Effects of Self-Disclosure and Family Resilience on Post-Traumatic Growth in Cancer Patients
Objective To explore the current status of self-disclosure,family resilience and post-traumatic growth in cancer patients,and analyze the effects of self-disclosure and family resilience on post-traumatic growth,so as to provide evidence for improving the level of post-traumatic growth in cancer patients.Methods From January to May 2022,convenience sampling was used to select 293 cancer patients from three general hospitals in Xiamen as the research objects.Post-traumatic growth Inventory(PTGI),the dis-tress disclosure index(DDI)and the shortened Chinese version of the family resilience assessment scale(FRAS-C)were used to conduct the questionnaire survey.Results The total score of post-traumatic growth,self-disclosure and family resilience in cancer patients were(57.20±15.93),(35.61±6.66)and(96.39±8.74),respectively.Self-disclosure and family resilience were positively correlated with post-traumatic growth(r=0.213,0.300,P<0.01).Self-disclosure and family resilience can directly and positive-ly influence post-traumatic growth,with a direct effect of 0.29.Family resilience can also indirectly influ-ence post-traumatic growth through the mediating effect of self-disclosure,which is 0.0374,accounting for 11%of the total effect.Conclusions The post-traumatic growth of cancer patients is at a moderate level.Improving the family resilience of patients and promoting the self-disclosure of patients'negative emotions can promote the post-traumatic growth and better recovery of patients.
cancer patientpost-traumatic growthself-disclosurefamily resilience