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Tayyaba M, Zahra SM, Naeem F, Sohail M. Family System and Gender as Predictors of Religious Coping in Pakistani Patients with Hepatitis C. JOURNAL OF RELIGION AND HEALTH 2024; 63:2466-2481. [PMID: 38085450 DOI: 10.1007/s10943-023-01970-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 05/02/2024]
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Pakistan has the second-largest number of HCV infections in the world with homogeneity across provinces and no evidence of decline over the past 30 years (Mahmud et al. in BMC Infect Dis 19(1):1-11, 2019). Currently, one in every 20 Pakistanis is suffering from HCV (Haqqi et al. in Viral Immunol 32(9):402-413, 2019). The disease significantly interferes with the everyday life of the patient (Silberbogen et al. in Psychosomatics 50(2):114-122, 2009; Foster in Viral Hepat 16(9):605-611, 2009). The present research aimed to find the role of gender, family system, and social support in predicting coping in patients with hepatitis C (HCV). A sample of 100 HCV patients was taken using purposive sampling from different public and private hospitals in Lahore, Pakistan. For assessment, the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support and Brief Cope Inventory were used. Results showed that male hepatitis C patients used a higher level of religious coping. Hepatitis C patients living in a joint family system used a higher level of religious coping. It also showed that there was no significant relationship between social support and coping. Patients suffering from hepatitis C for 2 years or more adopted avoidant coping strategies as compared to the patients diagnosed for 1 year or more. This research has important implications for psychologists, paramedical staff, doctors, social workers, caregivers, peers, and families of patients suffering from HCV. It would help in formulating effective therapeutic interventions. It would also add to the literature in the field of health psychology.
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- Mubashra Tayyaba
- Department of Psychology, Lahore Garrison University, Sector C, DHA Phase 6, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Psychology, Lahore Garrison University, Sector C, DHA Phase 6, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Psychology, Lahore Garrison University, Sector C, DHA Phase 6, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Psychology, Lahore Garrison University, Sector C, DHA Phase 6, Lahore, Pakistan.
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Liu P, Wu Q, Cheng Y, Zhuo Y, Li Z, Ye Q, Yang Q. Associations of illness perception and social support with fear of progression in young and middle-aged adults with digestive system cancer: A cross-sectional study. Eur J Oncol Nurs 2024; 70:102586. [PMID: 38657348 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2024.102586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2024] [Revised: 03/27/2024] [Accepted: 03/31/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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PURPOSE While Fear of progression (FoP) is a natural reaction in cancer, elevated FoP can impact life quality and social function. Our study aims to explore how illness perception, social support, and posttraumatic growth influence patients' FoP. METHODS This study enrolled 243 young and middle-aged adults with digestive system cancer at a hospital in Guangzhou from November 2022 to November 2023. In this study, the measurement instruments utilized included The Fear of Progression Questionnaire-Short Form, The Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire, The 12-item Perceived Social Support Scale, and The 21-item Posttraumatic Growth Inventory. Data was analyzed employing polynomial regression and response surface analyses. RESULTS The mean score of FoP was 35.45 ± 10.05, and 59.3% of the cancers (scores≥34) had clinically dysfunctional levels of FoP. Regarding congruence, patients' FoP was higher when the levels of illness perception and social support were both low or high than when the levels were both intermediate. Regarding incongruence, patients' FoP was lower when the level of illness perception was low and social support was high compared with when the level of illness perception was high and social support was low. Additionally, posttraumatic growth moderated the (in)congruence effect of illness perception-social support on the FoP of patients. CONCLUSIONS Low or high illness perception-social support congruence was detrimental to the FoP of patients. Low illness perception-high social support incongruence was beneficial to patients' FoP. Posttraumatic growth can be a positive factor for enhancing the impact of low illness perception-high social support incongruence on patients' FoP.
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- Peng Liu
- School of Nursing, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- School of Nursing, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- School of Nursing, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- School of Nursing, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- School of Nursing, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Tianhe Shipai Huashi Community Health Service Center, Guangdong, China.
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- School of Nursing, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
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Bahçecioğlu Turan G, Türkben Polat H. The effects of illness perception on death anxiety and satisfaction with life in patients with advanced gastrointestinal cancer. Palliat Support Care 2024; 22:360-366. [PMID: 37620999 DOI: 10.1017/s1478951523001244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/26/2023]
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OBJECTIVES This study was conducted to determine the effects of illness perception on death anxiety and satisfaction with life in patients with advanced gastrointestinal cancer. METHODS This cross-sectional and correlational study was conducted with 125 patients with cancer who were admitted to the oncology clinic of a university hospital in the Central Anatolian Region of Turkey between March and December 2022 and who met the research criteria and accepted to participate in the study. The data were collected with "Patient descriptive information form," "Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (BIPQ)," "Scale of Death Anxiety (SDA)," and "Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS)." RESULTS It was found that mean BIPQ score of the patients was 39.54 ± 12.82, the mean SDA score was 8.02 ± 3.16, and the mean SWLS score was 14.74 ± 5.19. BIPQ total score was found to affect SDA total score positively (β = .751) and SWLS total score negatively (β = - .591). SDA total score was found to affect SWLS total score negatively (β = -.216) (p < .05). SIGNIFICANCE OF RESULTS It was found that patients with advanced gastrointestinal cancer had moderate level of illness perception and life satisfaction, and high death anxiety. It was found that as illness perception of the patients increased, their death anxiety increased and satisfaction with life decreased. In addition, it was found that as the death anxiety of patients increased, their satisfaction with life decreased.
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- Department of Fundamentals of Nursing, Seydişehir Kamil Akkanat Faculty of Health Sciences, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkey
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Zhu Y, Wang Z, Su T, Fang Z, Pang X, Tang X. Kinesophobia and its related factors in patients after percutaneous coronary intervention: A cross-sectional study. J Clin Nurs 2024. [PMID: 38509582 DOI: 10.1111/jocn.17126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2023] [Revised: 02/29/2024] [Accepted: 03/11/2024] [Indexed: 03/22/2024]
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OBJECTIVES To explore the postoperative kinesophobia of patients after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and its related factors. BACKGROUND Percutaneous coronary intervention is an effective method to treat coronary heart disease (CHD), and cardiac rehabilitation is an important auxiliary method after PCI. However, the compliance of patients with cardiac rehabilitation after PCI is not good, among which kinesophobia is an important influencing factor. DESIGN A descriptive cross-sectional design was implemented, and the high-quality reporting of the study adhered to the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology Statement. METHODS In total, 351 inpatients who underwent PCI in three tertiary grade-A hospitals in China were selected by convenient sampling method. We use one-way ANOVA and multiple linear regression analysis to determine the relevant related factors. RESULTS The kinesophobia of patients after PCI was negatively correlated with chronic illness resource utilization and sense of personal mastery, and positively correlated with illness perception. Education level, clinical classification of CHD, exercise habits, chronic illness resource utilization, illness perception and sense of personal mastery entered the regression equation, which could explain 78.1% of the total variation. CONCLUSION The level of kinesiophobia of patients after PCI is high. Education level, clinical classification of CHD, exercise habits, chronic illness resource utilization, illness perception and sense of personal mastery are the related factors of kinesiophobia of patients after PCI. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE By reducing the level of exercise fear of patients after PCI, patients are more likely to accept and adhere to the cardiac rehabilitation plan, thus improving their prognosis and improving their quality of life. PATIENT OR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION The patient underwent PCI in the research hospital. Researchers screen them according to the inclusion criteria and invite them to participate in this study. If they meet the requirements, participants will answer the research questionnaire face to face after signing the informed consent form.
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- Yue Zhu
- School of Nursing, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin City, China
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- Nursing Department, Affiliated Hengyang Hospital of Hunan Normal University & Hengyang Central Hospital, Hengyang City, Hunan Province, China
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- School of Nursing, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin City, China
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- Emergency Department, Tianjin First Central Hospital, Tianjin City, China
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- School of Nursing, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin City, China
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- Nursing Department, Affiliated Hengyang Hospital of Hunan Normal University & Hengyang Central Hospital, Hengyang City, Hunan Province, China
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Huang F, Shi Y, Ding L, Huang J, Zhang Z. Learned Helplessness and Associated Factors Among Patients with Lung Cancer. Patient Prefer Adherence 2024; 18:467-474. [PMID: 38410772 PMCID: PMC10895993 DOI: 10.2147/ppa.s446523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 02/28/2024] Open
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Purpose Learned helplessness (LH) is the psychological state in which an individual experiences multiple failures and setbacks and experiences a sense of loss when facing the current situation. It is a significant burden for lung cancer patients that can impair quality of life and lead to physical, social, and psychological difficulties. Thus, this study aimed to determine the level of LH among patients with lung cancer and identify factors associated with LH. Patients and Methods From August 2022 to March 2023, 237 patients with lung cancer from Chongqing University Cancer Hospital were selected for this study. A general information questionnaire, the LH scale, the Brief Illness Perception questionnaire, the Strategies Used by People to Promote Health questionnaire, the Medical Coping Modes questionnaire, and the Self-esteem scale were used for the investigation. Multiple linear regression was employed to identify influencing factors for LH in patients with lung cancer. Results The total LH score of patients with lung cancer was 52.19±11.20. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that illness perception (β=0.249, P=0.001), self-efficacy (β=-0.194, P=0.017), and resignation coping mode (β=0.267, P<0.001) were the main influencing factors of LH (P<0.05), which explained 42.0% of the total variance. Conclusion The score of LH in patients with lung cancer was at a moderate level in this study. Illness perception, self-efficacy, and resignation coping mode have been found to impact LH among patients with lung cancer. Healthcare professionals should implement effective interventions, such as promoting self-efficacy, encouraging positive coping, and reducing illness perception, to alleviate LH.
