Indirect effects of health-related quality of life on suicidal ideation through psychological distress among cancer patients.

ABSTRACT: The interrelationships of suicidal ideation, psychological distress, and impaired health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in cancer patients are complex and multifaceted. Limited empirical evidence exists on the indirect effects of impaired HRQoL on suicidal ideation through psychological distress among cancer patients. To fill this research gap, 250 cancer patients were recruited through a cross-sectional hospital-based research design. Structural equation model (SEM) results indicated that impaired HRQoL is a predictor of psychological distress (β = 0.153; p < 0.05), and psychological distress positively predicts suicidal ideation (β = 0.647; p < 0.000). The study found no direct effects of impaired HRQoL on suicidal ideation (β = -0.05; p = 0.223). Indirect effects o

SUBMITTER: Chukwuemeka NA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11344958 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature