The Post-Traumatic Growth of Primary Caregivers of Patients after Liver Transplantation
Liver transplantation is a very important surgery. In many cases, it involves two loved ones (receiver and donor in the same family) and causes stress and feelings of burden in family caregivers. The purpose of this study was to investigate post-traumatic growth in primary caregivers of liver transp...
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| author | Ya-Hui Chen Wei-Chen Lee Yu-Yi Kao Li-Chen Chen Lun-Hui Ho Whei-Mei Shih |
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| description | Liver transplantation is a very important surgery. In many cases, it involves two loved ones (receiver and donor in the same family) and causes stress and feelings of burden in family caregivers. The purpose of this study was to investigate post-traumatic growth in primary caregivers of liver transplant patients. A cross-sectional research design was adopted to recruit 84 participants. The Perceived Stress Scale, Short-Form Coping Strategies Scale, and Post-traumatic Growth Scale were used. The results revealed that the total score of perceived stress of the main caregivers of liver transplantation was 27.27 ± 6.63; problem-oriented coping and emotion-oriented coping were used as the main coping strategies, and the traumatic growth score was 42.01 ± 13.84. All three variables were significant predictors of post-traumatic growth (<i>F</i> = 13.71, <i>p</i> < 0.05), explaining 38% of the total variance. This study can help nurses understand the post-traumatic growth status and related factors of the main caregivers of liver transplant patients. It can also help caregivers understand their own perceived pressure and then take relevant care measures to reduce the degree of physical and mental load and achieve a balanced state. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2f5f63900d694ca8a8a32ddce52bdb1b2023-11-23T16:27:54ZengMDPI AGHealthcare2227-90322022-08-01109161710.3390/healthcare10091617The Post-Traumatic Growth of Primary Caregivers of Patients after Liver TransplantationYa-Hui Chen0Wei-Chen Lee1Yu-Yi Kao2Li-Chen Chen3Lun-Hui Ho4Whei-Mei Shih5Department of Nursing, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-LinKou Branch, Taoyuan 333, TaiwanDepartment of General Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-LinKou Branch, Taoyuan 333, TaiwanDepartment of Nursing, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-LinKou Branch, Taoyuan 333, TaiwanDepartment of Nursing, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-LinKou Branch, Taoyuan 333, TaiwanAdministrative Center Nursing Management Department, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-LinKou Branch, Taoyuan 333, TaiwanDepartment of Nursing, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-LinKou Branch, Taoyuan 333, TaiwanLiver transplantation is a very important surgery. In many cases, it involves two loved ones (receiver and donor in the same family) and causes stress and feelings of burden in family caregivers. The purpose of this study was to investigate post-traumatic growth in primary caregivers of liver transplant patients. A cross-sectional research design was adopted to recruit 84 participants. The Perceived Stress Scale, Short-Form Coping Strategies Scale, and Post-traumatic Growth Scale were used. The results revealed that the total score of perceived stress of the main caregivers of liver transplantation was 27.27 ± 6.63; problem-oriented coping and emotion-oriented coping were used as the main coping strategies, and the traumatic growth score was 42.01 ± 13.84. All three variables were significant predictors of post-traumatic growth (<i>F</i> = 13.71, <i>p</i> < 0.05), explaining 38% of the total variance. This study can help nurses understand the post-traumatic growth status and related factors of the main caregivers of liver transplant patients. It can also help caregivers understand their own perceived pressure and then take relevant care measures to reduce the degree of physical and mental load and achieve a balanced state.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/10/9/1617stresscoping strategymediating effectpost-traumatic growthcaregivers |
| spellingShingle | Ya-Hui Chen Wei-Chen Lee Yu-Yi Kao Li-Chen Chen Lun-Hui Ho Whei-Mei Shih The Post-Traumatic Growth of Primary Caregivers of Patients after Liver Transplantation Healthcare stress coping strategy mediating effect post-traumatic growth caregivers |
| title | The Post-Traumatic Growth of Primary Caregivers of Patients after Liver Transplantation |
| title_full | The Post-Traumatic Growth of Primary Caregivers of Patients after Liver Transplantation |
| title_fullStr | The Post-Traumatic Growth of Primary Caregivers of Patients after Liver Transplantation |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Post-Traumatic Growth of Primary Caregivers of Patients after Liver Transplantation |
| title_short | The Post-Traumatic Growth of Primary Caregivers of Patients after Liver Transplantation |
| title_sort | post traumatic growth of primary caregivers of patients after liver transplantation |
| topic | stress coping strategy mediating effect post-traumatic growth caregivers |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/10/9/1617 |
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