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This study aimed to examine how perceived stress and medical coping strategies interact with sociodemographic factors to influence QoL in patients with hematologic malignancies.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec002\">\n<jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>The study, involving 185 hematologic cancer patients in China, was conducted between August 2024 and December 2024. Self-reported scales were used to assess QoL, perceived stress and medical coping strategies. Data analysis included univariate analyses, Pearson correlation, and multivariate regression analyses using SPSS V26.0.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec003\">\n<jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>178 patients completed the survey with a response rate of 96.2%. The overall QoL score was 55.99\u2009\u00b1\u200924.6 indicating a moderate-to-low level. The functional domains averaged 64.81\u2009\u00b1\u200921.83, while the symptomatic domains averaged 24.95\u2009\u00b1\u200919.38. The overall QoL was associated with age, sex, marital status, place of residence, type of insurance (<jats:italic><jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic><\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.05). Stress perception (r\u2009=\u2009\u22120.389, \u22120.591), crisis perception (r\u2009=\u2009\u22120.489, \u22120.638), and yielding coping (r\u2009=\u2009\u22120.479, \u22120.547) exhibited significant negative correlations with overall QoL and functional scores, respectively (<jats:italic><jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic><\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). Stress perception (r\u2009=\u20090.435), crisis perception (r\u2009=\u20090.535), avoidance (r\u2009=\u20090.280), and yielding (r\u2009=\u20090.472) were positively correlated with symptom scores (<jats:italic><jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic><\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). Multiple linear regression analysis identified sex, crisis perception, and yielding as key factors affecting overall QoL (explaining 36.5% of the variance) and functional status (explaining 45.6% of the variance), while residence, crisis perception, avoidance, and yielding significantly influenced the symptomatic fields (34.2% variance) in patients with hematological malignancies (<jats:italic><jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic><\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.05).<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec004\">\n<jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>This study revealed that the QoL of patients with hematological malignancies is generally suboptimal and influenced by sex, crisis perception, and stress-coping strategies. These findings underscore the need for integrated psychosocial interventions targeting stress management and adaptive coping strategies in clinical care. 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