Contemporary Nursing

Objective To investigate the current status of psychological resilience of primary caregivers of amblyopic children and discuss its influencing factors to provide a basis for the formulation of relevant nursing measures to improve the psychological resilience of primary caregivers of amblyopic children. Methods Convenience sampling method was adopted to select primary caregivers of amblyopic children admitted to the outpatient clinic of a tertiary ophthalmology hospital in Shanghai from March to August 2023 as the research subjects for questionnaire survey. A total of 96 questionnaires including general information, psychological resilience scale, social support rating scale and caregiver burden scale were distributed. Results 90 valid questionnaires were collected, with a valid questionnaire rate of 93.75%. The total score of psychological resilience of primary caregivers was (71.29±11.48) points. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that gender, education level, annual income, subjective support, objective support and mental state burden of primary caregivers were influencing factors of psychological resilience of primary caregivers of amblyopic children (P＜0.05). Conclusion The survey shows that the psychological resilience of the primary caregivers of amblyopic children is at a medium level. Timely attention should be paid to the relevant factors of the psychological resilience of the primary caregivers of amblyopic children to provide a basis for the formulation of nursing measures.

Amblyopia; primary caregiver; Ophthalmic nursing; Psychological resilience; Current situation survey