The Mediating Role of Resilience on Quality of Life and Cancer Symptom Distress in Adolescent Patients With Cancer
Journal
Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing
Journal Volume
32
Journal Issue
5
Pages
304-313
Date Issued
2015
Author(s)
Abstract
Understanding how cancer symptom distress and resilience contribute to quality of life (QoL) in adolescent cancer and may potentially help these patients achieve better health-related outcomes. The objective of this study was to describe cancer symptom distress, QoL, and resilience in adolescents with cancer and to determine whether resilience is a mediating variable. Forty adolescent cancer patients were recruited, and data were collected via a demographic questionnaire, the Cancer Symptom Distress Scale, the Resilience Scale, and the Minneapolis-Manchester Quality of Life Scale. Pearson’s correlation, multiple regressions, and the Sobel test were conducted. Both resilience and cancer symptom distress were regressed against QoL, accounting for 62.1% of observed variation in QoL scores. The bootstrap result estimated the true indirect effect between ?.0189 and ?.0024, with a 95% confidence interval. Resilience mediates the relationship between cancer symptom distress and QoL. Clinical use of a resilience measure, for example to use in developing and evaluating interventions focused on enhancing resilience, may be practical for nurses. ? 2015, ? 2015 by Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses.
Subjects
adolescent; cancer symptom; mediating effect; quality of life; resilience
SDGs
Other Subjects
adolescent; child health care; coping behavior; female; human; male; mental stress; neoplasm; nursing; oncology nursing; pediatric nursing; psychology; quality of life; questionnaire; young adult; Adolescent; Adolescent Health Services; Female; Humans; Male; Neoplasms; Oncology Nursing; Pediatric Nursing; Quality of Life; Resilience, Psychological; Stress, Psychological; Surveys and Questionnaires; Young Adult
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc.
Type
journal article