Latent profile analysis of anticipatory grief in family caregivers of patients with chronic heart failure and its influencing factors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Anticipatory grief has been shown to be highly prevalent among family caregivers of patients with advanced illness. However, there is less research on the anticipatory grief of family caregivers with chronic heart failure. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to explore the profile of anticipatory grief among family caregivers of patients with chronic heart failure and to analyze the influencing factors of different profiles.

Methods

A convenience sampling method was adopted to select 205 family caregivers of chronic heart failure patients hospitalized in a tertiary general hospital in Nanchong, China as the research subjects. A general information questionnaire, Anticipatory Grief Scale (AGS), and Fear of Progression Questionnaire-Short Form (FoP-Q-SF) were u

SUBMITTER: Chen T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11662479 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature