癌症患者的健康焦虑,用惠特利指数进行评估
Andreas Hinz1, Mareike Ernst2, Thomas Schulte3
1Department of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
Journal of psychosomatic research
|December 20, 2024
概括
怀特利指数-7 (WI-7) 有效地测量了癌症患者的健康焦虑. 年轻的患者和女性体验到更高的健康焦虑,需要有针对性的支持.
科学领域:
- 在瘤学瘤学.
- 精神病学是一个精神病学.
- 心理测量 心理测量 心理测量
背景情况:
- 健康焦虑 (HA) 在癌症患者中很普遍.
- 对HA的有效测量工具在瘤学环境中至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了验证怀特利指数-7 (WI-7) 的心理测量特性,用于测量癌症患者的HA.
- 为了确定与该人群中HA升高相关的预后因素.
主要方法:
- 1723名癌症患者完成了WI-7和其他心理测量尺度 (GAD-7,PHQ-9,FoP-Q-12,CARQ-4,EORTC QLQ-SURV100) 的测试.
- 评估了心理测量特性,包括内部一致性和收有效性.
- 分析了人口和临床因素与HA水平的关联.
主要成果:
- WI-7表现出良好的内部一致性 (克朗巴赫的α=0.85) 和与相关尺度的强烈相关性.
- 女性报告的HA明显高于男性 (d = 0.40).
- 年轻患者 (<60岁) 和黑色素瘤患者报告了更高的HA;抗体治疗也与HA升高有关.
结论:
- WI-7是用于评估癌症患者的HA的心理测量仪器.
- 年龄和性别是影响癌症HA水平的重要因素.
- 年轻的患者和妇女需要特别注意在癌症护理中管理HA.
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