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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Oncol.
Sec. Head and Neck Cancer
Volume 14 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1361036

The Impact of Discharge Readiness on Post-Traumatic Growth in Patients After Thyroid Cancer Surgery: The Mediating Role of Sickness-Related Stigma

Provisionally accepted
Bin Huang Bin Huang 1Guang-Zhi Liu Guang-Zhi Liu 1佳倩 黄 佳倩 黄 1Su-Su He Su-Su He 1Wen Li Wen Li 1Shan-Shan Xiao Shan-Shan Xiao 1Xiaohua Song Xiaohua Song 2*Hongtao Chen Hongtao Chen 3,4*
  • 1 School of Nursing, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, Anhui Province, China
  • 2 Hunan Cancer Hospital, Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
  • 3 Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China
  • 4 Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China

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    Objective: To investigate the relationship between post-traumatic growth, morbidity stigma and readiness for discharge in post-operative thyroid cancer patients. Methods: 422 post-operative thyroid cancer patients from three tertiary care hospitals in Hunan and Tianjin were surveyed using the General Information Questionnaire, the Post-traumatic Growth Scale, the Readiness for Discharge Scale, and the Social Influence Scale. Results: Discharge readiness positively predicted the level of post-traumatic growth in thyroid cancer patients (P < 0.01), and morbidity stigma negatively predicted post-traumatic growth (P < 0.01), with morbidity stigma playing a mediated role between discharge readiness and post-traumatic growth . Conclusion: Readiness for discharge can positively predict post-traumatic growth, and morbidity stigma plays a mediating role between readiness for discharge and post-traumatic growth. It is suggested that clinical and nursing staff should strengthen patients' discharge readiness guidance and education, help patients and their families establish an effective feedback mechanism for disease condition and psychological cognitive condition, focus on reducing patients' sense of shame, and improve patients' physical and mental health.

    Keywords: Post-operative thyroid cancer, readiness for discharge, Post-traumatic growth, stigma, Mediating role

    Received: 24 Dec 2023; Accepted: 07 Aug 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Huang, Liu, 黄, He, Li, Xiao, Song and Chen. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Xiaohua Song, Hunan Cancer Hospital, Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, Hunan Province, China
    Hongtao Chen, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China

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