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Quality of Life in Hospice Patients with Terminal Illness

Woung-Ru Tang

Graduate Institute of Nursing, Chang Gung University

Lauren S. Aaronson

School of Nursing, University of Kansas

Sarah A. Forbes

School of Nursing, University of Kansas

To better understand quality of life (QOL) and its important correlates among patients with terminal illness, a cross-sectional correlational design was used in a study based on Stewart, Teno, Patrick, and Lynn’s conceptual model of factors affecting QOL of dying patients and their families. Sixty participants were recruited from two local hospice programs in the midwestern region of the United States. Data were collected at the participants’ homes. The participants had an above average QOL. Living with the caregiver, spirituality, pain intensity, physical performance status, and social support as a set explained 38% of the variance in their QOL. Among these five predictors, living with the caregiver, spirituality, and social support statistically were significant predictors of the QOL of these participants. Participants who did not live with their caregivers experienced less pain intensity, perceived higher spirituality, had more social support, and had a significantly better QOL. Important contributions of these findings are discussed.

Key Words: patients with terminal illness • quality of life • spirituality

Western Journal of Nursing Research, Vol. 26, No. 1, 113-128 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/0193945903259207
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