Relationship between self-esteem and quality of life in middle-aged and older patients with chronic diseases: mediating effects of death anxiety

Autor: Pengjuan Ji, Lin Zhang, Ziyun Gao, Qiqi Ji, Jiashuang Xu, Yian Chen, Miaojing Song, Leilei Guo
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: BMC Psychiatry, Vol 24, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1471-244X
DOI: 10.1186/s12888-023-05459-4
Popis: Abstract Background Many studies have explored the relationship between self-esteem and quality of life. However, few studies have elucidated the mechanisms underlying the relationship between self-esteem and quality of life in middle-aged and older patients with chronic diseases. The present study aimed to explore the mediating role of death anxiety in this relationship. Methods Middle-old-aged patients with chronic diseases were selected as the respondents by using a multi-stage sampling method, random number table method from October 2021 to February 2022 in the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine. The Cumulative Disease Rating Scale, the Self-Esteem Scale (SES), the Chinese version of the Death Anxiety Scale (CT-DAS), and the Simplified version of the Quality of Life Scale (SF-12) were used as the researching tools to conduct the survey. SPSS26.0 was used to analysis data. AMOS 23.0 software was used to construct structural equation modeling. Results 294 valid questionnaires were collected. There were significant differences in quality of life among middle-aged and elderly patients with chronic diseases who have different physical activities, socialization, and chronic pain (P
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