摘要目的：探讨老年癌症患者认知闭合需要与坚韧性人格的关系，为护士对患者进行健康教育提供意见参考。方法对257例老年癌症患者运用中文版认知闭合需要量表和坚韧人格量表进行测试。结果患者认知闭合需要总分为（128．82±12．45）分，决断性维度为（54．57±6．03）分，对结构的需求维度为（74．25±7．83）分。患者总体坚韧性的平均分为（2．54±0．31）分，总分为（68．57±6．15）分。患者认知闭合需要与坚韧性人格呈负相关，认知闭合需要的两个维度能预测坚韧性人格，能联合预测坚韧性人格42．5％的变异量。结论老年癌症患者认知闭合需要程度较低，坚韧性较好；认知闭合需要能预测坚韧性人格，护士应促使患者成为低认知闭合需要者，以增加坚韧性提高其生活质量。

abstractsObjective To explore the relationship between need for cognitive closure and hardiness of elderly cancer patients, to provide references for nurses health education.Methods Two hundreds and fifty seven elderly cancer patients participated in the survey using chinese version of need for cognitive closure scale and hardiness scale.Results Patients need for cognitive closure score was (128.82 ±12.45), decisive dimension was (54.57 ±6.03) , and the demand for the structure dimension was (74.25 ±7.83) .The overall average score of hardiness was (2.54 ±0.31), the total score was (68.57 ±6.15).Patients’ need for cognitive closure and hardiness was negatively related.Two dimensions of cognitive closure could predict hardiness, combined predict rate was 42.5%.Conclusions The elderly cancer patients need for cognitive closure degree is low and hardiness level is well.Need for cognitive closure could predict hardiness.Nurses should encourage patients to become low need for cognitive closure, to increase the hardiness and improve their quality of life.