Fig. 2
c1 and c2, total effect of predictors (social support and uncertainty) on outcome(self-management) without considering role of the mediator; c‘1 andc’2, direct effect of predictors on outcome while considering role of the mediator; a1 and a2, effect of the predictors on the mediator; b, effect of the mediator on the outcome; a1band a2b, indirect effects of social support and uncertainty on self-management through hope, respectively; ***p< 0.001, **p<0.01, ns, not significant;