Table 1.
Distribution of levels of hope in the situational dimension—health (N = 246).
| Test item | Distribution of frequency (N, %) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Areas | Positive beliefs | No opinion | Negative beliefs | |||||
| Definitely yes | Yes | Rather no | I do not know | Rather no | No | Definitely no | ||
| 1. Belief in the effectiveness of the treatment | a | 21, 8.54% | 21, 8.54% | 37, 15.04% | 29, 11.79% | 47, 19.11% | 40, 16.26% | 51, 20.73% |
| 2. Belief in contemporary medicine | a | 32, 13.01% | 26, 10.57% | 32, 13.01% | 27, 10.98% | 44, 17.89% | 41, 16.67% | 44, 17.89% |
| 3. Satisfaction with the treatment | a | 30, 12.20% | 44, 17.89% | 53, 21.54% | 49, 19.92% | 36, 14.63% | 17, 6.91% | 17, 6.91% |
| 4. Hope of recovery with a recognition of the seriousness of the illness | c | 25, 10.16% | 25, 10.16% | 25, 10.16% | 28, 11.38% | 43, 17.48% | 50, 20.33% | 50, 20.33% |
| 5. Belief in the effectiveness of an appropriate diet and lifestyle. | b | 25, 10.16% | 34, 13.82% | 31, 12.60% | 34, 13.82% | 43, 17.48% | 40, 16.26% | 39, 15.85% |
| 6. Trust in the physicians in charge | a | 65, 26.42% | 64, 26.02% | 48, 19.51% | 34, 13.82% | 19, 7.72% | 10, 4.07% | 6, 2.44% |
| 7. Intuition regarding recovery | c | 27, 10.98% | 29, 11.79% | 29, 11.79% | 29, 11.79% | 40, 16.26% | 48, 19.51% | 44, 17.89% |
| 8. Belief in nonconventional treatment | d | 18, 7.32% | 20, 8.13% | 33, 13.41% | 32, 13.01% | 25, 10.16% | 61, 24.80% | 57, 23.17% |
| Hope regarding health | abcd | 243, 12.35% | 263, 13.36% | 288, 14.63% | 262, 13.31% | 297, 15.09% | 307, 15.60% | 308, 15.65% |
| 794, 40.35% | 262, 13.31% | 912, 46.34% | ||||||
ANOVA Friedman test: Chi2 ANOVA (N = 246, df = 7) = 286.1424; p ≤ 0.001; a: treatment by a trusted doctor of conventional medicine; b: following an appropriate diet and lifestyle; c: nonrational feelings for recovery; d: trust in nonconventional medicine.