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- Fengmei Huang
- Department of Medical Oncology, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing, 400030, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing, 400030, People's Republic of China
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- Nursing Department, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing, 400030, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing, 400030, People's Republic of China
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- Nursing Department, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing, 400030, People's Republic of China
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Barut S, Bahçecioğlu Turan G, Özer Z, Aytaçç E. Investigation of illness perception and pregnancy avoidance in sexually active women with epilepsy. Epilepsy Behav 2023; 147:109399. [PMID: 37619467 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2023.109399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2023] [Revised: 08/02/2023] [Accepted: 08/04/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023]
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AIM The aim of the study was to examine the perception of illness and avoidance of pregnancy in sexually active women with epilepsy. METHODS This study was completed with 82 women with epilepsy who were sexually active and who were admitted to the neurology clinic and outpatient clinic between June and September 2022. The descriptive information form, Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ-B), and Pregnancy Avoidance Scale (PAS) were used to collect the data. RESULTS The mean age of the patients in the study was 32.96 ± 5.92 years and the mean disease duration was 11.19 ± 7.46 years. Among the patients, 75.6% had previous pregnancies, 70.7% did not have miscarriage or abortion, 69.5% previously gave birth, 61% used a contraceptive method (condom, intrauterine device (IUD), pills, etc.) in their last sexual intercourse, 52.4% had good communication with their spouses, 20% had two children, 51.2% had three or more seizures, and 86.6% used antiseizure medications (ASMs). The mean PAS score of the patients was 2.31 ± 1.14 and the mean IPQ-B score was 35.10 ± 13.16. The regression analysis found that the perception of illness was a significant positive predictor of avoidance of pregnancy and explained 17% of it. CONCLUSION Women with epilepsy avoided pregnancy and had negative illness perceptions. Moreover, negative illness perception increased pregnancy avoidance in women with epilepsy.
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- Sümeyye Barut
- Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Health Sciences, Fırat University, Elazığ, Turkey.
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- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University, Istanbul, Turkey.
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- Department of Internal Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Fırat University, Elazığ, Turkey.
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Giannousi Z, Thomadakis C, Karademas EC, Paschali A. The dyadic regulation approach of coping and illness representations in female cancer patients and their partners. Front Psychol 2023; 14:1194900. [PMID: 37744592 PMCID: PMC10512019 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1194900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 08/03/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023] Open
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Purpose Adjustment to any illness is a 'dyadic' process whereby patients and their partners mutually determine each other's perceptions, behaviours, and well-being. The present study explored the association between dyadic coping strategies and illness representations in newly diagnosed female cancer patients and their partners. Methods The sample consisted of 92 female cancer patient-partner pairs from 3 oncology hospitals in Greece and Cyprus. The Actor Partner Interdependence Model was applied to test for dyadic regulation effects. Results The findings revealed that patients' evaluations of dyadic coping were related to their own illness representations and, in some cases, to partners' illness representations of control. However, partner evaluations of dyadic coping were not associated with either patients' or their own illness representations. Relationship satisfaction did not moderate the relationship between dyadic coping and illness representations. Implications The study suggests that patients' perceptions of support provided by themselves and their partners play a significant role in shaping their illness representations. Future research could delve into the underlying reasons for the observed differences in the impact of dyadic coping on illness representations between patients and partners, considering factors such as gender roles and specific gender-related issues.
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- Zoe Giannousi
- Department of Basic and Clinical Sciences, University of Nicosia Medical School, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Department of Psychology, School of Social Sciences, University of Crete, Rethymno, Crete, Greece
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- Department of Psychology, School of Social Sciences, University of Crete, Rethymno, Crete, Greece
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- Faculty of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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Bayraktar S, Ozkan M. Unchanging dynamics in posttraumatic growth in cancer patients: ways of coping and illness perception. Front Psychol 2023; 14:1223131. [PMID: 37736156 PMCID: PMC10509471 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1223131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Accepted: 08/14/2023] [Indexed: 09/23/2023] Open
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Introduction This study aims to address the positive changes due to traumatic experiences, such as being diagnosed with cancer and experiencing this disease for a certain period. Within this purpose, socio-demographic and disease-related variables, coping ways and illness perceptions that affect posttraumatic growth in cancer patients were examined. Secondly, the findings of this study, which is one of the first studies on posttraumatic growth in cancer patients in Turkey, were compared with the findings of current studies on the subject. Method Datums were collected by an interview form and three scales (Posttraumatic Growth Scale, Ways of Coping Inventory and Illness Perception Scale-R) to 78 cancer outpatients in Istanbul University Oncology Institute in 2007. Results Results showed that cancer patients have higher posttraumatic growth levels than the mean. According to analysis, posttraumatic growth total score between confrontive coping (t = -2.344, p < 0.05), self-controlling (t = -3.704, p < 0.001), accepting responsibility (t = -3.032, p < 0.01), escape-avoidance (t = -2.285, p < 0.05), planful problem solving (t = -2.502, p < 0.05), positive reappraisal (t = -5.241, p < 0.001), and seeking social support (t = -3.527, p < 0.01) has relationship. Also, there is a relation between posttraumatic growth subscales and the Revised form of Illness Perception Questionnaire; Change in relationships with others subscale (t = 2.887, p < 0.01) and Change in self-perception subscale (t = 2.660, p < 0.01) between timeline (acute/chronic), Change in self-perception subscale between timeline (cyclical) (t = -2.788, p < 0.01) and uncontrollable body factors (t = -1.916, p < 0.05) Change in philosophy of life subscale between external attributions (t = -2.057, p < 0.05) and Change in relationships with others subscale (t = -2.920, p < 0.01) between chance factors. It was found that positive reappraisal (F = 78.290, p < 0.001), self-controlling (F = 39.814, p < 0.001), and distancing (F = 46.311, p < 0.001) were significant predictors of posttraumatic growth total score. Results showed that ways of coping and illness perceptions were essential variables in posttraumatic growth. Discussion Studies on posttraumatic growth in Turkey and the world have significantly increased in recent years. This study aimed to examine the findings obtained from cancer patients in 2007 in discussion with the findings in the current literature. In this context, it is seen that the relevant variables affecting posttraumatic growth in cancer patients in different cultures do not change.
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- Seda Bayraktar
- Faculty of Literature, Department of Psychology, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Türkiye
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Türkiye
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Kim NJ, Lee MK. Structural equation modeling for associated factors with self-care behavior among young and middle-aged hypertensive patients: a cross-sectional study. Contemp Nurse 2023:1-15. [PMID: 37335772 DOI: 10.1080/10376178.2023.2226252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2021] [Accepted: 06/08/2023] [Indexed: 06/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND Self-determination theory (SDT) states that the self-care behaviors of patients with chronic illnesses are affected by an autonomy-supportive healthcare climate, satisfaction of autonomy, competence, and relatedness. Autonomy-supportive healthcare climate means to provide interpersonal conditions that support the person's volition, initiative, and integrity. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to explore the structural relationships of an autonomy-supportive healthcare climate, as well as the perception of illness consequences, autonomy, competence, and relatedness with self-care behaviors among adult outpatients with hypertension. DESIGN A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 2020 across three hospitals outpatient clinics in South Korea. METHODS A questionnaire package containing instruments measuring the perception of autonomy-supportive healthcare climate, autonomy, competence, relatedness, perception of illness consequence, self-care behaviors, sociodemographic data, and disease-related characteristics among the patients. The hypothetical model was derived from the SDT. Data were analyzed to test the hypothetical model and propose the final model. RESULTS Complete survey data was provided by 228 participants. Overall, the findings supported the hypothesized model (Goodness-of-Fit Index = 0.90 and Comparative Fit Index = 0.99). An autonomy-supportive healthcare climate and autonomy, competence, and relatedness directly influenced the self-care behaviors of adult hypertensive patients. However, the perception of illness consequences did not have a significant direct effect on self-care behavior. CONCLUSION Improving the autonomy-supportive healthcare climate, as well as positive perception of illness consequences, autonomy, competence, and relatedness among patients positively affects self-care behavior. Thus, an authentic partnership between healthcare providers and hypertensive patients is required to enhance trust, cooperation, and adaptation, consequently improving self-care behaviors among patients. IMPACT STATEMENT Autonomy-supportive healthcare climate was both directly and indirectly associated with self-care behavior that mediates autonomy, competence, and relatedness among young and middle-aged hypertensive patients.
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- Nam Jo Kim
- College of Nursing, Suseong University, Daegu, Korea
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- College of Nursing, Research Institute of Nursing Science, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea
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Burak D. Psychometric properties of pandemic awareness scale for students aged 8-12: The case of COVID-19. CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES REVIEW 2023; 149:106944. [PMID: 37009303 PMCID: PMC10039782 DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2023.106944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2022] [Revised: 01/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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It is very important to show awareness in order to reduce the health risks posed by pandemics. In Turkey, primary and secondary schools, which were kept closed until September 2021 due to COVID-19, were reopened and students were expected to show awareness to avoid contamination. Therefore, it became even more important to reveal the awareness level of these students. In this study, it was aimed to develop a tool that could measure the awareness of the pandemic in general, and the awareness of COVID-19 in particular, of 8-12 year-old students. For this purpose, the data of the study were obtained during the period when primary and secondary schools in Turkey started face-to-face education (15 September 2021-15 October 2021). The data of the study were gathered from 466 primary (3rd and 4th grades) and secondary school (5th, 6th and 7th grades) students studying in different cities (13 cities) of Turkey, districts and villages of these city centers. The data were randomly divided into two equal data sets. Parallel and exploratory factor analysis were performed with the first data set. As a result of analysis, a single factor model with 12-item was obtained that explained approximately 44% of the variances. This model was tested with confirmatory factor analysis using the second data set. As a result of the tests, it was found that the model fitted well (RMSEA = 0.073, SRMR = 0.050, CFI = 0.93, TLI = 0.91 and GFI = 0.93) and a tool Pandemic Awareness Scale (PAS) was reached. In addition, it was seen that the scale showed measurement invariance in terms of gender, and partial measurement invariance according to school type. It was found that the reliability of the scores obtained from the scale was high. With this scale, COVID-19 awareness of students aged 8-12 could be measured, as well as the awareness of the same age group in pandemics with similar characteristics.
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- Durmus Burak
- Kilis 7 Aralik University, Faculty of Education, Department of Elementary Education, No: 134, Kilis 79100, Turkey
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Burak D. The Effect of Risk and Protective Factors on Primary School Students' COVID-19 Anxiety: Back to School After the Pandemic. CHILD INDICATORS RESEARCH 2023; 16:29-51. [PMID: 36267439 PMCID: PMC9568903 DOI: 10.1007/s12187-022-09971-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/07/2022] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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This study aimed to analyze the risk and protective factors affecting the COVID-19 anxiety of primary school students after the reopening. It was investigated how primary school students' parents' vaccination, and COVID-19 cases seen at school, knowledge and awareness directly or indirectly explained their individual and social COVID-19 anxiety. The data were obtained from 227 primary school students living in different regions of Turkey. Pandemic Awareness Scale, Pandemic Anxiety Scale, Pandemic Information Test and Information Form were used to obtain the data. The data were analyzed by path analysis. According to the results, the case seen at school, knowledge and awareness of COVID-19 directly and significantly predicted primary school students' individual and social COVID-19 anxiety. Vaccination of parents, on the other hand, directly significantly predicted social COVID-19 anxiety of primary school students, but did not significantly predict individual COVID-19 anxiety. In addition, in this effect, awareness of COVID-19 mediates the knowledge of COVID-19, and cases seen at school mediate the vaccination of parents. The obtained model showed a good fit. According to the results, primary school students' knowledge and awareness about COVID-19 and parents' vaccination reduced their anxieties, and COVID-19 cases seen at school increased their anxiety.
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- Durmuş Burak
- Faculty of Education, Department of Elementary Education, Kilis 7 Aralik University, No: 134, 79100 Kilis, Turkey
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Zolfa R, Moradi A, Mahdavi M, Parhoon H, Parhoon K, Jobson L. Feasibility and acceptability of written exposure therapy in addressing posttraumatic stress disorder in Iranian patients with breast cancer. Psychooncology 2023; 32:68-76. [PMID: 36116086 DOI: 10.1002/pon.6037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2022] [Revised: 07/18/2022] [Accepted: 07/26/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This study examined the feasibility and acceptability of written exposure therapy (WET) in reducing symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in Iranian women with breast cancer. Secondary aims included examining the influence of WET on quality of life (QoL), overgeneral memory and illness perceptions. METHOD Forty-six females with breast cancer and clinical symptoms of PTSD referred to the Razi Hospital in Rasht, Iran were randomly assigned to either WET (n = 23) or control (n = 23) groups. WET is a 5-session low-intensity exposure-based intervention for treating PTSD. The control group had no additional contact. Measures assessing PTSD, illness perceptions, overgeneral memory, and QoL were administered at baseline, post-intervention and 3-month follow-up. RESULTS Acceptability of WET was high; all participants completed all WET sessions. At post-intervention, 95.65% of the WET group met criteria for reliable change and 100% met criteria for minimal clinically important difference (MCID) and clinically significant change in PTSD symptom improvement. At follow-up, all WET participants met criteria for reliable change, MCID and clinically significant change in PTSD symptom improvement. No participants in the control group met reliable change, MCID or clinically significant change. The WET group had improved QoL and memory specificity and decreased threatening illness perceptions at post-intervention and follow-up when compared to controls. CONCLUSION WET may be a useful intervention for use with breast cancer patients with PTSD symptoms and may be an important adjunct to medical and pharmacological treatments, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. This study indicates further research in this area is warranted.
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- Reihane Zolfa
- Department of Clinical Psychology, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran
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- Kharazmi University and Institute for Cognitive Science Studies, Tehran, Iran
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- Kharazmi University and Institute for Cognitive Science Studies, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Psychology, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Postdoc Researcher in Cognitive Psychology, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran
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- Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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"More than conquerors": a qualitative analysis of war metaphors for patients with cancer. Support Care Cancer 2022; 31:87. [PMID: 36573958 DOI: 10.1007/s00520-022-07552-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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PURPOSE Meaning-making is fundamental to the cancer experience and communication within cancer care is saturated with metaphors. The objective of this study was to better understand the impact and function of war metaphors among patients with cancer. METHODS Patients at the Duke Cancer Center were purposively sampled for inclusion based on type and stage of their cancer. Each patient underwent a semi-structured interview to explore their use of metaphors in their lived experience with cancer. Qualitative interviews broadly explored two key areas of interest: (1) frequency and use of metaphors to describe cancer diagnosis, treatment, or survivorship; (2) function and impact of the war metaphor on the patient experience of cancer. RESULTS Fifteen participants with either breast, lung, or colorectal cancer were interviewed. Most patients used metaphor themes of journey, war, and mystery to describe their cancer. All patients with non-metastatic disease used war metaphors and described how these metaphors facilitated meaning-making by promoting positivity and situating cancer within a larger life story. The few patients who did not use war metaphors had metastatic disease, and they explained that war metaphors were unhelpful due to feeling a lack of control over their metastatic disease and outcomes. CONCLUSION The war metaphor should remain an integral part of cancer care. Disregarding war metaphors robs patients of an important framework for meaning-making-one that may promote strength, continuity, and resilience in navigating cancer.
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Abrosimov IN, Yaltonsky VM, Sirota NA, Lisitsyna TA, Yaltonskaya AV, Lila AM. Immunoinflammatory rheumatic diseases: the role of the perception of the disease and coping with it in the psychological adaptation of the patient. MODERN RHEUMATOLOGY JOURNAL 2022. [DOI: 10.14412/1996-7012-2022-6-20-25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Objective: to analyze the subjective perception of the disease, coping behavior and adherence to treatment as parameters of psychological adaptation of patients with immunoinflammatory rheumatic diseases (IIRD).Patients and methods. 163 women with IIRD who were on inpatient treatment were examined: 63 with systemic lupus erythematosus, 50 with rheumatoid arthritis, and 50 with systemic scleroderma. The mean age of the patients was 34.00±17.46 years.Results and discussion. Groups of patients with different types of perception of the disease were identified: "Unformed perception of the disease" (group 1), "Positive perception of disease control" (group 2), "Negative perception of disease threat" (group 3). When comparing the three groups, it was found that in the group with an unformed perception of the disease, negative emotional experiences were less pronounced than in the other two groups. At the same time, the coping strategies "Self-control" and "Problem solving planning" were significantly higher in the group of patients who positively perceived the control of their disease.Conclusion. Psychological adaptation of patients with IIRD depends on the type of perception of the disease. The identification of two basic profiles (“Disease threat perception” and “Disease and treatment control perception”) and three types of disease perception (“Unformed type of disease perception”, “Positive perception of disease control”, “Negative perception of the disease threat”) made it possible to obtain new, more differentiated ideas about the perception of the disease, which is the target of correctional psychological work with patients suffering from IIRD.
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- I. N. Abrosimov
- A.I. Yevdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry, Ministry of Health of Russia
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- A.I. Yevdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry, Ministry of Health of Russia
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- A.I. Yevdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry, Ministry of Health of Russia
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- A.I. Yevdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry, Ministry of Health of Russia
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- V.A. Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology; Department of Rheumatology Russian Medical Academy of Continuing Professional Education, Ministry of Health of Russia
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Davari S, Boogar IR, Talepasand S, Evazi MR. The Effect of Religious-Spiritual Psychotherapy on Illness Perception and Inner Strength among Patients with Breast Cancer in Iran. JOURNAL OF RELIGION AND HEALTH 2022; 61:4302-4319. [PMID: 35690697 DOI: 10.1007/s10943-022-01594-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Women diagnosed with breast cancer often suffer from illness-related issues, which negatively impact their illness perception and inner strength following diagnosis and/or during treatment. An investigation of the effectiveness of religious-spiritual psychotherapy based on the Twelver Shia Sects of Islam (RSP-TSS) was conducted among hospitalized cancer patients to determine whether it improved their disease perception and inner strength. Forty-five women (ages 31-58) diagnosed with breast cancer in Iran were randomly assigned to RSP-TSS (n = 15), attention control (n = 15) and untreated control groups (n = 15). To meet the needs of hospitalized participants, the manualized RSP-TSS protocol was adapted to consist of ten sessions, each lasting 90 min. Sessions were conducted once weekly for 10 weeks. Primary outcome measures were the Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ-R) and the Inner Strength Questionnaire (ISQ). Data were collected in pre-intervention, post-intervention, and 4 months following the intervention. Repeated MANOVA measures showed that, as compared with the attention control and untreated control groups, the RSP-TSS group achieved significant improvements in illness perception and inner strengths, and those gains were maintained during the 4-month follow-up. By reframing illness perception and building inner strength, spiritual and religious-based interventions may improve patients coping with cancer and improve the quality of life for women hospitalized with breast cancer. These promising results warrant further investigation into the efficacy of spiritual and religious-based interventions to remediate illness perception and inner strength problems in women diagnosed with serious medical illnesses.
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- Safoora Davari
- Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Semnan University, 356411156, Mahdishahr, Semnan, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Semnan University, 356411156, Mahdishahr, Semnan, Iran.
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- Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran
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Dibble KE, Kaur M, Connor AE. Disparities in healthcare utilization and access by length of cancer survivorship among population-based female cancer survivors. J Cancer Surviv 2022; 16:1220-1235. [PMID: 34661881 PMCID: PMC9013726 DOI: 10.1007/s11764-021-01110-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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PURPOSE The current study examined disparities in the associations between medically vulnerable populations and healthcare-related outcomes among population-based female cancer survivors and determined if these associations differed by length of cancer survivorship. METHODS One thousand eight hundred ninety-seven women with a cancer history from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 1999 to 2016 contributed data. Adjusted odds ratios (aORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were estimated with multivariable logistic regression models to measure the associations between the predictors (race/ethnicity, poverty status, education, comorbidity status, US nativity) and outcomes (perceived health, healthcare utilization and access outcomes), overall and by length of survivorship. RESULTS There was an average of 14.3 years (SD = 11.7; range = 2-84) since initial cancer diagnosis, with 25.1% being short-term and 74.9% being long-term survivors. Overall, racial/ethnic minority women were more likely to report poor/fair health status (OR, 2.68; 95% CI 1.73-4.15) and utilizing routine care other than a doctor's office/HMO (OR, 1.61; 95% CI 1.12-2.29) in comparison with NHW survivors. Length of survivorship significantly modified the association between race/ethnicity and odds of seeing a mental health provider in the last year (p-interaction = 0.003), with short-term minority survivors being significantly more likely (OR, 2.63; 95% CI 1.29-5.35) and long-term minority survivors being less likely (OR, 0.68; 95% CI 0.37-1.23). CONCLUSIONS Racial/ethnic disparities exist among female cancer survivors for perceived health status and certain healthcare utilization outcomes, with some differences observed by length of cancer survivorship. IMPLICATIONS FOR CANCER SURVIVORS This study can begin to inform cancer survivorship care for medically vulnerable women along the cancer continuum.
