Self-esteem and coping skills: predictors of quality of life in patients with hemophilia

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hemophilia A, hemophilia B, quality of life, self-esteem, chronic pain.

Abstract

Introduction: Hemophilia is a bleeding disorder that causes severe pain and damage to the joints. People with this health condition often present psychosocial problems such as low self-esteem and difficulty facing their disease, which can negatively impact their health-related quality of life (HRQoL).

Objective: To analyze the predictive effect of self-esteem and coping strategies towards HRQL in people with hemophilia.

Methods: This was a quantitative, non-experimental, correlational study, with a convenience sample, carried out in 60 participants with hemophilia, ages between 15 and 67 years (mean = 27.43, standard deviation = 11.32). The Specific Quality of Life for Hemophilia, Self-esteem and Coping with Chronic Pain questionnaires were used. Descriptive analyzes. Pearson correlation and multiple linear regression analysis were performed with the stepwise method.

Results: It was found that the level of HRQL was mostly moderate, however, low levels were observed in the Sports and free time and Future dimensions. The Success dimension of the self-esteem scale positively correlated with the Sports and free time dimensions (r(60) = 0.59). Physical health (r(60) = 0.54) and Self-perception (r(60) = 0.48) of the quality of life scale, in addition to having shown a high level of prediction of quality of life (R2 = 0.35, p = 0.00).

Conclusions: It was found that self-esteem turns out to be a predictor variable of HRQL in patients with hemophilia. It is necessary to strengthen self-esteem and the way of coping with chronic pain in people with this condition in favor of their quality of life and well-being.

 

Author Biographies

Luis Horacio Aguiar Palacios, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California

Profesor de tiempo completo, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, México.

Norma Ivonne González-Arratia López-Fuen, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México.

Profesor de Tiempo Completo, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México.

Ana Olivia Ruíz Martínez, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México.

Profesor de Tiempo Completo, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México.

Alejandra del Carmen Domínguez Espinosa, Universidad Iberoamericana

Profesor de Tiempo Completo, Universidad Iberoamericana.

Julio Román Martínez Alvarado, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California

Profesor de Tiempo Completo, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California.

Joaquín Alberto Padilla Bautista, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California

Profesor de Tiempo Completo, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California.

Martha Adelina Torres Muñoz, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México.

Profesor de Asignatura, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México.

Published

2022-05-30

How to Cite

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Aguiar Palacios LH, González-Arratia López-Fuen NI, Ruíz Martínez AO, Domínguez Espinosa A del C, Martínez Alvarado JR, Padilla Bautista JA, et al. Self-esteem and coping skills: predictors of quality of life in patients with hemophilia. Rev Cubana Hematol Inmunol Hemoter [Internet]. 2022 May 30 [cited 2024 Dec. 4];38(2). Available from: https://revhematologia.sld.cu/index.php/hih/article/view/1503

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