To assess the relationship between resilience and quality of life (QOL) of kidney cancer patients, including influencing factors.
Based on a cross-sectional study design, participants (N = 103) were recruited from patients who were admitted to the urology clinic of a medical center in Taiwan between April 2020 and January 2021. Data collection was accomplished via a questionnaire. The study variables included demographic information, disease attributes, happiness level, depression, cancer-related self-efficacy, resilience, and QOL. One-way analysis of variance, Pearson correlation coefficients, independent-sample t-tests, hierarchical regression, and process analysis were the statistical methods used to analyze the data.
Kidney cancer patients who were less depressed exhibited better cancer-related self-efficacy and have better resilience. In non-depressed individuals, higher levels of happiness and better resilience resulted in better QOL. Resilience is a mediator that affects the relationship between depression and QOL.
Patients with better emotional state experience better resilience and QOL. Patients' better cancer-related self-efficacy is related to better resilience while better resilience is associated with better QOL. Clinical care providers need to evaluate and improve cancer-related self-efficacy, emotional state, and resilience of kidney cancer patients, which will improve their resilience and QOL.
Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer. 2021 Oct 29 [Epub ahead of print]
Kuan-Lin Liu, Cheng-Keng Chuang, See-Tong Pang, Chun-Te Wu, Kai-Jie Yu, Shang-Chin Tsai, Ching-Hui Chien
Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Keelung, Keelung City, Taiwan., Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan City, Taiwan., College of Nursing, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, No.365, Ming-te Road, Peitou District, Taipei City, 112, Taiwan., College of Nursing, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, No.365, Ming-te Road, Peitou District, Taipei City, 112, Taiwan. .