Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice ›› 2025, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (5): 601-606.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2025.05.013

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Mediating effect of psychosocial adaptation on relationship between loneliness and fatigue in young patients with cerebral infarction

WANG Xinying, WANG Xiaoli(), BAO Shuangzhen, ZHENG Yuelin, WANG Yongzhao   

  1. Hengshui People's Hospital, Hengshui, Hebei 053000, China
  • Received:2025-01-15 Revised:2025-03-03 Published:2025-05-25 Online:2025-05-26
  • Contact: WANG Xiaoli, E-mail: hshywxl@163.com
  • Supported by:
    Hebei Medical Scientific Research Plan(20220453)

Abstract:

Objective To analyze the mediating effect of psychosocial adaptation on the relationship between loneliness and fatigue in young patients with cerebral infarction.
Methods A total of 186 patients (aged 18 to 45 years) with cerebral infarction in Hengshui People's Hospital from February, 2023 to May, 2024 were selected. They were investigated with Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS), Univesity of California at Los Angels Loneliness Scale (UCLA) and Psychosocial Adaptation to Illness Scale-self-report version (PAIS-SR) three months after discharging. The FSS scores were compared among patients with different characteristics. The correlation between the scores of FSS, UCLA and PAIS-SR was analyzed with Pearson's coefficient. Structural equation modeling was used to analyze the mediating effect of PAIS-SR score on the relationship between scores of FSS and UCLA.
Results A total of 183 valid questionnaires were returned. The FSS score was (36.78±7.23), the UCLA score was (42.26±9.18), and the PAIS-SR score was (56.62±13.89). There were significant differences in FSS scores among patients with different National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale scores, modified Rankin Scale scores and depression status (F > 3.557, P < 0.001). The FSS score was positively correlated with the UCLA score (r = 0.740, P < 0.001) and the PAIS-SR score (r = 0.731, P < 0.001), while the UCLA score was positively correlated with the PAIS-SR score (r = 0.761, P < 0.001). The main effect of UCLA score was significant on FSS score (effect size of 0.348), and the mediating effect of PAIS-SR score between UCLA score and FSS score was significant (effect size of 0.154).
Conclusion Psychosocial adaptation plays a partial mediating role in the relationship between loneliness and fatigue for young patients with cerebral infarction. Improving psychosocial adaptation may relieve the influence of loneliness on fatigue.

Key words: cerebral infarction, youth, fatigue, psychosocial adaptation, loneliness, mediating effect

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