The relationship between psychological resilience and life satisfaction in copd patients

Abstract

Objectives: This study was carried out descriptively in order to determine the relationship between psychological resilience and life satisfaction in COPD. Methods: The study was conducted with 114 COPD patients who were treated in a university hospital’s respiratory services department between July 2016 and June 2017. Data were obtained with the “Personal Information Form”, “Resilience Scale for Adults” and “Life Satisfaction Inventory”. Descriptive statistics, independent samples t-test, Kruskal-Wallis Variance, Mann-Whitney U Test, Analysis of Variance and Analysis of Regression were used in the evaluation of data. Results: The mean age of the patients was 70.08±10.62, the majority (77.1%) were male, 80.6% were married, 86.8% were unemployed, 59.7% had graduated primary school. Total score of Resilience Scale for Adults was 116.43±19.78 and Life Satisfaction Inventory was 18.70±6.72. A significant positive correlation was determined between resilience and life satisfaction. Psychological endurance predicts life satisfaction significantly and accounts for 65% of the total variance associated with psychological endurance. Conclusion: According to the results of the study, the psychological endurance levels and life satisfaction of COPD patients were found to be high. When resilience of patients increased, life satisfaction was higher.