OBJECTIVE: The aims of this study of @entity1 with @entity0 were: to describe the levels of hope and compare hope scores for these @entity1 with a sample from the general Norwegian population; to describe the relationship between hope and @entity1295 ; and finally to evaluate the effect of demographic and clinical characteristics and @entity1295 on hope. METHOD: A total of 160 Norwegian outpatients with @entity5 and @entity1295 (>2.5 on a 0-10 scale) completed the Herth Hope Index (HHI), Fatigue Questionnaire (FQ), and Self-administered Comorbidity Questionnaire (SCQ). RESULTS: The mean age of the @entity1 was 55.3 years (SD = 9.4), 81% lived with someone, and 67% were employed. The most common comorbidities were back @entity158 (42%), @entity571 (26%), and @entity10 (19%). The fatigued @entity0 @entity1 reported significantly higher total hope scores than the general Norwegian population (p < .0001). The difference was largest in the individual item "I can see a light in the tunnel," to which the @entity5 sample reported the highest scores, but they also felt more "scared about the future." Total hope score was negatively correlated with @entity1295 ( @entity1295 ), @entity3777 ( @entity3777 ), and @entity5815 ( @entity5815 ), but not with physical @entity1295 (PF). Demographic and clinical characteristics were not significantly related to hope, except that @entity1 who were married or living with someone showed significantly higher total hope scores. SIGNIFICANCE OF RESULTS: The higher levels of hope in @entity0 @entity1 compared with the general Norwegian population may reflect a response shift in @entity1 after getting a @entity5 diagnosis. The fact that a significant relationship was found between total hope scores and living arrangements may indicate that hope is easier to establish when @entity1 have someone to relate to or receive support from. Hope and @entity1295 were significantly, but weakly correlated.

Factors affecting hope in a sample of fatigued XXXX outpatients.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'patients'] @entity0 :: ('MESH:D001943', 'Disease') :: ['breast cancer'] @entity571 :: ('MESH:D010003', 'Disease') :: ['osteoarthritis'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['cancer'] @entity1295 :: ('MESH:D005221', 'Disease') :: ['fatigue', 'TF', 'total fatigue'] @entity3777 :: ('MESH:D005222', 'Disease') :: ['mental fatigue', 'MF'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['pain'] @entity5815 :: ('MESH:D015673', 'Disease') :: ['chronic fatigue', 'CF'] @entity10 :: ('MESH:D006261', 'Disease') :: ['headache']
@entity0 :: (MESH:D001943,Disease) :: ['breast cancer']
