Hamdan-Mansour Ayman M, Al Abeiat Dana D, Alzoghaibi Ibrahim N, Ghannam Bushra M, Hanouneh Salah I
Faculty of Nursing, The University of Jordan, Amman, 11942, Jordan,
J Cancer Educ. 2015 Mar;30(1):31-6. doi: 10.1007/s13187-014-0678-y.
Cancer is a worldwide disease, and the psychosocial concerns are nearly universal among patients with cancer. The purpose of this study is to investigate the psychosocial correlates of life satisfaction among patients diagnosed with cancer in Jordan. A cross-sectional survey using 92 patients diagnosed with cancer used to collect data in regard to life satisfaction, depressive symptoms, psychological distress, coping, and perceived social support. In general, about 50% of patients reported high level of life satisfaction and 50% of the patients reported moderate levels of ability to effectively cope with life situations. Moreover, 78% of patients reported that they had depressive symptoms and 45.3% of them reported that they had moderate to severe depressive symptoms. Depressive symptoms had significant and negative correlation with life satisfaction (r = -0.50, p < 0.001), and stress had weak nonsignificant correlation with life satisfaction (r = 0.05, p > 0.05). On the other hand, social support from others has positive and significant correlation with life satisfaction (r = 0.32, p < 0.01). Marital status, times of admission, perceived social support from others, and depressive symptoms were significant predictors of life satisfaction. Health professionals need to integrate their medical care with psychosocial intervention early at admission and during follow-up care, so early detection of psychological disturbances will help to implement effective treatment plans.
癌症是一种全球性疾病，心理社会问题在癌症患者中几乎普遍存在。本研究的目的是调查约旦癌症患者生活满意度的心理社会相关因素。一项横断面调查使用了92名被诊断患有癌症的患者，以收集有关生活满意度、抑郁症状、心理困扰、应对方式和感知社会支持的数据。总体而言，约50%的患者报告生活满意度较高，50%的患者报告有效应对生活状况的能力处于中等水平。此外，78%的患者报告有抑郁症状，其中45.3%的患者报告有中度至重度抑郁症状。抑郁症状与生活满意度呈显著负相关（r = -0.50，p < 0.001），压力与生活满意度呈微弱的非显著相关（r = 0.05，p > 0.05）。另一方面，来自他人的社会支持与生活满意度呈正相关且具有显著性（r = 0.32，p < 0.01）。婚姻状况、住院次数、来自他人的感知社会支持和抑郁症状是生活满意度的显著预测因素。卫生专业人员需要在入院早期和后续护理中将医疗护理与心理社会干预相结合，因此早期发现心理障碍将有助于实施有效的治疗计划。
