Abstract
Objective To investigate the status of social support and self-efficacy management of postoperative patients with gastrointestinal tumor and explore the correlation between them. Methods From March 2016 to February 2017, 114 patients from the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University with gastrointestinal tumor who underwent surgery were selected as the research object by convenient sampling method. They were investigated by the Strategies Used by People to Promote Health and Social Support Revalued Scale. Results The total score of self-management efficacy of patients was (91.73±28.48) , the total score of social support was (41.73±7.79) ; the total score of social support was positively correlated with the total score of self-management efficacy (r=0.418, P<0.01) . Conclusions Social support and self-management efficacy are closely related among postoperative patients with gastrointestinal tumor. Medical stuff should help postoperative patients with gastrointestinal tumor to build perfect social support system, so as to improve their self confidence and ability to manage disease. Key words: Gastrointestinal neoplasms; Postoperative period; Social support; Self-efficacy management
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