Gavrilovic Jagoda, Kovacevic Marija, Ristic Dragana Ignjatovic, Peulic Marija, Gavrilovic Aleksandar
Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia.
Clinic for Infectious Diseases, University Clinical Centre Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia.
Iran J Public Health. 2023 Jun;52(6):1238-1247. doi: 10.18502/ijph.v52i6.12990.
We aimed to determine the level of hope in breast cancer patients along with the influence of sociodemographic characteristics on the expressed level of hope.
A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on the sample size of 72 female patients with breast cancer diagnosis. The study was conducted at the University Clinical Center of Kragujevac, Serbia from November 2020 until March 2022. Data were collected from the patients in a form of the Sociodemographic Variables Questionnaire (Q-SV). The Herth Hope Index (HHI) was used in assessing the level of hope.
The value of the total HHI score was ranging from 14 to 48, whereas the mean value of the HHI score was 40.00±5.92. The significantly higher level of hope was reported in female patients who: searched the Internet for gathering information on their disease (39.24±6.23; =0.047), were religious (38.77±6.13; =0.003), believed in God (38.45±5.51; =0.004), had no formal medical education (38.44±5.75; =0.036) and after therapy (38.76±6.49; =0.022).
Hope is an existential internal resource possibly affecting the manner in which female patients perceive their own health state and future as well. A better understanding of the meaning of hope during treatment can be of great value in supporting cancer patients.
我们旨在确定乳腺癌患者的希望水平以及社会人口学特征对所表达的希望水平的影响。
对72名确诊为乳腺癌的女性患者进行了描述性横断面研究。该研究于2020年11月至2022年3月在塞尔维亚克拉古耶瓦茨大学临床中心进行。通过社会人口学变量问卷（Q-SV）的形式从患者那里收集数据。使用赫思希望指数（HHI）评估希望水平。
HHI总分值在14至48之间，而HHI得分的平均值为40.00±5.92。在以下女性患者中报告的希望水平显著更高：通过互联网搜索有关其疾病信息的患者（39.24±6.23；P=0.047）、有宗教信仰的患者（38.77±6.13；P=0.003）、信仰上帝的患者（38.45±5.51；P=0.004）、没有接受过正规医学教育的患者（38.44±5.75；P=0.036）以及接受治疗后的患者（38.76±6.49；P=0.022）。
希望是一种可能影响女性患者感知自身健康状况和未来方式的生存内在资源。在治疗过程中更好地理解希望的意义对于支持癌症患者可能具有重要价值。
