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Data were collected via a demographic and clinical questionnaire, the Patient Activation Measure-13 (PAM-13), the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), and the McGill Quality of Life Questionnaire\u2013Revised (MQOL-R). Descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation, independent\n                      <jats:italic>t<\/jats:italic>\n                      -tests, one-way ANOVA, and multiple linear regression were performed using SPSS version 26.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S1478951526101953_sec3c\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      All participants demonstrated Level 2 patient activation, with a mean PAM-13 score of 50.83 (SD\u00a0=\u00a01.04). Moderate depressive symptoms were prevalent (mean PHQ-9\u00a0=\u00a013.56, SD\u00a0=\u00a03.48), and overall quality of life was moderate (mean MQOL-R\u00a0=\u00a055.21, SD\u00a0=\u00a010.14). Patient activation was weakly but significantly inversely correlated with depressive symptoms (\n                      <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a0\u22120.179,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0&lt;\u00a00.05). No significant associations were found between patient activation and quality of life, or between depressive symptoms and quality of life. Regression analysis showed that patient activation, depressive symptoms, and demographics accounted for only 3.2% of the variance in quality of life (\n                      <jats:italic>R<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a00.032,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a00.714).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S1478951526101953_sec4d\">\n                    <jats:title>Significance of results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Patient activation may modestly reduce depressive symptoms but is not sufficient to improve quality of life in older adults receiving palliative oncology care. Quality of life appears influenced by broader multidimensional factors beyond activation and mood, highlighting the need for comprehensive interventions in palliative care settings.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1017\/s1478951526101953","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,27]],"date-time":"2026-02-27T05:36:15Z","timestamp":1772170575000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1017\/policypage","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Triad of agency, mood, and meaning: A nursing perspective on patient activation, depression, and quality of life in older adults receiving palliative oncology care"],"prefix":"10.1017","volume":"24","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8192-0017","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ateya Megahed","family":"Ibrahim","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Donia Elsaid 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