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ArticlePakistan journal of medical sciences

Emotion regulation, optimism and quality of life among Gastric Ulcer Patients.

Amina Muazzam, Nida Ali, Yasmeen Niazi, Naima Hassan

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Article in Pakistan journal of medical sciences. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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Amina MuazzamDr. Amina Muazzam Tenured Professor, Department of Applied Psychology, Lahore College for Women University (LCWU), Lahore, Pakistan.
Nida AliNida Ali Department of Applied Psychology, Lahore College for Women University (LCWU), Lahore, Pakistan.
Yasmeen NiaziYasmeen Niazi Department of Applied Psychology, Lahore College for Women University (LCWU), Lahore, Pakistan.
Naima HassanDr. Naima Hassan Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Virtual University of Pakistan, Lahore, Pakistan.
Lahore College for Women University · PK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe study was aimed to investigate the association among emotion regulation, optimism and quality of life among gastric ulcer patients.

methodsThe Cross-sectional study was conducted in public sector hospitals of Lahore, during January-June 2017. Sample of study was comprised of 100 patients diagnosed with gastric ulcer, aged 25-55 years, selected through non-probability purposive sampling technique. Demographic information sheet, Emotion Regulation Scale by John, Gross 2003, Life Orientation Test-Revised by Sheer, Carver 2002, Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire by Endicott 1993 were used for data collection. SPSS 21 version was used for data analysis.

resultsOut of total 100 participants 41 (41%) were men and 59 (59%) were women, with mean age of (M= 44.89, SD= 7.99). There was significant positive correlation among emotion regulation, optimism and quality of life (p<0.01). Optimism and emotion regulation were observed as significant predictors of quality of life (p<0.01). Significant gender differences were found in emotion regulation (p< 0.01), optimism (p< 0.01) and quality of life (p<0.01), with men scoring higher as compared to women. One way ANOVA showed significant differences between emotion regulation, optimism and quality of life among different age groups of gastric ulcer patients (p< 0.01).

conclusionQuality of life of gastric ulcer patients can be greatly improved by effectively using emotion regulation strategies and optimistic approach.

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Emotion regulationGastric ulcerOptimismQuality of life

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