Investigation and analysis of psychological adjustment status and influencing factors of parents of chil-dren with brain tumor
Objective To analyze the psychological adjustment status of parents of children with brain tumor and its influencing factors.Methods A total of 184 cases of parents of children with brain tumor admitted to our hospital from December 2020 to March 2023 were selected as research objects,and then general data questionnaire,psycho-logical adjustment scale and social support rating scale were used to investigate.Pearson correlation method was used to analyze the correlation between psychological adjustment and social support score of parents of children with brain tumor.Multiple linear regression analysis was used to explore the influencing factors of psychological adjustment of parents of children with brain tumor.Results The mean total score of psychological adjustment,coping ability,self-strength-ening,social ability and psychological growth of parents of 184 children with brain tumor were(57.28±8.79),(14.66 ±2.36),(17.47±3.47),(13.20±2.22)and(11.95±1.87)respectively.The mean total social support score was 23.36±3.58.Pearson correlation analysis showed that the total score of parents'psychological adjustment was positively correlated with social support in children with brain tumor(r=0.552,P<0.001).Multiple linear regression analysis showed that age,educational level,monthly income,family residence and social support were the factors that affected the psychological adjustment of parents with brain tumor(P<0.05).Conclusion The psychological adjustment of parents of children with brain tumor is in the middle level,and it is related to age,education,monthly income,fam-ily residence,social support and other factors.Therefore,parents of children with brain tumor should be assessed as early as possible,and individualized nursing intervention programs should be formulated according to high risk factors,so as to improve their psychological adaptability.