Table 6 Mediating effect of social support in the relationship between uncertainty and quality of life. N = 148

1. Uncertainty → Social support

−0.359

0.098

−0.335

−3.658

< .001

.104

13.380

< .001

2. Social support → QoL

0.383

0.095

0.321

4.044

< .001

.097

16.351

< .001

3. Uncertainty → QoL

−0.396

0.117

−0.312

−3.379

.001

.089

11.417

.001

4. Uncertainty, Social support → QoL

.121

8.322

<. 001

1) Uncertainty → QoL

−0.308

0.123

−0.241

−2.500

.014

2) Social support → QoL

0.257

0.116

0.213

2.206

.030