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- Kate E Dibble
- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA
- Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA
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BG B, Anand VK, Kaur S, Gupta N, Rastogi S. Knowledge of patients with sarcoma about their illness-a cross-sectional questionnaire-based study (KNOWSARC). Ecancermedicalscience 2022; 16:1467. [PMID: 36819820 PMCID: PMC9934869 DOI: 10.3332/ecancer.2022.1467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Objective To explore the knowledge of Indian patients with sarcoma about their illness in the sarcoma medical oncology clinic of a tertiary care centre. Method This prospective cross-sectional questionnaire-based study was done on patients attending the adult sarcoma clinic at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. Patients aged between 18 and 60 years who gave consent and could understand Hindi or English were recruited for the study. A questionnaire (bilingual - English/Hindi) was given to the patients in the language they understood. The questionnaire captured the knowledge of patients about their illness (cancer/sarcoma), sub-type of sarcoma, the occurrence of the disease (common or rare), origin (bone or soft tissue), metastatic or non-metastatic and the understanding of the possibility of recurrence/progression. Result There were 102 patients in the study with a median age of 31.5 years. About 62% of patients had soft tissue sarcomas, and the rest had bone sarcomas. The most common sarcoma in the studied population was Ewing's sarcoma (23.5%). Metastatic disease was present in 48 (47.1%) of the total patients studied. About 87.2% of patients were aware that they had some form of cancer, and only 62 (69.9%) patients said that they had sarcoma. Only 55 of the 102 patients (56%) knew that the illness was rare. About 70.6% of patients knew about their disease's actual stage. More patients with metastatic disease understood the stage correctly (35 of 54 patients) as compared to patients with the non-metastatic disease (37 of 48 patients) (77% versus 64.8%, p = 0.001). About 77% of patients reported the site of origin of cancer correctly. The patients who had a higher level of education and belonged to a higher socioeconomic status had significantly better knowledge regarding the diagnosis, stage, rarity and prognosis of the disease. Conclusion Our patients have poor knowledge about different types of sarcomas, and very few patients know that sarcoma is a rare malignancy. The most crucial factor that influenced the knowledge was the level of education. Through this study, we could identify the sub-group wherein the knowledge gap was significant. Thus, active patient education programmes can help these patients to identify their illness and henceforth therapeutically manage it more wisely.
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- Bharath BG
- Department of Medical Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India
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- Department of Physiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India
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- Department of Onco-Anaesthesia, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India
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Igrutinović N, Hinić D, Mihajlović G, Spasić M, Dodić S. Hopelessness and Fighting Spirit Relation with Illness Perception in Female Breast Cancer Patients. PSICOONCOLOGIA 2022. [DOI: 10.5209/psic.84036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Objective: Breast cancer is related to numerous psychological challenges, so the way of coping with the illness and its consequences may influence the outcome of treatment. Also, while confronting the diagnosis individuals will use their own illness perception in order to evaluate the possibility of healing and that can affect different areas of their functioning. The aim was to examine the degree to which women with breast cancer perceived their illness as threatening, as well as to examine potential predictive power of illness perception on strategies of coping with illness (hopelessness and fighting spirit). Method: 102 patients (Mage = 58.64, SDage = 10.143), who were hospitalized at the Center for Oncology and Radiology, for treatment of previously diagnosed breast cancer (Mmonths = 19.07, SDmonths = 23.49), were included in the study. The instruments included sociodemographic questionnaire, medical records, Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire and the Mini-Mental Adjustment to Cancer scale. Results: Patients declared to use fighting spirit more than hopeless style of coping the illness. Model that included Illness perception, Metastasis and Treatment length predicted 16% of Fighting Spirit variance. Model that included Illness perception and Age predicted 39% of Hopelessness variance. Conclusion: Illness perception can predict the tendency to resort to hopelessness and there is a correlation between certain sociodemographic and clinical characteristics with hopelessness and fighting spirit coping styles.
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Niu J, Chen DR, Lo C, Cheng SY, Huang CS. Perceived Causes of Cancer and Corresponding Behavioral Changes: A Qualitative Study on Breast Cancer Survivors in Taiwan. Cancer Control 2022; 29:10732748221132522. [PMID: 36192670 PMCID: PMC9536093 DOI: 10.1177/10732748221132522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in Taiwan, and treatment and coping with the disease become prominent features in a survivor's life. Here, we examined Taiwanese survivors' perceived causes of breast cancer, the influence of support networks on their perceptions, and the behavioral changes they made to prevent recurrences. METHODS In this qualitative study, we used an explanatory approach involving semi-structured in-depth interviews based on grounded theory. We recruited (via physician referrals) 29 survivors aged ≥20 who had received their initial diagnosis at least 6 months earlier. RESULTS Although the participants had made behavioral changes in many areas of their lives after diagnosis, most still believed that "stress and emotions" were the most crucial factor in causing cancer. They strongly emphasized reducing stress levels to prevent recurrences. However, when maintaining healthy behaviors became stressful, they chose to level off healthy lifestyles for the sake of their emotional well-being. They made career changes to improve their quality of life yet continued to experience a deep fear of recurrence. Adopting behavioral changes leading to healthy lifestyles and following regular follow-ups helped to reduce their anxiety concerning recurrence. CONCLUSION The participants' behavioral changes were strongly associated with the perceived causes of cancer. Health-promotion programs aimed at breast cancer prevention should focus on participants' subjective perception of the cause of cancer.
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- Jasmine Niu
- Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Institute of Health Behaviors and Community Sciences, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan,Duan-Rung Chen, National Taiwan University College of Public Health, No. 17, Xuzhou Rd., Zhongzheng Dist, Taipei City 10055, Taiwan.
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- Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Family Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Özer Ö, Özkan O, Büyükşirin B. Examination of Pandemic Awareness, Death Anxiety, and Spiritual Well-Being in Elderly Individuals. OMEGA-JOURNAL OF DEATH AND DYING 2022:302228221120122. [PMID: 35968726 PMCID: PMC9379591 DOI: 10.1177/00302228221120122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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This study aimed to examine the relationships between the variables of pandemic awareness, death anxiety, and spiritual well-being and reveal whether the participants' perceptions of pandemic awareness, death anxiety, and spiritual well-being differed according to various sociodemographic characteristics. The study population is comprised of individuals aged 65 years and over in Edirne, Turkey. The data obtained from 449 people in the study were analyzed using various statistical methods. According to the results of the regression analysis performed in the study, the increase in the participants' pandemic awareness was found to reduce their death anxiety and increase their spiritual well-being statistically. Moreover, the increase in the participants' death anxiety statistically reduced their spiritual well-being.
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- Özlem Özer
- Department of Healthcare
Management, University of Health Sciences
Turkey, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Healthcare
Management, University of Health Sciences
Turkey, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Healthcare
Management, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey
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Wieder-Huszla S, Owsianowska J, Chudecka-Głaz A, Branecka-Woźniak D, Jurczak A. The Significance of Adaptation and Coping with Disease among Patients with Diagnosed Gynaecological Cancer in the Context of Disease Acceptance. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19127218. [PMID: 35742468 PMCID: PMC9223192 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19127218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2022] [Revised: 06/09/2022] [Accepted: 06/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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Uterine/endometrial and ovarian tumours are among the most common gynaecological cancers. Adaptation to cancer encompasses a variety of complex behavioural, cognitive, and emotional processes. The purpose of mental adaptation is to alleviate emotional discomfort and regain mental stability. The aim of the study was to assess the influence of adaptation and coping with gynaecological cancer on the level of disease acceptance among the studied women. The study included 81 patients diagnosed with gynaecological cancer. Mental adaptation to cancer was measured using the Min-Mac scale, disease acceptance was measured using the AIS and the level of adaptation was measured using the CAPS. The average AIS score was 26.65 ± 8.85 points. Adaptation and coping methods did not vary significantly depending on the diagnosed type of cancer. The constructive style of fighting the disease prevailed (45.11 ± 6.01). The AIS scores correlated significantly and positively with the intensity of the constructive style of mental adaptation, and negatively with the intensity of the destructive style. The studied group of patients with gynaecological cancer displayed a moderate level of disease acceptance, the constructive style of adaptation was the most prevalent, and the location of the cancer did not have an effect on coping mechanisms.
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- Sylwia Wieder-Huszla
- Department of Clinical Nursing, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, 71-210 Szczecin, Poland; (J.O.); (A.J.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +48-914-800-910
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- Department of Clinical Nursing, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, 71-210 Szczecin, Poland; (J.O.); (A.J.)
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- Department of Gynaecological Surgery and Gynaecological Oncology of Adults and Adolescents, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland;
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- Department of Gynaecology and Reproductive Health, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, 71-210 Szczecin, Poland;
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- Department of Clinical Nursing, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, 71-210 Szczecin, Poland; (J.O.); (A.J.)
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Dehghan M, Namjoo Z, Mollahoseiny Shekarabadi F, Ziaadini Dashtkhaki M, Karbakhsh Ravari Z, Kamsari Banani F, Kazemi Sarbanani F, Kalantari Khandan B, Zakeri MA. Fear of Cancer Recurrence and COVID-19 Anxiety among cancer survivors: a cross-sectional study in southeast Iran. Cancer Invest 2022; 40:629-641. [PMID: 35611836 DOI: 10.1080/07357907.2022.2082463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Cancer survivors face numerous therapeutic and health challenges during the COVID-19 epidemic. These patients experience high levels of anxiety and stress due to illness, external stresses, and crises, such as the COVID-19 epidemic. The present study showed a positive relationship between FCR and COVID-19 anxiety as well as moderate levels of FCR (according to the midpoint score of the questionnaire) and COVID-19 anxiety among cancer survivors. Factors affecting the mental condition of cancer survivors can play an important role in completing treatment and preventing disease exacerbation.
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- Mahlagha Dehghan
- Assistant Professor, Nursing Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.,Postal Address: Razi Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Haft-Bagh Highway, Kerman, Iran
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- B.Sc. in Nursing, Nursing Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- B.Sc. student of Nursing, Student Research Committee, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- B.Sc. student of Nursing, Student Research Committee, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- B.Sc. student of Nursing, Student Research Committee, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- B.Sc. student of Nursing, Student Research Committee, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- B.Sc. student of Nursing, Student Research Committee, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- Associate Professor of Hematology & Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Shahid Bahonar Hospital, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- MSc in nursing, Social Determinants of Health Research Centre, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran.,MSc in nursing, Non-Communicable Diseases Research Center, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran
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BACKGROUND Existential distress is a widely used concept used in describing cancer patients. However, this concept is vague and has failed to achieve a consensus. The lack of a recognized conceptual framework could hinder future research on existential distress. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to clarify and analyze the concept of existential distress in cancer patients. METHODS The Walker and Avant concept analysis approach was applied. RESULTS For cancer patients, the concept of existential distress included 5 core attributes: (a) lack of meaning; (b) loss of autonomy; (c) loss of dignity; (d) hopelessness; and (e) death anxiety. Existential distress is a key factor causing poor quality of life, a poor emotional state, demoralization, and even suicide. It is often underpinned by uncontrolled physical pain, serious psychological morbidity, and a perceived sense of being a burden on others. CONCLUSION The concept analysis provides a theoretical framework for healthcare providers to better understand existential distress in cancer patients, to improve patient well-being. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE On the basis of the antecedents of this concept, cancer patients experiencing uncontrolled physical pain, severe psychological morbidity, and a perceived sense of being a burden on others are at a high risk of existential distress. These factors should be eliminated in a timely manner to prevent cancer patients from being caught in a state of existential distress. The 5 defining attributes and empirical referents of this concept could be used to develop tools to screen for existential distress in cancer patients and distinguish it from similar concepts.
