The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education (한국간호교육학회지)

The Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education (한국간호교육학회)
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Hope Effects in Simple Mediation Models in Patients with Cancer

단순 매개모형에서 희망의 효과 - 암환자를 중심으로 -

  • Choi, So-Young (Department of Nursing, Gyeong Sang Institute of Health Science, Gyeong Sang National University) ;
  • Rui, Eun-Jung (Department of Nursing, Konkuk University) ;
  • Choi, Kyung-Sook (Department of Nursing, Chung-Ang University)
  • 최소영 (경상대학교 간호대학) ;
  • 류은정 (건국대학교 의료생명대학 간호학과) ;
  • 최경숙 (중앙대학교 의과대학 간호학과)
  • Published : 2006.12.31
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Abstract

Purpose: To test whether a hope carries the influence of pain to health related quality of life in patients with cancer. Method: 114 cancer patients recruited with. Data were collected through the Visual analog Scale, the Herth Hope Index, and the SF-36 Standard Korean Version. Results: The results showed that the measurement variables (pain, hope and health-related quality of life) were all significantly interrelated. The results of MedGraph revealed that the full mediation effect of hope in the relation between pain and mental component summary of quality of life was significant. Conclusion: These results imply that hope need to be considered in planning intervention programs for the enhancement of quality of life in patients with cancer.

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