Association analysis of nursing humanistic care demands and psychological distress in cancer surgery patients: A cross-sectional study

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Abstract Objective To explore the associations between psychological distress and nursing humanistic care demands Methods A total of 432 cancer patients were recruited and surveyed using the General Questionnaire, the Distress Management Screening Measure, and Nursing Humanistic Care Demands Questionnaire. Pearson correlation analysis was applied in SPSS.24 to test the relationship between psychological distress and nursing humanistic care demands. Results The average psychological distress score of cancer patients was (3.95±2.71), of which 212 cases of significant psychological distress (DT≥4) were detected, with a detection rate of 49.1%. The main problems in the problem list that caused psychological distress to the patients were worrying in 226 cases (52.3%), financial problems in 176 cases (40.7%), and surroundings in 176 cases (40.7%). The average score of nursing humanistic demands was （147.02±19.88）, There was a positive correlation between the level of patient psychological distress and nursing humanistic care demands (r=0.418, P<0.001). The multiple stratified regression analysis results showed that the nursing humanistic care demands were included in the model of factors influencing psychological distress (F= 82.749, P＜0.001). It could independently explain 27.5% of the variance in psychological distress. Conclusion Cancer patients have a high detection rate of psychological distress and a high level of nursing humanistic care demands. Nursing staff should pay attention to the psychological state of patients and alleviate their psychological distress by carrying out measures of personalized humanistic care.