Asian Oncol Nurs.  2017 Dec;17(4):213-219. 10.5388/aon.2017.17.4.213.

Relationships among Hope, Self-care Agency and Quality of Life of Female Oncology Patients with Lymphedema

• Bae KR
• Im YS
• Noh GO
• Son Y
• Seo HG

• KMID: 2401636
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5388/aon.2017.17.4.213

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships among hope, self-care agency and quality of life of female oncology patients with lymphedema.
METHODS
From May 2014 to April 2016, questionnaire responses of 102 patients diagnosed with secondary lymphedema were collected. The data of 100 patients were analysed using the IBM SPSS Statistics 21.0 program.
RESULTS
There was a statistically significant correlation between hope and self-care agency. Self-care agency increased when participants had higher hope (r=.44, p < .001). Moreover, participants with higher Physical Component Summary (PCS) scores also had higher Mental Component Summary (MCS) scores (r=.77, p < .001).
CONCLUSION
Educational programs and organized support for improving hope and PCS are needed to increase self-care agency and MCS of female cancer patients with secondary lymphedema.

Keyword

Neoplasms; Lymphedema; Hope; Self Care; Quality of Life

MeSH Terms

Female*
Hope*
Humans
Lymphedema*
Quality of Life*
Self Care*

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