Dispositional hope as a potential outcome parameter among patients with advanced malignancy: An analysis of the ENABLE database.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hopefulness, whether inherently present (dispositional hope) or augmented (by enhancement techniques), may affect outcomes. This study was performed to determine the association of dispositional hope with survival among patients diagnosed with advanced cancer.

Methods

Data from ENABLE (Educate, Nurture, Advise, Before Life Ends), a palliative care intervention, were reanalyzed to determine the association of higher dispositional hope and patient survival. This was a secondary analysis of data combined from the ENABLE II and ENABLE III randomized controlled trials (RCTs) with respect to dispositional hope and survival. A dispositional hope index was created from 3 hope items from 2 validated baseline questionnaires. Dispositional hope and survival data were collect

SUBMITTER: Corn BW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10008020 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature