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ASSOCIATION BETWEEN RESILIENCE AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS WITH COLON CANCER
Darjan Franjić
orcid.org/0000-0001-8189-9713
; Faculty of Health Studies, University of Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina ; Oncology Clinic, University Clinical Hospital Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dragan Babić
; Faculty of Health Studies, University of Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina; Psychiatric Clinic, University Clinical Hospital Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Inga Marijanović
; Faculty of Health Studies, University of Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina ; Oncology Clinic, University Clinical Hospital Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Marko Martinac
; Faculty of Health Studies, University of Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina; Mental Health Center, Health Center Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sažetak
Introduction: Colon cancer is one of the most common malignancies. Numerous studies suggest an association between
resilience and quality of life in colon cancer patients. The aim of this study was to explore the association between resilience and
quality of life in people with colon cancer.
Subjects and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on a sample of 200 subjects at the Oncology Clinic of the
University Clinical Hospital Mostar. Data were collected in the period between April 2019 and June 2021. A socio-demographic
questionnaire specifically designed for this study, a CD-RISC-25 scale for assessing resilience, and a WHOQOL-BREF
questionnaire for assessing quality of life were used for collecting data.
Results: A statistically significant positive association of resilience with all domains of quality of life was found. The mental
health domain contributed the most statistically significantly positively to the level of resilience. Patients who were not married had
a statistically significantly higher level of resilience compared to married, divorced and widowed patients. No statistically significant
difference was found in resilience levels relative to other socio-demographic factors and cancer stage. Patients treated with a
combination of surgery and chemotherapy had a statistically significantly higher level of resilience compared to patients treated with
other therapeutic methods.
Conclusions: Higher level of resilience statistically significantly contributes to a higher level of quality of life in people with
colon cancer.
Ključne riječi
resilience; quality of life; colon cancer
Hrčak ID:
272955
URI
Datum izdavanja:
8.2.2022.
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