Post-polio syndrome: impact of hope on quality of life

作者：Shiri Shimon^*; Wexler Isaiah D; Feintuch Uri; Meiner Zeev; Schwartz Isabella

来源：Disability and Rehabilitation, 2012, 34(10): 824-830.

DOI：10.3109/09638288.2011.623755

• Coping
• hope
• polio
• quality of life
• type A personality

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.

• 出版日期2012