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Effect of Anxiety, Hope, and Social Support on Quality of Life of Cancer Patient Undergoing Chemotherapy

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Last updated: 24 Dec 2024

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Community Health Nursing

Abstract

Background: A cancer diagnosis has a significant impact and consequences for the patient and family. Cancer patients can develop a sense of hopelessness when distress becomes overwhelming and social support may be protective against hopelessness. Furthermore, among cancer survivors, optimism and hope have been linked to better adjustment and growth. Aim: The present study aimed to assess effect of anxiety, hope, and social support on quality of life of cancer patient undergoing chemotherapy. Subjects and Method: Design: Descriptive cross-sectional design was used. Setting: the study conducted in Oncology center in outpatients' clinics in Mogamaa-Elshefaa Hospital in Port Said city. Subjects: included a purposive sample of 155 cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy were included in the study. Tools: four tools used for data collection consisted of; The Hospital anxiety and depression scale, Adult Hope Scale, Multidimensional Perceived Social Support Scale, and WHO Quality of life scale (WHOQOL-BREF). The Results: 91% of the studied patients had high level of anxiety, 67.7% of cancer patients had high hope level. Also, 98.7% of them had high perceived social support levels, 85.8% had moderate level of QOL. Ther was statistically significant relation between level of anxiety, hope, and perceived QOL among cancer patients. Conclusion: Anxiety had a negative effect on QOL of cancer patients, while social support and hope had positive effect on them. Recommendations: Further research is necessary to design and implement educational programs for cancer patients and nurses regarding strategies of enhancing anxiety and its effect on cancer patients' levels of hope and QOL.

DOI

10.21608/pssjn.2024.310207.1322

Keywords

anxiety, Cancer patients, Chemotherapy, hope, social support, quality of life

Authors

First Name

safa

Last Name

muhmmed

MiddleName

ibrahim

Affiliation

faculty of nursing port said university

Email

safaa.ebrahim@nur.psu.edu.eg

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First Name

Mona

Last Name

Hassan

MiddleName

Abd El-Sabour

Affiliation

Assistant Professor of Family and Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Port Said University, Port Said City

Email

monaessam2012017@gmail.com

City

Port Said

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First Name

Sohier

Last Name

El-said

MiddleName

Goda

Affiliation

Assist Prof. of Psychiatric Nursing and Mental Health -Faculty of Nursing - Port Said University

Email

dr_smyo2000@yahoo.com

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port said

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First Name

Magda

Last Name

Mohammed

MiddleName

Aly

Affiliation

Assistant Professor of Family and Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Port Said University, Port Said City

Email

memeybacker@yahoo.com

City

Port Said

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Volume

11

Article Issue

3

Related Issue

50481

Issue Date

2024-09-01

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2024-08-06

Publish Date

2024-09-30

Page Start

165

Page End

191

Print ISSN

2356-8658

Online ISSN

2682-3241

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383,061

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866

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Port Said Scientific Journal of Nursing

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https://pssjn.journals.ekb.eg/

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Effect of Anxiety, Hope, and Social Support on Quality of Life of Cancer Patient Undergoing Chemotherapy

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24 Dec 2024