Status quo and influencing factors of self-advocacy in young female breast cancer patients / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To understand the level of self-advocacy in young female breast cancer patients and analyze its influencing factors, so as to provide reference for clinical intervention.Methods:A total of 250 young female breast cancer patients from Puyang People′s Hospital and Puyang Oilfield General Hospital from May 2021 to June 2022 were selected as research objects by convenience sampling method. A cross-sectional survey was conducted using the general information questionnaire, Female Self-Advocacy in Cancer Survivorship, Cancer Distress Scales for Adolescent and Young Adults and Family Resilience Assessment Scale. Multiple stepwise linear regression was used to analyze the influencing factors of self-advocacy in young women with breast cancer.Results:A total of 235 young female breast cancer patients completed the survey. The total score for self-advocacy was (77.04 ± 12.76) points, the total score of psychological distress was (108.25 ± 18.36) points, and the total score of family resilience was (112.93 ± 25.20) points. Self-advocacy was negatively correlated with psychological distress ( r=-0.548, P<0.001), and positively correlated with family resilience ( r=0.596, P<0.001). Education level, personality type, family monthly income, perceived economic pressure, work status, fertility, intimate relationship, diagnosis time, psychological distress and family resilience were the influencing factors of self-advocacy of young female breast cancer patients ( R2=0.595, F=35.31, P<0.01). Conclusions:The level of self-advocacy of young female breast cancer patients should be further improved. Medical staff should take targeted measures according to influencing factors to improve their self-advocacy level.