Correlation Study of Primary Caregiver Burden and Anxiety in Breast Cancer Patients

Liu Xiao

doi:10.25159/2958-3918/17664

Authors

Liu Xiao Hubei University of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25159/2958-3918/17664

Keywords:

breast cancer, primary caregiver, care burden, anxiety

Abstract

This article explores the correlation between primary caregiver burden and anxiety in breast cancer patients; in order to increase the social attention to the mental health of this group and improve their quality of life. Using the convenience sampling method, general data, the caregiver burden scale (ZBI) and the anxiety scale (SAS), 207 breast cancer patients admitted to a grade A hospital from September 2023 to October 2023 were sampled. The primary caregiver care burden score was 51.08±14.65 and the anxiety score was (57.62±12.12. The Spearman Correlation analysis indicated a positive association between primary caregiver care burden and anxiety (=0.764, <0.001), with a positive correlation between individual burden and primary caregiver anxiety (=0.759,<0.001) and a positive association between responsibility burden and primary caregiver anxiety (=0.675,<0.001). Regression analysis showed that primary caregiver care burden and dimensional individual burden in breast cancer patients compared with the general information education, work status mainly affected the anxiety level of the primary caregivers of breast cancer patients (=0.652, <0.001). This study concluded from relevant survey analysis that the heavier the caregiving burden of the main caregivers of breast cancer patients, the heavier the anxiety. The society needs to pay attention to the mental health of the main caregivers of breast cancer. When necessary, certain measures can be taken to help this group to reduce the care burden of the main caregivers and relieve anxiety, in order to improve the quality of life of this group.

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