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Stress management for breast cancer survivor in South Sulawesi Province Indonesia. GACETA SANITARIA 2021; 35 Suppl 2:S183-S185. [PMID: 34929807 DOI: 10.1016/j.gaceta.2021.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Accepted: 07/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Cancer is still a health problem serious. Based on the Ministry of Health's report, cancer is the second leading cause of death in the world by 13% after cardiovascular disease. Approximately 30% of cancer patients had adjustment problems and 20% were diagnosed with depression. METHODS A qualitative design with an ethnographic and phenomenological approach with a total of 10 participants. RESULT Based on the results of the interview, breast cancer sufferers experience stress and depression when they first find out the diagnosis from the doctor. However, they carry out strategic in order to get rid of excessive anxiety such as reading books, dzikir, meeting fellow survivors, and still trying to sincerely undergo all series of treatments. CONCLUSION Support from family, work environment, friends, relatives, fellow breast cancer survivors and treating doctors and fellow survivors greatly contributes to efforts to prevent stress and depression, fellow survivors have communities and groups to provide information and education as well as sharing related to breast cancer.
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Patients diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) face sudden-onset life-threatening disease that requires intensive treatments. Although their early disease trajectory is characterized by significant, toxic side effects, there is limited data describing coping strategies among patients with AML and how these inform patient-reported outcomes. We used cross-sectional secondary data analyses to describe coping in 160 patients with newly diagnosed high-risk AML. We used the Brief COPE, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, PTSD Checklist-Civilian Version, and Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Leukemia at time of AML diagnosis to measure coping strategies, psychological distress and quality of life (QOL), respectively. We used the median split method for distribution of coping domains, and multivariate regression models to assess the relationship between coping and patient-reported outcomes. Participants (median age=64.4 years) were mostly non-Hispanic White (86.3%), male (60.0%), and married (73.8%). Most (51.9%) had high utilization of approach-oriented coping strategies whereas 38.8% had high utilization of avoidant coping strategies. At time of diagnosis, use of approach-oriented coping was associated with less psychological distress (anxiety: β=-0.262, p=0.002; depression symptoms β=-0.311, p<0.001; PTSD symptoms: β=-0.596, p=0.006) and better QOL (β=1.491, p=0.003). Use of avoidant coping was associated with more psychological distress (anxiety: β=0.884, p<0.001; depression symptoms: β=0.697, p<0.001; PTSD symptoms: β=3.048, p<0.001) and worse QOL (β=-5.696, p<0.001). Patients with high-risk AML utilize various approach-oriented and avoidant coping strategies at time of diagnosis. Use of approach-oriented coping strategies was associated with less psychological distress and better QOL, suggesting a possible target for supportive oncology interventions.
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Arpaci I, Seong M, Karataş K. Pandemic Awareness Scale (PAS): Evidence of Validity and Reliability in a Turkish Sample During the COVID-19 Pandemic. TRENDS IN PSYCHOLOGY 2021. [PMCID: PMC8520757 DOI: 10.1007/s43076-021-00113-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Public awareness is crucial in the prevention and management of the pandemic outbreaks. Accordingly, this study aimed to develop a scale that measures individuals’ awareness on pandemic outbreaks. The study investigated psychometric properties of the Pandemic Awareness Scale (PAS) in a Turkish sample (n = 1303) during the COVID-19 pandemic. The exploratory-factor-analysis (EFA) results (n = 903) indicated a high internal consistency reliability (α = .89) and suggested one-factor structure. The factor structure was confirmed in a different sample (n = 400) by a confirmatory-factor-analysis (CFA). The CFA results indicated that the one-factor model fits the data well (x2/df = 3.79, GFI = .96, IFI = .97, TLI = .94, CFI = .97, RMSEA = .084). The results suggested that the PAS is a valid and reliable tool to measure Turkish individuals’ pandemic awareness level.
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Arbinaga F, Mendoza-Sierra MI, Bohórquez MR, Verjano-Cuellar MI, Torres-Rosado L, Romero-Pérez N. Spirituality, Religiosity and Coping Strategies Among Spanish People Diagnosed with Cancer. JOURNAL OF RELIGION AND HEALTH 2021; 60:2830-2848. [PMID: 33813656 DOI: 10.1007/s10943-021-01247-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The present study evaluates the influence of spirituality/religiosity (S/R) on the coping strategies used by people with cancer (breast and prostate) compared with those without cancer, in a sample of 445 Spanish participants (160 with cancer and 285 without). Significant interactions between the presence of cancer and S/R are observed in the use of coping strategies such as religion, humor and disconnection. Spirituality as a predictor variable through the use of religion as a strategy, increased the explanatory capacity of age by 58.9% (β = .794) while praying/talking to God predicts the use of this strategy with a β = .383. In people with cancer, active coping was predicted by spirituality (β = .327). However, spirituality was a negative predictor of maladaptive coping, with a beta coefficient equal to .383. The data suggest that patients' beliefs need to be considered by health care professionals when designing interventions.
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- F Arbinaga
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Psychology, Faculty of Education, Psychology and Sports Science, University of Huelva, Huelva, Spain.
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- Department of Social, Evolutionary and Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, Psychology and Sports Science, University of Huelva, Huelva, Spain
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- Department of Social Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Seville, Seville, Spain
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Psychology, Faculty of Education, Psychology and Sports Science, University of Huelva, Huelva, Spain
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Psychology, Faculty of Education, Psychology and Sports Science, University of Huelva, Huelva, Spain
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- Department of Social, Evolutionary and Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, Psychology and Sports Science, University of Huelva, Huelva, Spain
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Fekih-Romdhane F, Saadallah F, Mbarek M, Bouzaiene H, Cheour M. Prevalence and correlates of hopelessness in Tunisian women with benign breast disease and breast cancer. J Psychosoc Oncol 2021; 40:677-694. [PMID: 34328072 DOI: 10.1080/07347332.2021.1943103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND There is limited research suggesting that women with Benign Breast Disease (BBD) experience psychological distress similar to breast cancer (BC) women. We aimed to examine hopelessness and its related factors in BC and BBD women. METHOD This was a cross-sectional study. The Beck Hopelessness Scale and the Beck Depression Inventory were administered to 51 BBD and 52 BC women. RESULTS BC women had higher hopelessness scores as compared to those with BBD (6.9 ± 4.8 vs. 4.9 ± 3.6; p = .018). After controlling for confounding variables, depression and suicidal ideation/behavior were significantly associated with hopelessness in the BBD group, while only a lower socioeconomic status was associated with higher hopelessness scores in the BC group. CONCLUSION We found that not only BC but also BBD lead to a psychological burden. Early detection and handling of hopeless feelings and thoughts that may arise in this population are recommended.
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- Feten Fekih-Romdhane
- Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, Tunis El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia.,Razi Hospital, Manouba, Tunisia
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- Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, Tunis El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia.,Salah Azaiez Institute, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, Tunis El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia.,Salah Azaiez Institute, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, Tunis El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia.,Salah Azaiez Institute, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, Tunis El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia.,Razi Hospital, Manouba, Tunisia
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Bockholt M, Mehnert-Theuerkauf A, Vehling S. [Association of Illness Perceptions with Demoralization and Psychological Distress in Cancer: a Longitudinal Study]. Psychother Psychosom Med Psychol 2021; 71:464-472. [PMID: 34265855 DOI: 10.1055/a-1522-8500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
Abstract
Zusammenfassung
Hintergrund Diese Längsschnittstudie untersucht den Einfluss
der Ausprägung subjektiver Krankheitstheorien auf den zeitlichen
Verlauf von Demoralisierung, Depression und Angst bei Patienten mit einer
Krebserkrankung.
Methode Wir untersuchten n=307 Patienten mit gemischten
Tumordiagnosen und Erkrankungsstadien zu drei Messzeitpunkten:
während der ambulanten bzw. stationären Behandlung, nach 6
Monaten (n=213, 69%) sowie nach 12 Monaten (n=153,
50%). Subjektive Krankheitstheorien wurden anhand der Subskalen
Konsequenzen, Kontrolle, Behandlungskontrolle und Kohärenz des
Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ-R) erfasst. Psychische Belastung wurde
anhand der Demoralisierungsskala (DS) sowie der Module Depression und Angst
des Gesundheitsfragebogens für Patienten (PHQ-9 und GAD-7) erfasst.
Längsschnittliche Analysen erfolgten anhand von Varianzanalysen mit
Messwiederholung (MANOVA).
Ergebnisse Zu Studienbeginn nahmen 20% der Teilnehmer die
Erkrankung als mit einschneidenden Konsequenzen verbunden wahr
(12-Monats-Follow-up: 16%); 25% nahmen sie als
persönlich kontrollierbar (12-Monats-Follow-up: 17%),
42% als durch die medizinische Behandlung kontrollierbar
(12-Monats-Follow-up: 26%) und 24% als
kohärent/verstehbar wahr (12-Monats-Follow-up: 30%).
Zu Studienbeginn war die Wahrnehmung einschneidender Konsequenzen mit einer
signifikant höheren psychischen Belastung verbunden, von
Kontrollierbarkeit und Kohärenz mit einer signifikant geringeren
psychischen Belastung. Die Größe dieses Zusammenhangs war
jeweils am höchsten für Demoralisierung (Konsequenzen:
r=0,45, p<0,001, Kontrolle:
r=− 0,25, p<0,001, Behandlungskontrolle:
r=− 0,31, p<0,001, Kohärenz:
r=− 0,27, p<0,001). Keine der Subskalen
hatte einen signifikanten Einfluss auf die zeitliche Veränderung der
psychischen Belastung über den Verlauf von 12 Monaten
(d≤0,29, p≥0,09).
Diskussion Die subjektive Wahrnehmung einschneidender Konsequenzen,
geringer Kontrollierbarkeit sowie Verstehbarkeit der Erkrankung kann eine
wichtige Quelle für aktuell erlebte hohe Belastungen bei
Krebspatienten sein. Sie geht jedoch nicht zwangsläufig mit einem
weiteren Anstieg oder Abfall der psychischen Belastung einher. Ein
möglicher Grund könnte in den begrenzten
Möglichkeiten des eingesetzten IPQ-R liegen, adaptiv-angemessene von
maladaptiv-verzerrten Krankheitswahrnehmungen zu differenzieren.
