关键词: 食管癌, 照顾者, 希望水平, 心理韧性

Abstract: Objective: To investigate the level of hope and psychological resilience of caregivers in patients with esophageal cancer, understand the influential factors and its relationship with psychological resilience. Methods: 201 cases of esophageal cancer patients and their caregivers were selected by the convenient sampling method. The general information questionnaire, Herth hope index and the Chinese version of Connor-Davidson resilience scale were used to investigate the patients and their caregivers. Results: The total score of caregiver’s hope was 29.99 ± 6.78, which was at a moderate level; the total score of psychological resilience was 62.91 ± 11.37, which was at a general level. The total score of hope and all dimensions were positively correlated with resilience and all dimensions (r = 0.361 ~ 0.580, P<0.01).The multiple stepwise regression analysis showed that caregiver’s psychological toughness, age and occupation had a certain predictive effect on the level of caregiver’s hope.Conclusion: Medical staff should pay more attention to caregivers of patients with esophageal cancer, understand their psychological status in a timely manner, provide them with relevant knowledge and support, and help them to strengthen coping abilities, so as to improve psychological resilience and hope level.

Key words: Esophageal cancer, Caregiver, Level of hope, Resilience