Analysis of body image cognition status and influencing factors of patients with thyroid papillary carcinoma after open neck surgery
Objective To study the status of body image cognition in patients with thyroid papillary carcinoma after open neck sur-gery and analyze its influencing factors.Methods A total of 200 patients with thyroid papillary carcinoma after open neck surgery in two Grade 3A hospitals in Shandong Province participated in questionnaires pertaining to general demographic data and body im-age self-evaluation.Univariate analysis and multiple linear regression were used to analyze the influencing factors and degree of body image cognition of patients with thyroid papillary carcinoma after open neck surgery.Results The 200 patients'average score of body image cognition was(12.86±5.56).The results of multiple linear regression analysis showed that the scar physique(P=0.006),family per capita monthly income(P=0.042),sex(P=0.003),age(P=0.004),educational background(P=0.037),and postoperative time(P=0.036)were closely related to the body image cognition of these patients and the difference was statisti-cally significant(P<0.05).Conclusion The body image cognition of patients after open neck surgery for papillary thyroid cancer is moderately unsatisfactory.Medical staff should pay attention to the body image cognition of patients after surgery and implement individualized intervention measures according to the differences in the patient's gender,age,physical scars,postoperative time,per capita monthly family income,and educational background to maintain the utmost integrity of the patient's body image.This will improve the body-image cognition of patients.There were some limitations in this survey;only the general demographic data were included,and it is suggested that future research should include more sociological variables(such as social support).