Relationship between positive psychological traits, perceived spousal support and head and neck cancer-specific health-related quality of life: a cross-sectional study in oncology treatment settings.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Data on how positive psychological traits and perceived spousal support are related to head and neck cancer (HNC)-specific health-related quality of life (QOL) using validated instruments in the Malay language in oncology settings are scarce. Hence, this study: (1) evaluated the association between demographic and clinical characteristics, optimism, posttraumatic growth (PTG), hope, perceived spousal support and HNC specific health-related QOL; and (2) assessed the mediation associations of PTG, perceived spousal support and hope on the relationship between optimism and HNC specific health-related QOL among a cohort of patients with HNC.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Settings

This study was conducted in two tertiary referral centres for oncology treatment i

SUBMITTER: Mohana Rao YS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC13630035 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature