Chaoyi Chen1, Haorun Wang2, Liying Zhang3, Ke Wang2, Lin Jiang2, Shenjie Li2, Wei Xiang2, Li Song2, Shasha Hu4, Changmei Yang5, Jie Zhou6. 1. School of Nursing, Southwest Medical University, Taiping Street 25#, Lu Zhou, 646000, China; Department of Anorectal, The Affiliated Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Southwest Medical University, Chunhui Road 16#, Lu Zhou, 646000, China. Electronic address: ccy930920@yeah.net. 2. Department of Neurosurgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Taiping Street 25#, Lu Zhou, 646000, China; Neurosurgery Clinical Medical Research Center of Sichuan Province, Taiping Street 25#, Lu Zhou, 646000, China. 3. School of Nursing, Southwest Medical University, Taiping Street 25#, Lu Zhou, 646000, China. 4. Department of Psychiatry, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Taiping Street 25#, Lu Zhou, 646000, China. 5. Department of Neurosurgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Taiping Street 25#, Lu Zhou, 646000, China; Neurosurgery Clinical Medical Research Center of Sichuan Province, Taiping Street 25#, Lu Zhou, 646000, China. Electronic address: myycm6406@163.com. 6. Department of Neurosurgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Taiping Street 25#, Lu Zhou, 646000, China; Neurosurgery Clinical Medical Research Center of Sichuan Province, Taiping Street 25#, Lu Zhou, 646000, China. Electronic address: zj000718@yeah.net.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the preoperative psychological distress in the primary caregivers of glioma patients and its influencing factors and to determine the relationship between preoperative psychological states of glioma patients and their caregivers. METHODS: Using a mixed methods design, the caregivers of patients with malignant glioma were interviewed and completed questionnaires about anxiety/depression and family function during preoperative period. RESULTS: Caregivers of glioma patients had different types of psychological distress before surgery. A total of 46 caregivers (36.5 %) had preoperative psychological depression or anxiety symptom; 30 caregivers (23.8 %) had depression symptoms, 39 caregivers (31.0 %) had anxiety symptoms, and 23 (18.3 %) had both preoperative anxiety and depression symptoms. Female gender was an influential factor for both preoperative depression and anxiety symptoms in caregivers, surgical information was a risk factor for caregivers' preoperative depression symptoms and residence was a risk factor for caregivers' preoperative anxiety symptoms. The preoperative psychological states of patients was positively correlated with the preoperative anxiety and depression symptoms of caregivers. CONCLUSION: The rural female caregivers are more likely to experience psychological distress before surgery, and the preoperative psychological states of patients was positively correlated with the psychological distress in caregivers.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the preoperative psychological distress in the primary caregivers of gliomapatients and its influencing factors and to determine the relationship between preoperative psychological states of gliomapatients and their caregivers. METHODS: Using a mixed methods design, the caregivers of patients with malignant glioma were interviewed and completed questionnaires about anxiety/depression and family function during preoperative period. RESULTS: Caregivers of gliomapatients had different types of psychological distress before surgery. A total of 46 caregivers (36.5 %) had preoperative psychological depression or anxiety symptom; 30 caregivers (23.8 %) had depression symptoms, 39 caregivers (31.0 %) had anxiety symptoms, and 23 (18.3 %) had both preoperative anxiety and depression symptoms. Female gender was an influential factor for both preoperative depression and anxiety symptoms in caregivers, surgical information was a risk factor for caregivers' preoperative depression symptoms and residence was a risk factor for caregivers' preoperative anxiety symptoms. The preoperative psychological states of patients was positively correlated with the preoperative anxiety and depression symptoms of caregivers. CONCLUSION: The rural female caregivers are more likely to experience psychological distress before surgery, and the preoperative psychological states of patients was positively correlated with the psychological distress in caregivers.