Relationship between perceived social support and psychological hardiness with family communication patterns and quality of life of oncology patients

AIM: The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between PSS, PH, FCP and QoL of oncology patients. METHODS: In this descriptive‐correlational study, 340 oncology patients were selected with convenience sampling method from the hospitals in Tehran 2018–2019. Data were collected using, “PSS,” “PH,” “FCP” and “European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire, EORTC QLQ‐C30.” Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics using SPSS21 and Amos. RESULTS: The direct effect and the total effect of PSS and FCP on QoL were significant (p < .001), but their indirect effect was not significant (p > .05) and the effect of PH on QoL was not significant (p = .96). The Root Mean Squares of Error Approximations (RMSEA), Non‐Normed Fit Index (NNFI), Comparative Fit Index (CFI) and Goodness of Fit Index (GFI) were estimated 0.07, 0.97, 0.98 and 0.91, respectively.