title: Post-polio syndrome: impact of hope on quality of life.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical and Medical Rehabilitation, Hadassah UniversityHospital, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, Israel. shimonshiri@hadassah.org.i
authors.forename: Shimon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shiri
authors.forename: Isaiah D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Wexler
authors.forename: Uri
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Feintuch
authors.forename: Zeev
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Meiner
authors.forename: Isabella
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Schwartz
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D000368:Aged; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004651:Employment / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D016262:Postpoliomyelitis Syndrome / Q000523:psychology*; D011788:Quality of Life; D018434:Sickness Impact Profile; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014434:Type A Personality