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- Malin Bockholt
- Institut und Poliklinik für Medizinische Psychologie, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Deutschland
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- Abteilung für Medizinische Psychologie und Medizinische Soziologie, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Leipzig, Deutschland
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- Institut und Poliklinik für Medizinische Psychologie, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Deutschland.,II. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik (Onkologie, Hämatologie und Knochenmarktransplantation mit Abteilung für Pneumologie), Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Deutschland
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Eliciting the Concept of Cancer in Nursing Students in Turkey: an Exploratory Metaphor Analysis. JOURNAL OF RELIGION AND HEALTH 2021; 60:2925-2938. [PMID: 33977417 DOI: 10.1007/s10943-021-01275-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/30/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Although there are promising studies on cancer treatment, it is still a frightening disease. For effective treatment, an integrative and positive perspective is required. Using the power of metaphors to facilitate understanding of complex and intangible ideas, this study aims to define cancer from the perspective of Turkish nursing students. SAMPLE AND SETTING This study was conducted with 166 nursing students at a nursing faculty in Turkey. It was a mixed method study using qualitative and quantitative methods. METHODS AND VARIABLES To capture the picture in a human mind of the complexity of feelings for cancer, writing a description and elicitation interviews were employed. Moreover, to reach ontological and epistemological level thoughts in the deepest layers of elicited metaphors, the data were analyzed in an analytical framework. RESULTS The study provides a conceptualization of "Cancer." The students produced 92 valid metaphors. The most commonly used metaphors were found to be 'death', 'war', 'a virus', 'a malady' and 'a spider'. It was found that the metaphors produced by the students on the concept of cancer generally used negative themes. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING This study provides a framework for understanding all aspects of the concept of cancer on the metaphor axis. It is believed that the results will provide an holistic approach toward the concept of cancer, especially in nursing education, and will increase awareness of this concept.
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Akkol EK, Dereli FTG, Sobarzo-Sánchez E, Khan H. Roles of Medicinal Plants and Constituents in Gynecological Cancer Therapy: Current Literature and Future Directions. Curr Top Med Chem 2021; 20:1772-1790. [PMID: 32297581 DOI: 10.2174/1568026620666200416084440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2019] [Revised: 03/05/2020] [Accepted: 03/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Gynecologic cancers, including cervical, primary peritoneal, ovarian, uterine/endometrial, vaginal and vulvar cancers and gestational trophoblastic disease, are characterized by abnormal cell proliferation in female reproductive cells. Due to the variable pathology of these cancers and the lack of appropriate screening tests in developing countries, cancer diagnosis can be reported in advanced stages in most women and this situation adversely affects prognosis and clinical outcomes of illness. For this reason, many researchers in the field of gynecological oncology have carried out many studies. The treatment of various gynecological problems, which cause physical, biological and psychosocial conditions such as fear, shame, blame and anger, has been important throughout the history. Treatment with herbs has become popular nowadays due to the serious side effects of the synthetic drugs used in treatment and the medical and economical problems caused by them. Many scientists have identified various active drug substances through in vivo and in vitro biological activity studies on medicinal plants from the past to the present. While the intrinsic complexity of natural product-based drug discoveries requires highly integrated interdisciplinary approaches, scientific and technological advances and research trends clearly show that natural products will be among the most important new drug sources in the future. In this review, an overview of the studies conducted for the discovery of multitargeted drug molecules in the rational treatment of gynecological cancers is presented.
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- Esra Küpeli Akkol
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Gazi University, Etiler 06330, Ankara, Turkey
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- Instituto de Investigación e Innovación en Salud, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Central de Chile, 8330507 Santiago, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacy, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan 23200, Pakistan
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Psychological Distress and Coping Ability of Women at High Risk of Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer before Undergoing Genetic Counseling-An Exploratory Study from Germany. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph18084338. [PMID: 33921890 PMCID: PMC8073852 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18084338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2021] [Revised: 03/19/2021] [Accepted: 04/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Carriers of pathogenic variants causing hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) are confronted with a high risk to develop malignancies early in life. The present study aimed to determine the type of psychological distress and coping ability in women with a suspicion of HBOC. In particular, we were interested if the self-assessed genetic risk had an influence on health concerns and coping ability. Using a questionnaire established by the German HBOC Consortium, we investigated 255 women with breast cancer and 161 healthy women before they were seen for genetic counseling. The group of healthy women was divided into groups of high and low self-assessed risk. In our study, healthy women with a high self-assessed risk stated the highest stress level and worries about their health and future. A quarter of the women requested psychological support. Overall, only few women (4–11%) stated that they did not feel able to cope with the genetic test result. More women (11–23%, highest values in the low-risk group) worried about the coping ability of relatives. The results of our exploratory study demonstrate that the women, who presented at the Department of Human Genetics, Hanover Medical School, Germany were aware of their genetic risk and had severe concerns about their future health, but still felt able to cope with the genetic test result.
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Amonoo HL, LeBlanc TW, Kavanaugh AR, Webb JA, Traeger LN, Jagielo AD, Vaughn DM, Elyze M, Longley RM, Fathi AT, Hobbs GS, Brunner AM, O'Connor NR, Luger SM, Gustin JL, Bhatnagar B, Horick NK, El-Jawahri A. Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in patients with acute myeloid leukemia. Cancer 2021; 127:2500-2506. [PMID: 33764526 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.33524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2020] [Revised: 02/03/2021] [Accepted: 02/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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BACKGROUND Patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) receiving intensive chemotherapy face a life-threatening illness, isolating hospitalization, and substantial physical and psychological symptoms. However, data are limited regarding risk factors of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in this population. METHODS The authors conducted a secondary analysis of data from 160 patients with high-risk AML who were enrolled in a supportive care trial. The PTSD Checklist-Civilian Version was used to assess PTSD symptoms at 1 month after AML diagnosis. The Brief COPE and the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Leukemia were to assess coping and quality of life (QOL), respectively. In addition, multivariate regression models were constructed to assess the relation between PTSD symptoms and baseline sociodemographic factors, coping, and QOL. RESULTS Twenty-eight percent of patients reported PTSD symptoms, describing high rates of intrusion, avoidance, and hypervigiliance. Baseline sociodemographic factors significantly associated with PTSD symptoms were age (B = -0.26; P = .002), race (B = -8.78; P = .004), and postgraduate education (B = -6.30; P = .029). Higher baseline QOL (B = -0.37; P ≤ .001) and less decline in QOL during hospitalization (B = -0.05; P = .224) were associated with fewer PTSD symptoms. Approach-oriented coping (B = -0.92; P = .001) was associated with fewer PTSD symptoms, whereas avoidant coping (B = 2.42; P ≤ .001) was associated with higher PTSD symptoms. CONCLUSIONS A substantial proportion of patients with AML report clinically significant PTSD symptoms 1 month after initiating intensive chemotherapy. Patients' baseline QOL, coping strategies, and extent of QOL decline during hospitalization emerge as important risk factors for PTSD, underscoring the need for supportive oncology interventions to reduce the risk of PTSD in this population.
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- Hermioni L Amonoo
- Department of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.,Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts.,Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapy, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.,Division of Palliative Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Hematology/Medical Oncology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.,Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Hematology Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Hematology Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.,The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Department of Hematology Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.,Department of Hematology Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.,Department of Hematology Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.,Department of Hematology Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Palliative Care, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Hematology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Division of Palliative Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.,Biostatistics Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.,Department of Hematology Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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Zhang L, Wang J, Chen T, Tian M, Zhou Q, Ren J. Symptom Clusters and Quality of Life in Cervical Cancer Patients Receiving Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy: The Mediating Role of Illness Perceptions. Front Psychiatry 2021; 12:807974. [PMID: 35173639 PMCID: PMC8841507 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.807974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2021] [Accepted: 12/23/2021] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
Abstract
OBJECTIVES Although studies shows that symptom clusters and illness perceptions are negatively associated with quality of life (QoL), it is unclear how these variables of cervical cancer patients who receive concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) relate to each other. This study aimed to identify the symptom clusters in cervical cancer patients who receive CCRT and evaluate the mediating effect of illness perceptions on the relationship between symptom clusters and QoL. METHODS A cross-sectional survey was conducted on 286 cervical cancer patients receiving CCRT from October 2019 to October 2020. M.D. Anderson Symptom Inventory, Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire, and Functional Assessment Cancer Therapy-Cervix were applied to investigate the symptom clusters, illness perceptions and QoL of the participants, respectively. Exploratory factor analysis was conducted to identify symptom clusters. The relationships among symptom clusters, illness perceptions, and QoL were analyzed with the structural equation modeling. RESULTS A total of four symptom clusters were identified, including psychological status symptom cluster, therapy side-effect symptom cluster, sickness symptom cluster, and gastrointestinal symptom cluster (χ2 = 1,552.282, Df = 78, P < 0.001). Symptom clusters, illness perceptions, and QoL were significantly correlated. Symptom clusters had significant direct (β = -0.38, P < 0.001) and indirect effects (β = -0.21, P < 0.001) on QoL. CONCLUSION Illness perceptions played a significant mediating role between symptom clusters and QoL in cervical cancer patients receiving CCRT. Strategies like prompting effective symptom management for the purposes of alleviating illness perceptions may contribute to improving their QoL.
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- Lan Zhang
- Department of Nursing, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University/West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Chengdu, China.,Department of Health Psychology, School of Nursing, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Nursing, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University/West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Nursing, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University/West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Nursing, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University/West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Nursing, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University/West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Nursing, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University/West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Chengdu, China
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Ejegi-Memeh S, Darlison L, Moylan A, Tod A, Sherborne V, Warnock C, Taylor BH. Living with mesothelioma: A qualitative study of the experiences of male military veterans in the UK. Eur J Oncol Nurs 2020; 50:101889. [PMID: 33422732 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2020.101889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2020] [Revised: 12/14/2020] [Accepted: 12/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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PURPOSE The UK has the highest incidence of mesothelioma in the world. Evidence in the United States suggests that mesothelioma may disproportionately affect military veterans. However, there has been no investigation of the experience of UK veterans living with mesothelioma. The Military Mesothelioma Experience Study (MiMES) aimed to understand the experience and health/support needs of British Armed Forces personnel/veterans with mesothelioma. METHODS Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 13 veterans living with mesothelioma, and nine family members of veterans living with mesothelioma. Participants were recruited via charities and asbestos support groups. Data were analysed using thematic analysis. RESULTS Participants' experiences are presented using three themes, i) exposure to asbestos and awareness of asbestos related diseases, ii) using military strategies to cope with mesothelioma and iii) preferences for information and support. MiMES indicates that the nature and range of UK military veterans' asbestos exposure is varied and not limited to high risk occupations. Participants' knowledge of asbestos and experience of mesothelioma influenced their experiences of diagnosis. Participants had coping strategies influenced by their military experiences. Assistance in navigating health and military systems was considered beneficial, especially if support was provided by professionals with knowledge or experience of the military. Attributes which may inhibit veterans from seeking professional support are discussed. CONCLUSION MiMES provides insight into how UK military veterans experience and cope with mesothelioma. Key implications focus on the role that Mesothelioma Nurse Specialists, Asbestos Support Groups and veterans groups play in providing acceptable support for UK veterans.
