Current status and influencing factors of couple communication patterns in stroke patients
LIU Zhiwei
MEI Yongxia
ZHANG Zhenxiang
LIN Beilei
CHEN Suyan
LIU Xiao
LI Xin
YUAN Yan
Abstract：Objective:To investigate the status of couple communication patterns in stroke patients and to analyze their influencing factors.Methods:A convenience sampling method was used to select 381 stroke patients from the neurology departments of six tertiary hospitals in Henan Province from October 2022 to April 2023.General information questionnaire,modified Rankin Scale,Chinese Family Resilience Questionnaire,Perceived Social Support Scale,Quality of Relationship Index and Communication Pattern Questionnaire were used for the survey.Multiple linear regression was used to analyze the influencing factors of couple communication patterns.Results:Stroke patients scored(10.74±8.69)for constructive communication,(17.83±9.07)for demand-withdraw communication,and(8.64±4.85)for mutual avoidance and withholding communication.Multiple linear regression analysis showed that patients'gender,monthly per capita household income,post-illness work status,duration of illness,number of strokes,number of comorbidities,presence of language dysfunction,knowledge of their illness,family resilience,social support,and intimacy were the influencing factors of couple communication patterns(P<0.05).Conclusion:Constructive communication in stroke patients needs to be improved,and healthcare professionals should develop targeted interventions based on influencing factors of couple's communication patterns in order to help couples cope with the disease positively and improve their communication patterns,thus reducing their negative emotions.
Keywords：strokecouple communication patternsfamily resiliencesocial supportintimacyinfluencing factor
Publication Date：2024-04-10
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：8( 1182-1189 )