Open AccessChinese parents’ caregiving ability for children with haematological malignancies: A latent class analysis
Author(s) -
Wang Jingting,
Bi Xuanyi,
Wang Jichuan,
Gu Ying,
Zheng Xianlan,
Wang Yingwen,
Wu Huifang,
Yang Qi,
Ma Linyu,
Liu Fang,
Yuan Changrong
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
nursing open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.55
H-Index - 12
ISSN - 2054-1058
DOI - 10.1002/nop2.1218
Subject(s) - latent class model , multinomial logistic regression , demographics , class (philosophy) , logistic regression , medicine , social class , demography , psychology , clinical psychology , statistics , mathematics , artificial intelligence , sociology , computer science , political science , law
Aim The aim of this study was to identify unobserved subgroups of Chinese parents’ caregiving ability for children with haematological malignancies and examine the associations of the latent class membership with individual characteristics. Design A multicentre cross‐sectional survey study was conducted. Methods A total of 392 parents of children with haematological malignancies in China were surveyed with the Hematologic Malignancies’ Family Caregiver Skills Scale and a study‐specific demographic information questionnaire. Latent class analysis (LCA) and multinomial logistic regression model were applied in data analysis. Results LCA results suggested that there existed three distinct a priori unknown classes of parents of children with haematological malignancies in regard to caregiving ability: Class 1—“high caregiving ability” class ( n = 131, 33.4%), Class 2—“medium caregiving ability” class ( n = 170, 43.4%) and Class 3—“low caregiving ability” class ( n = 91, 23.2%). Socio‐demographics and clinical characteristics had significant associations with the latent class membership.