Purpose We intended to explore the chain mediation role of resilience and different sources of social support on the relationship between symptom interference and life satisfaction from the patient-reported perspective. Patients and Methods Two hundred and twenty-six patients after esophagectomy were investigated using four validated scales to estimate the symptom interference, resilience, different sources of social support, and life satisfaction. The chain mediation analysis was conducted using SPSS PROCESS Macro Model 6. Results Mediation analysis showed that symptom interference indirectly influenced life satisfaction through two significant mediating pathways: (i) resilience ( B = −0.138, 95% CI: −0.194 to −0.091); (ii) the chain mediators involving in resilience and family support ( B = −0.049, 95% CI: −0.073 to −0.026). Surprisingly, the mediating pathway of family support was not significant. Conclusion Interventions for resilience and family support could mitigate the adverse effects of symptom interference in patients after esophagectomy, improving life satisfaction. Of these, resilience may be more critical in terms of the utilization of social resources than family support.
【저자키워드】 Resilience, Social support, Life satisfaction, Oesophageal cancer, symptom interference,