The mediating effect of dying anxiety between family care and quality of life in advanced lung cancer patients
Objective To explore the mediating effect of dying anxiety in the relationship between famlily care and quality of life in patients with advanced lung cancer.Methods A total of 180 patients with advanced lung cancer in Zhejiang Cancer Hospital from September to December 2023 were selected by convenience sampling method to conduct a questionnaire survey using the general information questionnaire,family adaptation,partnership,growth,affection and resolve index(APGAR),death and dying anxiety scale and quality of life instrument for lung cancer patients.Results There was a negative correlation between family care and dying anxiety in advanced lung cancer patients(P<0.01),and a positive correlation between family care and quality of life in advanced lung cancer patients(P<0.01).Dying anxiety had a partial mediating effect on family care and quality of life in advanced lung cancer patients,accounting for 30.1%of the total effect.Conclusion In the daily work of treating patients with advanced lung cancer,medical staff can take a variety of intervention ways to reduce patients'dying anxiety,so as to improve the quality of life of patients with advanced lung cancer.
Advanced lung cancerFamily careDying anxietyHospice careMediating effectQuality of life