Hope of Recovery in Patients in the Terminal Phase of Cancer under Palliative and Hospice Care in Poland
Table 1
Distribution of levels of hope in the situational dimension—health ().
Test item
Distribution of frequency (, %)
Areas
Positive beliefs
No opinion
Negative beliefs
Definitely yes
Yes
Rather no
I do not know
Rather no
No
Definitely no
1. Belief in the effectiveness of the treatment
a
21, 8.54%
21, 8.54%
37, 15.04%
29, 11.79%
47, 19.11%
40, 16.26%
51, 20.73%
2. Belief in contemporary medicine
a
32, 13.01%
26, 10.57%
32, 13.01%
27, 10.98%
44, 17.89%
41, 16.67%
44, 17.89%
3. Satisfaction with the treatment
a
30, 12.20%
44, 17.89%
53, 21.54%
49, 19.92%
36, 14.63%
17, 6.91%
17, 6.91%
4. Hope of recovery with a recognition of the seriousness of the illness
c
25, 10.16%
25, 10.16%
25, 10.16%
28, 11.38%
43, 17.48%
50, 20.33%
50, 20.33%
5. Belief in the effectiveness of an appropriate diet and lifestyle.
b
25, 10.16%
34, 13.82%
31, 12.60%
34, 13.82%
43, 17.48%
40, 16.26%
39, 15.85%
6. Trust in the physicians in charge
a
65, 26.42%
64, 26.02%
48, 19.51%
34, 13.82%
19, 7.72%
10, 4.07%
6, 2.44%
7. Intuition regarding recovery
c
27, 10.98%
29, 11.79%
29, 11.79%
29, 11.79%
40, 16.26%
48, 19.51%
44, 17.89%
8. Belief in nonconventional treatment
d
18, 7.32%
20, 8.13%
33, 13.41%
32, 13.01%
25, 10.16%
61, 24.80%
57, 23.17%
Hope regarding health
abcd
243, 12.35%
263, 13.36%
288, 14.63%
262, 13.31%
297, 15.09%
307, 15.60%
308, 15.65%
794, 40.35%
262, 13.31%
912, 46.34%
ANOVA Friedman test: ;; a: treatment by a trusted doctor of conventional medicine; b: following an appropriate diet and lifestyle; c: nonrational feelings for recovery; d: trust in nonconventional medicine.
