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Published on: October 17, 2018
Post-polio syndrome: impact of hope on quality of life
Shimon Shiri1, Isaiah D Wexler, Uri Feintuch
1Department of Physical and Medical Rehabilitation, Hadassah UniversityHospital, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, Israel. shimonshiri@hadassah.org.i
Purpose:
To determine the effect of future-oriented coping strategies on the quality of life (QOL) of individuals with post-polio syndrome (PPS).
Methods:
A correlative study, in which a cohort of 61 patients was surveyed and a group of 40 healthy, age-matched individuals served as controls. Patients were surveyed as to their QOL, levels of hope and utilization of proactive coping, employment status and degree of functionality.
Results:
PPS patients had lower total, physical and mental QOL indices compared to controls. Future-oriented coping strategies associated with hope were positively associated with physical and mental QOL in the PPS group, but not in the controls. In a multivariate analysis, hope and employment status predicted higher QOL among those with PPS.
Conclusions:
Future-oriented coping strategies, particularly hope are distinctively associated with improved QOL benefits in PPS patients. Fostering future-oriented coping related to hope may improve the self-perceived mental and physical status of patients with PPS.
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