The effects of illness perception on death anxiety and satisfaction with life in patients with advanced gastrointestinal cancer.
Gülcan Bahçecioğlu TuranHilal Türkben PolatPublished in: Palliative & supportive care (2023)
It was found that patients with advanced gastrointestinal cancer had moderate level of illness perception and life satisfaction, and high death anxiety. It was found that as illness perception of the patients increased, their death anxiety increased and satisfaction with life decreased. In addition, it was found that as the death anxiety of patients increased, their satisfaction with life decreased.