RESUMO
This study tests a new comprehensive model accounting for the role of demographic, personal, and social factors in quality of life (QOL) among a sample of hematological cancer patients. We hypothesized that positive and negative affect would mediate the associations between these factors and QOL. Seventy-two patients were recruited at an outpatient hematological clinic in a midsized medical center in northern Israel. They completed measures of QOL, social support, positive and negative affect, and emotional intelligence (EI). Diagnostic and demographic information was retrieved from their files. Path analysis supported a model in which positive and negative affect mediated the association between income level, social support, EI, and QOL. This study presents a model accounting for QOL among hematological patients that for the first time pertains to demographic, personal, and interpersonal factors. This model may guide future research as well as future interventions to empower and support this fragile target population.
Assuntos
Adaptação Psicológica , Atitude Frente a Saúde , Neoplasias Hematológicas/psicologia , Qualidade de Vida/psicologia , Apoio Social , Afeto , Fatores Etários , Inteligência Emocional , Feminino , Necessidades e Demandas de Serviços de Saúde , Humanos , Israel , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Índice de Gravidade de Doença , Inquéritos e QuestionáriosRESUMO
Previous studies have demonstrated the benefits of music therapy in Alzheimer's patients, focusing either on improvement of healthy cognitive and social skills, or reduction of agitation symptoms. The present study examined the effect of background music on both positive and negative behaviors, during a time in which patients were not occupied with any structured activity. Twenty eight participants were observed both with and without stimulative, familiar background music. Results showed both a significant increase in positive social behaviors and a significant decrease in negative behaviors related to agitation when music is played. Results demonstrate the contribution of music to enhancing general positive functioning in elderly patients with dementia, and reducing negative behaviors typical of their condition.