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 p...

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Main Authors: Ting Chen, Li Su, Jiajie Yu, Huiming Zhao, Haoran Xiao, Yali Wang
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Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-12-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-024-01621-1
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author Ting Chen
Li Su
Jiajie Yu
Huiming Zhao
Haoran Xiao
Yali Wang
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Li Su
Jiajie Yu
Huiming Zhao
Haoran Xiao
Yali Wang
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description 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 used for the survey. Latent profile analysis was conducted on the anticipatory grief of family caregivers of chronic heart failure patients, and univariate analysis and multinomial logistic regression analysis were used to explore the influencing factors of anticipatory grief in each subgroup. Results The anticipatory grief of family caregivers of chronic heart failure patients has been divided into three latent classes: low anticipatory grief class (16.4%), moderate anticipatory grief class (58.7%), and high anticipatory grief and loss class (24.8%). Gender, education, relationship with the patient, course of disease, and fear of progression were the influencing factors of the latent profile of anticipatory grief among family caregivers of chronic heart failure patients (all P < 0.05). Conclusion There were differences in the level of anticipatory grief among different subgroups of family caregivers of chronic heart failure patients. Medical staff can develop personalized intervention measures on the basis of the influencing factors of different categories to alleviate anticipatory grief of family caregivers and promote physical and mental health of caregivers in chronic heart failure patients.
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spelling doaj-art-c7beb53e452d475c9cffe8e24bb9cd842024-12-22T12:55:20ZengBMCBMC Palliative Care1472-684X2024-12-012311910.1186/s12904-024-01621-1Latent profile analysis of anticipatory grief in family caregivers of patients with chronic heart failure and its influencing factorsTing Chen0Li Su1Jiajie Yu2Huiming Zhao3Haoran Xiao4Yali Wang5School of Nursing, North Sichuan Medical CollegeDepartment of nursing, Zi Yang Central HospitalSchool of Nursing, North Sichuan Medical CollegeDepartment of nursing, The Sixth People’s Hospital of YibinDepartment of nursing, He Jiang People’s HospitalSchool of Nursing, North Sichuan Medical CollegeAbstract 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 used for the survey. Latent profile analysis was conducted on the anticipatory grief of family caregivers of chronic heart failure patients, and univariate analysis and multinomial logistic regression analysis were used to explore the influencing factors of anticipatory grief in each subgroup. Results The anticipatory grief of family caregivers of chronic heart failure patients has been divided into three latent classes: low anticipatory grief class (16.4%), moderate anticipatory grief class (58.7%), and high anticipatory grief and loss class (24.8%). Gender, education, relationship with the patient, course of disease, and fear of progression were the influencing factors of the latent profile of anticipatory grief among family caregivers of chronic heart failure patients (all P < 0.05). Conclusion There were differences in the level of anticipatory grief among different subgroups of family caregivers of chronic heart failure patients. Medical staff can develop personalized intervention measures on the basis of the influencing factors of different categories to alleviate anticipatory grief of family caregivers and promote physical and mental health of caregivers in chronic heart failure patients.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-024-01621-1Chronic heart failureFamily caregiversAnticipatory griefLatent profile analysis
spellingShingle Ting Chen
Li Su
Jiajie Yu
Huiming Zhao
Haoran Xiao
Yali Wang
Latent profile analysis of anticipatory grief in family caregivers of patients with chronic heart failure and its influencing factors
BMC Palliative Care
Chronic heart failure
Family caregivers
Anticipatory grief
Latent profile analysis
title Latent profile analysis of anticipatory grief in family caregivers of patients with chronic heart failure and its influencing factors
title_full Latent profile analysis of anticipatory grief in family caregivers of patients with chronic heart failure and its influencing factors
title_fullStr Latent profile analysis of anticipatory grief in family caregivers of patients with chronic heart failure and its influencing factors
title_full_unstemmed Latent profile analysis of anticipatory grief in family caregivers of patients with chronic heart failure and its influencing factors
title_short Latent profile analysis of anticipatory grief in family caregivers of patients with chronic heart failure and its influencing factors
title_sort latent profile analysis of anticipatory grief in family caregivers of patients with chronic heart failure and its influencing factors
topic Chronic heart failure
Family caregivers
Anticipatory grief
Latent profile analysis
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-024-01621-1
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