Group Work Involves A Practical Study Of Anxiety Relief In Caregiversof Cancer Patients

The incidence and mortality of cancer are increasing year by year in China.Cancer not only causes physical and mental suffering to cancer patients,but also takes a major toll on their caregivers.Under the dual pressure of body and mind,the caregivers of cancer patients are easy to have negative emotions such as panic,depression,anxiety and so on,which will seriously harm the physical and mental health of the caregivers of cancer patients in the long run.In terms of the current situation in China,there is insufficient attention from all sectors of society to the caregivers of cancer patients,and the needs of the caregivers of cancer patients cannot be effectively met to a large extent.In this study,the caregivers of cancer patients from Z hospital in G province were selected as the research objects.From the perspective of social work,the group work method was used to help the caregivers of cancer patients relieve anxiety.In the practical studies,the author first used the anxiety self-rating scale(SAS)to measure the anxiety level of the caregivers of 60 cancer patients.The measurement results showed that 58% of the caregivers were anxious,among which 37% were mildly anxious,17% were moderately anxious,and 4% were severely anxious.Then,the author adopted the method of participatory observation and semi-structured interview to analyze the causes of anxiety among the caregivers of cancer patients.The results showed that the main causes of anxiety among caregivers of cancer patients are: too much concerned about Adverse reactions of chemotherapy in cancer patients,lack of correct recognition of cancer,lack the competence of emotion regulation,lack of nursing experience,economic burden,social habits change,the rational cognition of death has not been established.Based on the needs assessment of the caregivers of cancer patients,the author designed and carried out 6 group activities.The purpose of the activity is to reduce the anxiety of the caregivers of cancer patients by helping them to correctly understand cancer,learn emotional regulation skills,improve nursing ability,establish a correct outlook on life and death,and improve the social support system.After the end of the activity,the author evaluates the effect of the activity.The evaluation results showed that the anxiety level of the caregivers of cancer patients was significantly reduced,and the practical effect of group work on the anxiety of the caregivers of cancer patients was obvious,which is worthy of further research and promotion.