The Effects of Spiritual Wellbeing on Life Satisfaction in Hematologic Cancer Patients Aged 65 and Older in Turkey: Mediating Role of Hope

Abstract

Background: The mediating role of hope in the effects of spiritual wellbeingon life satisfaction in elderly haematologic cancer patients in Turkey wasinvestigated in the present study.Methods: The study was conducted in a descriptive, cross-sectional andcorrelational design. The study was conducted with 150 patients aged65 and older who were diagnosed with haematologic cancer and who werereferred to a university hospital haematology clinic and outpatient clinic.Research data were collected with Descriptive Information Form, Disposi-tional Hope Scale (DHS), Spiritual Well-being Scale (FACIT-Sp-12) and Sat-isfaction with Life Scale (SWLS).Results: FACIT-Sp-12 score was 37.25 7.29; DHS score was40.42 8.29, SWLS score was 16.24 8.79. FACIT-Sp-12 (β = 0.668) andDHS (β = 0.226) were found to affect SWLS positively. In terms of the effectof FACIT-Sp-12 on SWLS, DHS has a mediating role and makes the posi-tive effect of FACIT-Sp-12 on SWLS stronger (β = 0.771).Conclusions: Spiritual wellbeing levels of the participants in our study werefound to be high, while their levels of satisfaction with life and hope werefound to be moderate. It was also concluded that spiritual wellbeing had adirect effect on satisfaction with life and an indirect effect through the medi-ating role of hope.