Moderating effects of forgiveness on relationship between empathy and health-related quality of life in hemodialysis patients: a structural equation modeling approach
Health-related quality of life (QOL) is a recommended clinical tool to assess hemodialysis patients and a primary end point to observe the effectiveness of overall disease management. Empathy is associated with positive outcomes such as pain relief and reduced anxiety and distress. Numerous studies have tested the relationships among empathy, forgiveness and QOL; however, a mechanism of forgiveness has not been fully explored in hemodialysis patients.
Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - Category: Palliative Care Authors: Yansheng Ye, Dengyan Ma, Huaihong Yuan, Lin Chen, Guorong Wang, Jing Shi, Yan Yu, Yu Guo, Xiaolian Jiang Tags: Original Article Source Type: research