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The association of self‐leadership, health behaviors, and posttraumatic growth with health‐related quality of life in patients with cancer
Author(s) -
Yun Young Ho,
Sim Jin Ah,
Jung Ju Youn,
Noh DongYoung,
Lee Eun Sook,
Kim Young Woo,
Oh Jae Hwan,
Ro Jung Sil,
Park Sang Yoon,
Park Sang Jae,
Cho Kwan Ho,
Chang Yoon Jung,
Bae Yeon Min,
Kim Si Young,
Jung Kyung Hae,
Zo Zae Ill,
Lim JaeYoung,
Lee Soon Nam
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
psycho‐oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.41
H-Index - 137
eISSN - 1099-1611
pISSN - 1057-9249
DOI - 10.1002/pon.3582
Subject(s) - posttraumatic growth , association (psychology) , psychology , quality of life (healthcare) , health related quality of life , clinical psychology , environmental health , medicine , psychotherapist , disease
Purpose We tried to evaluate the association of self‐leadership, effective health behaviors, and posttraumatic growth with health‐related quality of life (HRQOL). Methods We recruited survivors of cancer from seven hospitals in Korea between 2011 and 2012. The patients completed the Seven Habits Profile (7HP) to evaluate leadership competency, the 10 rules for highly effective health behavior to evaluate health behavior, the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI) to evaluate posttraumatic growth, the Short Form 36 (SF‐36) to evaluate HRQOL, and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) to evaluate anxiety and depression. We performed multiple logistic regressions to identify significant associations. Results A total of 668 patients with cancer participated in the study. Patients who scored high on the leadership subscales of Be Proactive, Begin with the End in Mind, Put First Things First, Think Win‐Win, Synergize, and Sharpen the Saw in 7HP tried to practice and keep their health behaviors more. The Begin with the End in Mind, Put First Things First, Synergize, and Sharpen the Saw subscales of the 7HP were also significantly correlated with subscales on the PTGI. Patients who scored high on the leadership subscales of Life Balance, Be Proactive, Begin with the End in Mind, Think Win‐Win, and Sharpen the Saw had higher physical and mental component scale scores on the SF‐36 and lower anxiety and depression subscale scores on the HADS. Conclusion Self‐leadership, health behaviors, and posttraumatic growth are associated with QOL in survivors of cancer. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.