Study on the mental state of caregivers of children with cancer during the coronavirus epidemic

Background and Aims: To investigate the status of caregivers of children with cancer during the outbreak of novel coronavirus, and provide reference for taking reasonable response measures to improve services for children with cancer Methods: By convenient sampling, 224 caregivers of children with cancer were investigated by the questionnaire in and around Guangzhou, including general information, State Anxiety Inventory, Life Orientation Test-Revised Results: The anxiety and optimism scores of caregivers of children with cancer showed a normal distribution during the outbreak of novel coronavirus The score of anxiety state was (53 97±8 86) points, which was much higher than our normal model (38 97 ± 8 45) The results show that the caregivers' optimistic score (19 12 ± 2 58) is negatively correlated with the state anxiety score (r =-0 107, P 0 05( Among the investigators, 62 95% (state anxiety score (55 06 ± 8 97)) consider that the children with cancer are greatly affected by the epidemic, 26 79% (state anxiety score (52 85 ± 8 97)) think there are some effects about that Only 10 27% think that have no effect (state anxiety score (50 17 ± 6 53)) At the same time, the lack of protective materials during the epidemic, the difficulty of bed booking, and traffic control caused by the epidemic were worried by these caregivers during the outbreak of novel coronavirus Conclusions: Anxiety status of caregivers of children with cancer is alarming during the outbreak of novel coronavirus On the one hand, caregivers need to pay attention to their own mental health On the other hand, the Hospital should provide reasonable guidance and necessary intervention to the caregivers while fighting the epidemic, and improve the quality of children with cancer care