Hope Effects in Simple Mediation Models in Patients with Cancer

Choi, So-Young; Rui, Eun-Jung; Choi, Kyung-Sook

The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education 2006;12(2):280-286.
Published online December 31, 2006.

Choi, So-Young;Rui, Eun-Jung;Choi, Kyung-Sook;

¹Department of Nursing, Gyeong Sang Institute of Health Science, Gyeong Sang National University
²Department of Nursing, Konkuk University
³Department of Nursing, Chung-Ang University

단순 매개모형에서 희망의 효과 - 암환자를 중심으로 -

최소영, 류은정, 최경숙

¹경상대학교 간호대학
²건국대학교 의료생명대학 간호학과
³중앙대학교 의과대학 간호학과

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.

Key Words: Pain, Quality of life, Hope, Mediator