Analysis of perceived social support questionnaire in 205 cases of pulmonary tuberculosis in Guangzhou
Objective To explore the feelings of tuberculosis patients on social support in Guangzhou,and to provide scientific basis and demand guidance for strengthening the introduction of social support policies for tuberculosis and the implementation of measures to improve the level of humanistic care for tuberculosis patients.Methods From August 2023 to December 2023,205 patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in Guangzhou Chest Hospital were selected as the study objects.There were 119 males and 86 females,24 cases＜25 years old,68 cases 25-＜45 years old,52 cases 45-≤60 years old,and 61 cases＞60 years old.Self-made questionnaire and Perceptive Social Support Scale(PSSS)were used to investigate the perceptive social support status of tuberculosis patients from 12 items in 3 dimensions of family support,friend support,and other support.Rank sum test and x2 test were used.Results The percentages of disagreeing,neutral,and agreeing in the three dimensions of family support,friend support,and other support were 1.95％-41.46％-56.59％,14.39％-64.27％-21.34％,and 16.22％-62.32％-21.46％.There were statistically significant differences between the family support dimension and the friend support dimension,and between the family support dimension and the other support dimension(x2=248.680,P＜0.001;x2=255.830,P＜0.001);there was no statistically significant difference between the friend support dimension and the other support dimension(x2=1.146,P=0.564).The scores of family support,friend support,and other support dimensions were 20(18,21)points,16(15,18)points,and 16(15,18)points.There were statistically significant differences between the family support dimension and the friend support dimension,and between the family support dimension and the other support dimension(Z=11.808,P＜0.001;Z=11.228,P＜0.001);there was no statistically significant difference between the friend support dimension and the other support dimension(Z=0.524,P=0.600).The percentages of low support,intermediate support,and high support states were 3.90％,87.81％,and 8.29％,respectively.There was no statistically significant difference in perceived social support among populations with different gender,age,marriage,education,living condition,occupation,medical payment methods,and self-care abilities(all P＞0.05).Conclusion The humanistic care for tuberculosis patients in Guangzhou area mainly comes from within the family,and the level of social support outside the family needs to be improved.
Tuberculosis/lungPerceived social supportGuangzhou
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维普
