Social support and fear of cancer recurrence among postoperative patients with cervical cancer the mediation role of illness
uncertainty
1Li Lin,2Chen Jingjing,1Wu Ting,3Li Honglin
1Department of Gynecology Hai′an People′s Hospital Hai′an 226600 Jiangsu China
2Department of Gynecology Affiliated Hospital
of Nantong University Nantong 226000 Jiangsu China
3Department of Gynecology Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University
Tianjin 300211 China
Abstract：Objective To investigate the fear of cancer recurrence FCR 、illness uncertainty and social support in postoperative
patients with cervical cancer and to analyze illness uncertainty in FCR and social support. Method From September 2022 to July
2022 a cross sectional survey research a convenience sampling method was used to select 260 postoperative patients with cervical
cancer in Hai′an People′s Hospital and Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University as the research objects. The general information
questionnaire and the fear of progression questionnaire-short form FoP-Q-SF the disease uncertainty scale MUIS social support
rating scale SSRS were used to investigate the patients. Result The majority of cervical cancer survivors have FCR 68. 85% . The
scores of FoP -Q-SF、MUIS and SSRS in postoperative patients with cervical cancer were 37. 08± 6. 01 points 79. 86± 11. 21
points 40. 83 ± 10. 94 points. FCR and MUIS was significantly negatively associated with social support FCR was significantly
positively associated with uncertainty in illness P< 0. 01 . Moreover uncertainty in illness was found to mediate the relationship
between social support and FCR the indirect effect-0. 189 and the mediating effect accounted for 47. 97%. Conclusion The FCR level
of postoperative patients with cervical cancer is high and good social support can directly mitigate FCR while illness uncertainty can
play a mediation role between social support and FCR. Clinicians should conducted to explore effective interventions for social support
and IU to ultimately mitigate FCR in cervical cancer survivors
1李 林,2陈晶晶,1吴 婷,3李洪林. 宫颈癌术后患者的社会支持和肿瘤复发恐惧: 疾病不确定感的中介作用[J]. 肿瘤代谢与营养电子杂志, 2024, 11(4): 559-565.
1Li Lin,2Chen Jingjing,1Wu Ting,3Li Honglin. Social support and fear of cancer recurrence among postoperative patients with cervical cancer the mediation role of illness
uncertainty. Electron J Metab Nutr Cancer, 2024, 11(4): 559-565.
