Journal Article

The mediating role of perceived stress on the relationship between perceived social support and self-care ability among Chinese enterostomy patients

Jiang Hongxia, Huang Lijie, Chang, Xiaoxia, Wang, Feijie, Zhang, Hongmei, Chu Yinping

2021

Overview

PurposeEnterostomy patients were exposed to various stressors, and self-care ability played an important role in their daily lives. This study aimed to examine the relationship between perceived social support and self-care ability among Chinese enterostomy patients and to explore whether perceived stress mediated this relationship.MethodsA sample of 410 enterostomy patients aged 59.68 ± 12.95 years old were recruited in the study. Participants completed a set of questionnaires including demographics, perceived stress scale, perceived social support scale, and ostomy self-care ability scale.ResultsA total of 392 valid questionnaires were finally used in the data analyses among 410 questionnaires; the effective response rate was 95.6%. Results demonstrated that the scores of perceived social support were positively correlated with scores of self-care ability scores and negatively with perceived stress scores. And the effect of perceived social support on self-care ability was partially mediated by perceived stress (51.53%).ConclusionsThis study explained the mediating model that connects perceived social support with self-care ability through perceived stress, which enhances our understanding about the mediating role of perceived stress. Thus, when focusing on the self-care ability of enterostomy patients, perceived stress was as important as perceived social support.

• Publisher: Springer Nature B.V
• Subject: Ability / Activities of daily living / Cancer surgery / Colorectal cancer / Coping / Demography / Disease management / Measures / Ostomy / Patients / Perceived social support / Practitioner patient relationship / Questionnaires / Self care / Social support / Stress