Study on the relationship among uncertainty, coping styles and personal growth of the postoperative colorectal cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy

Abstract

Objective To explore the correlation of uncertainty , coping styles and personal growth in the postoperative colorectal cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy .Methods One hundred and eighty-five of the postoperative colorectal cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy were surveyed face -to-face. The demographic form , the Mishel Uncertainty in Illness Scale （ MUIS-A ） , Cancer Coping Modes Questionnaire （CCMQ）, and Growth Through Uncertainty Scale （GTUS） were used.Analysis of the correlation betwcen the data.Results Two hundred and eighteen questionnaires were sent out , and one hundred and eighty-five valid questionnaires were recovered , valid response rate was 84 .9%.The average score of uncertainty of postoperative colorectal cancer patients during chemotherapy was （88.06 ±12.02）;the level of uncertainty was middle .Face to the disease was the most often taken style of coping style of postoperative colorectal cancer chemotherapy patients, with a score of （18.44 ±3.73）, followed by avoidance/depressed, yield, fantasy, vent.Personal growth score was （153.72 ±16.35）.Personal growth score and uncertainty in illness was negatively correlated （r=-0.164,P〈0.05）.Face coping styles and personal growth score was positively correlated （r=0.347, P〈0.05）.Yield, vent, and fantasy had a negative correlation with personal growth （r=-0.229,-0.166,-0.058, respectively;P 〈0.05）.Conclusions Medical staff should pay attention to the assessment and management of uncertainty in the postoperative colorectal cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy , optimize their coping style and promote personal growth . Key words: Colorectal cancer; Chemotherapy; Uncertainty in illness; Coping; Personal growth