Volume : IV, Issue : III, March - 2015

Cancer Fatalism and Psychological Well Being Among Cancer Patients

Krishnamurthy. V. S, Nasreentaj

Abstract :

There is much interest in whether belief system influences on Psychological condition of patients, the present study 

aims to study the influence of cancer fatalism on Psychological well being among cancer patients. By using descriptive 
research design data is obtained from 80 cancer patients from various hospitals in and around Bangalore city by using 
Cancer fatalism scale and Psychological well being scale. The findings indicate that there is a significant impact of fatalism on Psychological well 
being of cancer patients, in which Patients with low degree of cancer fatalism have shown a low level of Psychological well being and patients 
with high degree of cancer fatalism have shown higher level of Psychological well being.

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Article: Download PDF    DOI : https://www.doi.org/10.36106/gjra  

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Krishnamurthy.V.S, NasreenTaj Cancer Fatalism and Psychological Well Being Among Cancer Patients Global Journal For Research Analysis, Vol: 4, Issue: 3 March 2015


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