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- Stephanie Ejegi-Memeh
- Division of Nursing and Midwifery, Health Sciences School, University of Sheffield, Barber House, 3 Clarkehouse Road, Sheffield, S10 2LA, United Kingdom.
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- University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
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- Queen Alexandra Hospital, Cosham, United Kingdom
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- Division of Nursing and Midwifery, Health Sciences School, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- Division of Nursing and Midwifery, Health Sciences School, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- Division of Nursing and Midwifery, Health Sciences School, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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Psoriasis is a chronic disease that has negative effects on quality of life. Understanding the illness perception of psoriasis is important for effective management of the disease and improving quality of life. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between illness perception and quality of life in psoriasis patients. This cross-sectional study was performed with 306 patients who applied to a psoriasis outpatient clinic of a university hospital in Istanbul, Turkey. Data were collected using a sociodemographic characteristics and disease information form, the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI), the Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ-R) and the Psoriasis Area Severity Index (PASI) score. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Kruskal-Wallis test and Mann-Whitney U test, Spearman correlation analysis, and multiple regression analysis. A positive relationship was found between scores on the DLQI and scores on the IPQ-R subscales of Illness identity, Consequences, Emotional representations, Time (cyclic), Personal attributions, External attributions, and Chance. A negative correlation was determined between DLQI scores and scores on the IPQ-R subscales of Treatment control and Illness coherence. Furthermore, there was a positive correlation between the PASI score and the DLQI scores and scores on the IPQ-R subscales of Consequences and Emotional representation. Multiple regression analysis showed that illness identity, PASI scores, treatment control, illness coherence, consequences, and personal attributions were significantly associated with quality of life (R2 = 0.365, p < 0.01). The quality of life of the psoriasis patients who associated their symptoms with the disease, who had a high PASI score, thought that they were adversely affected by the disease, and who saw personal attributions as the cause of the disease was negatively affected. The quality of life of patients who thought that their disease could be kept under control and who understood their disease was positively affected.
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- Nurten Solmaz
- Department of Dermatology, Istanbul School of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.,Institutes of Health Sciences, Halic University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, İstanbul Medeniyet University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Dermatology, Istanbul School of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Segal O, Trumper N, Pavlotsky F, Goldzweig G, Barzilai A. Illness perception, coping, and quality of life in early-stage Mycosis fungoides. An Bras Dermatol 2020; 96:27-33. [PMID: 33279315 PMCID: PMC7838113 DOI: 10.1016/j.abd.2020.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2019] [Accepted: 05/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Mycosis fungoides is the most common type of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. Most early-stage mycosis fungoides cases follow an indolent course, hence considered by doctors a relatively easy condition. However, since mycosis fungoides bears the title of cancer, patients might perceive it differently. Objective To investigate patients’ illness perception, and its relationships to quality of life, depression, anxiety, and coping among early-stage mycosis fungoides patients. Methods A cross-sectional questionnaire-based study was conducted. Patients from a single tertiary medical center completed the Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire, the MF/SS-CTCL Quality of Life scale, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and The Mental Adjustment to Cancer Scale. Results Thirty patients (25 males, five females, mean age 51.60) with stage I mycosis fungoides were enrolled. Mycosis fungoides had a little impact on patients’ daily life, quality of life, and levels of depression and anxiety, and they generally coped well. Disease understanding was low and was negatively correlated with impairment to quality of life and depression. Patients felt that stress and worry were features of the disease’s etiology. Study limitations A small sample of patients was included. Conclusion Patients with early-stage mycosis fungoides adapt well to their disease. Psychological interventions should be aimed at improving patients coping style and enhancing illness understanding, in order to maintain high quality of life.
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- Oz Segal
- Departament of Dermatology, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Ramat Gan, Israel.
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- School of Behavioral Science, The Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yaffo, Tel Aviv-Yaffo, Israel
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- Departament of Dermatology, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- School of Behavioral Science, The Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yaffo, Tel Aviv-Yaffo, Israel
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- Departament of Dermatology, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Ramat Gan, Israel
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Kugbey N, Oppong Asante K, Meyer-Weitz A. Illness perception and coping among women living with breast cancer in Ghana: an exploratory qualitative study. BMJ Open 2020; 10:e033019. [PMID: 32665380 PMCID: PMC7365420 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Illness perception has been shown to have significant influence on the well-being and coping strategies of persons living with chronic medical conditions. Understanding of how women living with breast cancer cognitively and emotionally represent their illness and coping strategies used is likely to help in designing focused psychosocial interventions aimed at improving their health and well-being. This study explored the illness perceptions and coping strategies among women receiving care for breast cancer. DESIGN A qualitative phenomenological study (using semi-structured in-depth interviews). SETTING Oncology department of a tertiary hospital in Ghana. PARTICIPANTS Eleven women receiving breast cancer treatment were purposively sampled and in-depth individual interviews were conducted with questions based on illness perception and coping literature. RESULTS In terms of illness perceptions, it emerged that most of the participants lacked adequate factual knowledge about breast cancer and perceived causes but believed in the curability of their illness through medical treatments and the help of God. Spirituality, social support and diversion coping were the key resources for coping among the participants. CONCLUSION Breast cancer patients lacked adequate factual knowledge of breast cancer and their perception about the causes of breast cancer is rooted in biopsycho-spiritual model of illness. The reliance on spirituality and social support as the main coping strategies suggests the need for psychosocial interventions tailored to the spiritual and psychosocial needs of the patients.
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- Nuworza Kugbey
- Department of Family and Community Health, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana
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- Department of Psychology, College of Humanities, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
- Department of Psychology, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
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- Discipline of Psychology, College of Humanities, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
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Shiloh S, Levy S, Heruti I, Avitsur R. Health-related quality of life after injury: examining the roles of perceived daily-life stress and injury perceptions. Qual Life Res 2020; 29:3053-3063. [PMID: 32535863 DOI: 10.1007/s11136-020-02548-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/08/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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PURPOSE The present study aimed to examine the effects of injury perceptions and perceived daily stress on health-related quality of life (HRQL) of individuals affected by a physical injury. METHODS Two hundred and forty injured individuals completed questionnaires assessing HRQL (Medical Outcome Health Survey short-form 36), perceived daily-life stress (Perceived Stress Scale), and injury perceptions (Brief-InjPQ). RESULTS The direct effects of stress on HRQL scores were not moderated by gender. Emotional representation of the injury significantly mediated the links between PSS and all HRQL subscales only among women, but not among men. However, the mediation of the HRQL total score by emotional representations was significant for both genders. In addition, treatment control perceptions of the injury mediated the link between PSS and self-assessed health among men but not women, and injury-self perceptions mediated the link between PSS and physical functioning among men but not women. CONCLUSION These findings underscore the importance of perceived daily stress, gender, and injury perceptions as key factors for explaining variance in HRQL following injury. In addition to their conceptual contributions, the findings have clinical implications for treating injured populations.
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- Shoshana Shiloh
- The School of Psychological Sciences, The Gordon Faculty of Social Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- School of Behavioral Sciences, The Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yaffo, PO Box 8401, 68114, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- School of Behavioral Sciences, The Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yaffo, PO Box 8401, 68114, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Department of Psychology, Beilinson Hospital, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel
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- School of Behavioral Sciences, The Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yaffo, PO Box 8401, 68114, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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Aydın Sayılan A, Demir Doğan M. Illness perception, perceived social support and quality of life in patients with diagnosis of cancer. Eur J Cancer Care (Engl) 2020; 29:e13252. [PMID: 32495471 DOI: 10.1111/ecc.13252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2019] [Revised: 02/03/2020] [Accepted: 04/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Aylin Aydın Sayılan
- Surgical Nursing Department The Faculty of Health Sciences Kırklareli University Kırklareli Turkey
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Husson O, Poort H, Sansom-Daly UM, Netea-Maier R, Links T, Mols F. Psychological Distress and Illness Perceptions in Thyroid Cancer Survivors: Does Age Matter? J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol 2020; 9:375-383. [DOI: 10.1089/jayao.2019.0153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Olga Husson
- Institute of Cancer Research and Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Psychosocial Research, Division of Psychosocial Research & Epidemiology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- School of Women's and Children's Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia
- Behavioural Sciences Unit, Kids Cancer Centre, Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick, Australia
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Endocrinology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Research, Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation (IKNL), Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, CoRPS—Center of Research on Psychological and Somatic Disorders, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands
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A predictive model of fear of cancer recurrence for patients undergoing chemotherapy. Support Care Cancer 2020; 28:4173-4181. [DOI: 10.1007/s00520-019-05245-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2019] [Accepted: 12/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Zhang Z, Yang L, Xie D, Wang Y, Bi L, Zhang T, Wang D, Shi H, Li G, Yu D. Illness perceptions are a potential predictor of psychological distress in patients with non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer: a 12-month prospective, longitudinal, observational study. PSYCHOL HEALTH MED 2019; 25:969-979. [PMID: 31868002 DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2019.1707242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Depressive and anxiety symptoms are common psychiatric disorders among cancer patients. Among the 137 patients with NMIBC (Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder cancer), 101 patients who provided answers to the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (B-IPQ) completed the 12-month longitudinal study. Hierarchical regression analyses were conducted to evaluate the interactions between psychiatric problems and illness perceptions (IPs). Patients with NMIBC displayed less positive IPs and more negative IPs. IPs have explained 42.0% and 39.5% of the variance in anxiety at 3 and 12 months of follow-up. IPs have explained 41.4% and 45.5% of the variance in depressive symptoms at 3 and 12 months of follow-up. The results demonstrated IPs are significantly associated with psychological distress and taken as the potential predictor of psychological distress in patients with NIMBC. Interventions focusing on the modification of poor IPs may be feasible and effective in improving psychiatric disorders and quality of life among patients with NIMBC.
