Cancer Fatalism and Psychological Well Being Among Cancer Patients

Volume : IV, Issue : III, March - 2015

Krishnamurthy. V. S, Nasreentaj

There is much interest in whether belief system influences on Psychological condition of patients, the present study 

aims to study the influence of cancer fatalism on Psychological well being among cancer patients. By using descriptive 

research design data is obtained from 80 cancer patients from various hospitals in and around Bangalore city by using 

Cancer fatalism scale and Psychological well being scale. The findings indicate that there is a significant impact of fatalism on Psychological well 

being of cancer patients, in which Patients with low degree of cancer fatalism have shown a low level of Psychological well being and patients 

with high degree of cancer fatalism have shown higher level of Psychological well being.