Moderating effects of forgiveness on relationship between empathy and health-related quality of life in hemodialysis patients: a structural equation modeling approach

Health-related quality of life (QOL) is a recommended clinical tool to assess hemodialysis patients and a primary end point to observe the effectiveness of overall disease management. Empathy is associated with positive outcomes such as pain relief and reduced anxiety and distress. Numerous studies have tested the relationships among empathy, forgiveness and QOL; however, a mechanism of forgiveness has not been fully explored in hemodialysis patients.

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