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- Zhiqiang Zhang
- Department of Urology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University , Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of General practice, the Second People's Hospital of Hefei city, Affiliated Hefei Hospital of Anhui Medical University , Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Urology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University , Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Urology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University , Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Urology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University , Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Urology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University , Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Urology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University , Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University , Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Urology, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University , Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Urology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University , Hefei, Anhui, China
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Adherence with metreleptin therapy and health self-perception in patients with lipodystrophic syndromes. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2019; 14:177. [PMID: 31300002 PMCID: PMC6626409 DOI: 10.1186/s13023-019-1141-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2019] [Accepted: 06/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background Although metreleptin replacement therapy was shown to improve metabolic alterations in lipodystrophic syndromes, patients’ adherence and satisfaction with treatment have never been evaluated. The 20 patients with lipodystrophic syndromes participating in the French compassionate program of metreleptin therapy filled in a self-questionnaire including an Adherence Evaluation Test, the Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medication (TSQM®-vII), and items about physical appearance. Results 15 patients were women, median age was 32.5 years (IQT 25–75 (16.2;49.5), 18 had diabetes. Adherence with metreleptin (one daily subcutaneous injection) was poor in 25%, excellent in 25% and acceptable in 50% of patients. On a 0-to-100 scale, patients’ satisfaction scores reached 66.7 (52.1;81.2) for effectiveness, 55.6 (44.4;66.7) for ease/comfort of use, and 83.3 (52.1;83.3) for global satisfaction with metreleptin therapy. Self-reported side effects were frequent injection site reactions 100 (79.2;100). Satisfaction scores did not differ in patients with partial (n = 10) or generalized (n = 10) lipodystrophic syndromes, did not correlate with metabolic improvement, but were significantly higher in compliant patients with fewer side effects. Morphological appearance was reported improved under metreleptin therapy in 13 among 17 patients. Conclusions Metreleptin increases health self-perception and decreases morphotype-associated stigmatization in most patients with lipodystrophic syndromes, but poor comfort of use and local side effects weaken adherence.
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Krok D, Telka E, Zarzycka B. Illness perception and affective symptoms in gastrointestinal cancer patients: A moderated mediation analysis of meaning in life and coping. Psychooncology 2019; 28:1728-1734. [DOI: 10.1002/pon.5157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2019] [Revised: 06/14/2019] [Accepted: 06/17/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Dariusz Krok
- Institute of PsychologyUniversity of Opole Opole Poland
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- Department of RadiotherapyCancer Center and Institute of Oncology Gliwice Poland
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- Institute of PsychologyJohn Paul II Catholic University of Lublin Lublin Poland
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Miceli J, Geller D, Tsung A, Hecht CL, Wang Y, Pathak R, Cheng H, Marsh W, Antoni M, Penedo F, Burke L, Ell K, Shen S, Steel J. Illness perceptions and perceived stress in patients with advanced gastrointestinal cancer. Psychooncology 2019; 28:1513-1519. [PMID: 31090125 PMCID: PMC6610754 DOI: 10.1002/pon.5108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2018] [Revised: 04/29/2019] [Accepted: 05/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVE According to the Common-Sense Model of Self-Regulation, when faced with a health threat, we make cognitive and emotional assumptions about the illness. The aims of this study were to (a) examine the role of sociodemographic and disease-specific factors on illness perception and perceived stress and (b) test the association between perceived stress and illness perception in participants diagnosed with gastrointestinal cancer. METHODS Participants completed a battery of questionnaires including a Sociodemographic and Disease-Specific Questionnaire, the Illness Perception Questionnaire, Brief Version (Brief-IPQ), and the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-14). Descriptive statistics, Pearson correlations, analysis of variance (ANOVA), and linear regression were performed to test the hypotheses. RESULTS Of the 627 participants, the mean age was 62 years (SD = 11); the majority were male (63.3%) and Caucasian (90.9%). Younger (F3,625 = 5.80, P < .01) and divorced or never married participants reported higher levels of perceived stress when compared with older and married participants (F4,618 = 3.52, P < .01). Younger participants (18-74 years old) reported more negative illness perceptions than older participants (75 years and older) (F3,511 = 4.08, P < .01). A weak, positive relationship between perceived stress and illness perceptions was observed (r = 0.22, P < .01), and illness perceptions predicted 36.1% of the variance of perceived stress. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that participants who negatively perceived their illness experienced greater levels of perceived stress. Interventions that aim to adjust patients' illness perceptions in order to facilitate a reduction of stress and improvement in quality of life are needed.
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- Jessica Miceli
- Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Miami, FL
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- Department of Medical Social Sciences, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
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- School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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- School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
- Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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Durazo A, Cameron LD. Representations of cancer recurrence risk, recurrence worry, and health-protective behaviours: an elaborated, systematic review. Health Psychol Rev 2019; 13:447-476. [PMID: 31117924 DOI: 10.1080/17437199.2019.1618725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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An expanded Common-Sense Model (CSM) contextualised to the self-regulation of cancer recurrence risk identifies risk representational attributes and recurrence worry as primary processes motivating protective behaviours in cancer survivors. A systematic review examined evidence for CSM hypotheses regarding how these processes influence diet and physical activity (PA) among survivors. A research agenda is outlined and used to evaluate the evidence base. Common databases were searched for eligible, peer-reviewed, English language reports, yielding 18 studies quantitatively testing hypothesised relationships among representations of prior cancer, recurrence risk representations, recurrence worry, and diet and PA. The findings provide promising, but mixed and limited evidence for some of the hypothesised associations of specific risk recurrence attributes with recurrence worry, and risk recurrence attributes and recurrence worry with diet and PA. Findings support the distinction of recurrence risk representations and illness representations of the prior cancer, with each showing different relationships with recurrence worry and behaviours. We discuss the status of the evidence base in relation to assessment, design, and analysis priorities and propose strategies that can yield more sensitive, rigorous tests of the CSM for cancer recurrence risk as applied to diet and PA.
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- Arturo Durazo
- Psychological Sciences, School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts (SSHA), University of California, Merced, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Psychological Sciences, School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts (SSHA), University of California, Merced, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Pourfallahi M, Gholami M, Tarrahi MJ, Toulabi T, Kordestani Moghadam P. The effect of informational-emotional support program on illness perceptions and emotional coping of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Support Care Cancer 2019; 28:485-495. [PMID: 31065837 DOI: 10.1007/s00520-019-04842-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2019] [Accepted: 04/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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PURPOSE The present study aims to assess the effect of a nurse-led informational-emotional support program on illness perceptions and emotional coping of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. METHODS We used a quasi-experimental design, pre- and post-test. A total of 80 cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy were selected by convenience sampling method and assigned to experimental (n = 40) and control groups (n = 40). The nurse-led informational-emotional support program included five face-to-face sessions, educational booklet, and five phone follow-ups, and was conducted for the experimental group over 10 weeks. The control group received routine cares. The outcomes were assessed at baseline and end of intervention and included illness perceptions, which were assessed using the Illness Perception Questionnaire-Revised (IPQ-R), and emotional coping as the secondary outcome using the Coping Through Emotional Approach Scale. Data were analyzed in SPSS using multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) models, t test, paired t test, and chi-square. RESULTS Between group analysis showed that the mean scores of global illness perceptions and subscales including timeline, consequences, controllability, and coherence significantly increased in the experimental group compared to the control (P < 0.001), but no significant change was observed in two groups in the subscale of emotional representation (P < 0.571) and in the secondary outcome including emotional coping (P < 0.08). CONCLUSIONS A 10-week nurse-led informational-emotional support program can lead to changed illness perceptions without changing emotional coping. The effect of this support program should be studied on the coping and illness perceptions over the trajectory of cancer, especially in end stages in the future.
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- Masoumeh Pourfallahi
- Student Research Committee, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran.
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics School Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran
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Wisting L, Rø A, Skrivarhaug T, Dahl-Jørgensen K, Rø Ø. Disturbed eating, illness perceptions, and coping among adults with type 1 diabetes on intensified insulin treatment, and their associations with metabolic control. J Health Psychol 2019; 26:688-700. [DOI: 10.1177/1359105319840688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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This study investigated associations between psychological aspects and metabolic control among adults with type 1 diabetes ( n = 282). Linear regression analyses demonstrated that the illness perception personal control and the coping strategy seeking emotional social support explained 23.2 percent of the variance in hemoglobin A1c among females ( β = 0.40, p < 0.001 and β = −0.22, p < 0.01, respectively). Among males, only personal control remained significant, explaining 13.9 percent of the variance in hemoglobin A1c ( β = 0.37, p < 0.001). The associations between psychological correlates and hemoglobin A1c indicate that addressing such aspects clinically may facilitate metabolic control, thereby potentially contributing to reduce the risk of complications.
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- Line Wisting
- Regional Department for Eating Disorders, Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital, Norway
- Oslo Diabetes Research Centre, Norway
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway
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- Oslo Diabetes Research Centre, Norway
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway
- The Norwegian Diabetic Centre, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Paediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Norway
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- Oslo Diabetes Research Centre, Norway
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway
- The Norwegian Diabetic Centre, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Paediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Norway
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- Regional Department for Eating Disorders, Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital, Norway
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, Mental Health and Addiction, University of Oslo, Norway
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Karabulutlu EY, Avcı İA, Karayurt Ö, Gürsoy A, Köşgeroğlu N, Tuna A, Ersin F, Arıkan F, Karaman S. Evaluation of Illness Perception of Women with Breast Cancer in Turkey. Eur J Breast Health 2019; 15:98-104. [PMID: 31001611 DOI: 10.5152/ejbh.2019.4317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2018] [Accepted: 12/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Objective The aim of this study is to examine the illness perceptions of women with breast cancer and possible relationships between these perceptions and descriptive characteristics such as sociodemographic and clinical characteristics in Turkey. Materials and Methods The study was conducted in compliance with correlational, descriptive research principles. Three hundred eighty women with breast cancer who were treated in various hospitals in seven regions of the country were included in the study. A sociodemographic and clinical characteristics form, and The Illness Perception Questionnaire were used for data collection. Results The mean age of the patients with breast cancer was 49.8±11.5, among them, 83.95% were married, 37.37% were at stage 2 breast cancer, and 67.11% experienced mastectomy. It was found that the patients perceived higher personal control over illness (20.88±4.76). The patients perceived most common risk factors as the cause of the illness (19.42±6.38). This study show that variety sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the patients affected their perceptions of illness. Conclusion The meaning of illness from the perspective of patient with breast cancer should be assessed. The care, education and counselling programs should be planned according to the patient's illness perceptions.
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- İzmir University of Economics School of Health Sciences, İzmir, Turkey
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- Cyprus International University School of Health Sciences, Lefkoşa, Cyprus
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- Eskişehir Osmangazi University School of Health Sciences, Eskişehir, Turkey
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- Sanko University School of Health Sciences, Gaziantep, Turkey
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- Harran University School of Health Sciences, Şanlıurfa, Turkey
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- Akdeniz University School of Nursing, Antalya, Turkey
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- Atatürk University School of Nursing, Erzurum, Turkey
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