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Life satisfaction and health related quality of life among low-income medical patients: The mediating influence of self-esteem

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Pages 652-658 | Received 20 May 2011, Accepted 09 Jan 2012, Published online: 15 Mar 2012
 

Abstract

This study investigated the relationship between life satisfaction, self-esteem, and perceived health for an ethnically diverse, low SES sample of primary care patients. Results indicated that several specific domains of health-related quality of life (HRQL), including health perception, social functioning, mental health, and energy/fatigue, significantly predicted life satisfaction in this sample of 60 patients. Self-esteem mediated this relationship, partially with health perception and fully with the remaining three domains. The results of this study underscore the importance of healthcare interventions that consider the bidirectional relationship between physical and emotional well-being.

Acknowledgement

Funded in part by a Graduate Psychology Education grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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