Social Work Intervention Research On Stress Relief Of Family Caregivers Of Brain Tumor Patients

According to the relevant data,the incidence rate and mortality rate of brain tumors in China are very high,which seriously affects people's health.Brain tumor patients generally have the characteristics of serious disease,high risk of operation,expensive treatment and long course of disease,which need special care.Once diagnosed as brain tumor,family caregivers should not only bear the high cost of treatment,but also bear the greater physiological and psychological pressure.Medical social work is a self-help profession,which can use professional knowledge and methods to help patients solve problems and link resources in hospitals.Meanwhile,medical social workers are also a bridge between patients and medical staff,playing an important role.In view of the pressure of family caregivers of brain tumor patients,medical social workers provide them with economic assistance,link resources,expand the social support system of family caregivers of brain tumor patients,provide psychological guidance,disease knowledge and care skills,and correct their wrong cognition of the disease,which can not only improve the satisfaction of brain tumor patients and their family caregivers,but also It is beneficial for family caregivers of brain tumor patients to carry out more effective care.In this study,family caregivers of brain tumor patients in neurosurgery department of X hospital in Changsha City were taken as the research object.Through questionnaire survey,semi-structured interview and observation,we can see that family caregivers of brain tumor patients are under great psychological,physiological and economic pressure in the care process.Based on social support theory and cognitive behavior theory,this study used case study and group work to relieve the pressure of family caregivers of brain tumor patients.In the case work,through short-term mindfulness meditation training to correct the wrong cognition of the case owner,at the same time,it links the corresponding resources to the case owner,provides emotional support,and encourages the case owner to learn to face the problem with a positive attitude.In the group work,through four activities to ease the pressure of the team members,strengthen the social support network of the team members,broaden their ways of coping with the pressure,correct their wrong cognition,and improve their self-awareness.The intervention effect was evaluated by observation and scale analysis,which verified the practical effect of social work in relieving the pressure of family caregivers of brain tumor patients.In the summary part of this paper,the author introspects and puts forward relevant suggestions from the medical social work itself,government policy and social level.The researcher hopes that this practice can provide some reference and experience for the medical social work practice in the future.