ArticleJournal of multidisciplinary healthcare2025
The Mediating Role of Patient Activation on the Relationship Between Social Support and Health-Promoting Behavior in Patients with Thyroid Cancer: A Cross-Sectional Study.
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- Effects of Psychological Resilience and Social Support on Anxiety and Depression in Patients With Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma.Actas espanolas de psiquiatria · 2026Article
- Active health behaviors in patients after thyroid cancer surgery: a qualitative study of barriers and facilitators.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Article
- Barriers and facilitators of patient activation among older adults with cancer in China: a descriptive qualitative study based on ecological systems theory.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Application and advances of patient activation in surgical patients.World journal of surgical oncology · 2025Review
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Abstract
Purpose: This study aimed to explore social support on health promotion behavior among patient with thyroid cancer and to investigate the mediating effect of patient activation in this relationship. Participants and Methods: This study used a cross-sectional correlational design. A convenience sample of 618 thyroid cancer patients from two hospitals in Hunan Province, China, was included in the study. Data were collected from April to November 2023. The survey tools include: the General Information Questionnaire, Patient Activation Scale, Health Promoting Lifestyle Scale Chinese Revised Version, Social Support Rating Scale. Structural equation modeling and bootstrapping were used to analyze the mediating effect of patient activation on social support and health promotion behavior. Results: Social support was positively correlated with health promotion behavior ( Conclusion: Thyroid cancer patients' health behavior need to be improved. Medical professionals ought to devise an intervention strategy based on pathways that influence health promotion behaviors among thyroid cancer patients. This approach aims to improve social support and patient activation, in order to promote the improvement of health promotion behavior, ultimately reducing the burden of medical care.
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