Asian Oncol Nurs.  2017 Sep;17(3):170-179. 10.5388/aon.2017.17.3.170.

Factors Influencing on Resilience of Elderly Gastric Cancer Patients

• Bang MS
• Lee JH

• KMID: 2392516
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5388/aon.2017.17.3.170

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to review the resilience of elderly patients of gastric cancer, their self-efficacy, family support, spiritual well-being and depression.
METHODS
The subjects were 100 patients who were 65 years old or older who had been admitted to the surgical department at K University Hospital in B City. Data were collected from August 10 to September 2, 2016.
RESULTS
Resilience of patients showed significant correlations with the degree of self-efficacy r=.51 (p<.001), the degree of family support r=.47 (p<.001), the degree of spiritual well-being r=.59 (p<.001), the degree of depression r=.34 (p<.001). The factor that affected resilience most was spiritual well-being (β=.35), followed by self-efficacy (β=.21), monthly average income (β=.20), family support (β=.18), and experienced symptoms (β=.15). The overall explanatory power was 47.4%.
CONCLUSION
The degree of resilience in elderly patients of gastric cancer was higher when self-efficacy, family support and spiritual well-being were higher. To improve the resilience of elderly patients of gastric cancer, the development and application of a nursing intervention program that take these variables into account is needed.

Keyword

Neoplasm; Resilience; Self-Efficacy; Spirituality; Depression

MeSH Terms

Aged*
Depression
Humans
Nursing
Spirituality
Stomach Neoplasms*

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