 2021 and July 2022 were selected as the subjects by convenience sampling method.The Social Anxiety Subscale of the Self-Consciousness Scale(SASSC),the Social Impact Scale(SIS),the Adaptation,Partnership,Growth,Affection and Resolve(APGAR),and the University of California at Los Angles Loneliness Scale(UCLA)were used to conduct the questionnaire survey.Results:The total scores of SASSC,SIS,APGAR and UCLA in breast cancer patients were 11.72±5.33,59.51±12.98,6.84±3.67,and 49.20±9.14,respectively.There were negatively correlated with the total scores of APGAR and the total scores of UCLA(P＜0.05).There were positively correlated with the total scores of UCLA and the total scores of SASSC,SIS(all P＜0.05).Social anxiety and stigma played mediating role between family caring degree and loneliness in breast cancer patients.Conclusions:Family care could indirectly affect loneliness through the chain mediating effects of social anxiety and stigma among breast cancer patients.
Keywords：breast cancerlonelinesssocial anxietystigmafamily caring degreeinfluencing factorsmediating effect
Publication Date：2024-02-25
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：6( 571-576 )