A comparison of the health locus of control and perceived social support between cancer and AIDS patients

Mei Ling Chen; Shiu Lai Deng; Hsien Kun Chang

doi:10.1046/j.1471-6712.2001.1510092.x

A comparison of the health locus of control and perceived social support between cancer and AIDS patients

Mei Ling Chen^*
, Shiu Lai Deng
, Hsien Kun Chang

^*Corresponding author for this work

School of Nursing

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Abstract

This study compared the health locus of control (HLOC) and perceived social support levels of 219 cancer patients and 122 acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients. Further, the relationship between HLOC and social support was explored. Chinese versions of the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scale (MHLC) (Form B) and the Personal Resources Questionnaire (PRQ) (Part 2) were used. Results showed that AIDS patients have a higher internal HLOC than cancer patients. The perceived social support of cancer patients was higher than that of AIDS patients. Social support was positively associated with internal HLOC and negatively associated with chance HLOC in both the samples. Implications of these results for nursing practice and future research are discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	92-98
Number of pages	7
Journal	Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences
Volume	15
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1471-6712.2001.1510092.x
State	Published - 2001

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AIDS
Cancer
Health locus of control
Social support

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