title: The Effect of Social Support and Meaning of Life on the Quality-of-Life Care for Terminally Ill Patients.
abstract: This study examines the effect of 2 indicators on quality of life (QOL): social support and meaning of life for terminally ill patients. These 2 indicators are very important from a psychological and spiritual point of view. The findings suggest that there is a statistically significant correlation between meaning of life and QOL (r = .610, P < .001). Results have also demonstrated that more frequent patient visits increase the sense of life fulfillment for dying patients. A significant relationship exists in survival of life meaningfulness and satisfaction with social support. In conclusion, experiencing one's life as meaningful is positively related to the well-being for dying patients. Social support provided by a close relative had a positive influence on the patient's meaning of life and overall life satisfaction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Healthcare and Social Work, Trnava University, Trnava, Slovakia.
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dobríková
authors.affiliation: Department of Healthcare and Social Work, Trnava University, Trnava, Slovakia.
authors.forename: Dušana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pčolková
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Administration and Human Resources, University of Scranton, Scranton, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Layla Khalil
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: AlTurabi
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Administration and Human Resources, University of Scranton, Scranton, PA, USA westd1@scranton.edu.
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: West
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011613:Psychotherapy; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D012068:Religion and Medicine; D012944:Social Support; D029181:Spirituality; D019452:Terminally Ill / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: meaning of life; quality of life; satisfaction; social support; terminally ill; well-being