Constructive, illusory, and distressed posttraumatic growth among survivors of breast cancer: A 7-year growth trajectory study

Cheng, Chih‐Tao; Ho, Stephanie G Y; Hou, Yi-Chen; Lai, Yihuan; Wang, Ging‐Long

doi:10.1177/1359105318793199

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“…DISCUSSIONThis report updates our longitudinal study on breast cancer survivors in Taiwan in terms of self-reported PTG 7,8. Our results show that those exhibiting an illusory trajectory PTG pattern in 2016 had higher helplessness/hopelessness and anxious/preoccupation scores in 2019 than those with a constructive trajectory PTG pattern.…”

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“…Approval was obtained from the Research Ethical Committee of the Koo Foundation Sun Yat‐Sen Cancer Center, Taiwan (reference number: KFSYSCC‐IRB No: 20160805A). Questionnaires were mailed to the 84 breast cancer survivors reported in our previous study . A research assistant at the hospital conducted telephone reminders to encourage participants to complete the questionnaires and mail them back to us.…”

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“…A total of 73 breast cancer survivors from our previous study returned the questionnaire package, representing a response rate of 86.9%. The mean age of the respondents was 59.7 years (SD = 8.7 years, range: 41.0‐82.0 years).…”

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“…The same inventories as in our previous reports were used in the current study, including the Chinese versions of Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI), Mini‐Mental Adjustment to Cancer Scale (Mini‐MAC), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and a demographic questionnaire …”

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“…We conducted a 7‐year longitudinal study among 84 breast cancer survivors in Taiwan between 2009 and 2016 . Participants were assessed thrice: 2009, 2012, and 2016.…”

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The relationship between types of posttraumatic growth and prospective psychological adjustment in women with breast cancer: A follow‐up study

Cheng

Wang

2020

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confidence: 99%

“…We conducted a 7‐year longitudinal study among 84 breast cancer survivors in Taiwan between 2009 and 2016 . Participants were assessed thrice: 2009, 2012, and 2016.…”

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The relationship between types of posttraumatic growth and prospective psychological adjustment in women with breast cancer: A follow‐up study

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Wang

2020

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The Chinese version of Posttraumatic Growth and Depreciation Inventory—Expanded version (PTGDI-X) for cancer survivors

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Many patients with cancer report positive changes often refer to as posttraumatic growth (PTG). Some of these self-reported PTG may represent maladaptive illusions created by individuals to cope with the illness. A recently established Post-traumatic Growth and Depreciation Inventory -Expanded version (PTGDI-X) includes both PTG and post-traumatic depreciation (PTD) items. This inventory may provide a more balanced picture on the phenomenological world of cancer survivors. We examined the Chinese version of the PTGDI-X's applicability to cancer patients, and examine how PTG and PTD were related to posttraumatic stress symptoms. Two hundred sixty-ve cancer survivors in Taiwan completed the Chinese version of the PTGDI-X, along with the PTSD Checklist for the DSM-5 to measure post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. Con rmatory factor analysis showed that the factor structure of the PTGDI-X established in a multi-national study t our data from cancer patients modestly well. The PTD score had a signi cant and positive correlation with PTSD symptoms, whereas the PTG and PTSD showed a signi cant curvilinear relationship in the form of an inverted U-shape. This study's results indicate that PTG and PTD are separated constructs with differential relationships with cancer outcomes.The Chinese version of the PTGDI-X is a viable instrument for psycho-oncological research. The PTD scores can provide useful information to guide cognitive interventions to reduce distorted cognitions. In contrast, the PTG scores can provide further information on the phenomenological world of cancer survivors. In this study, clinical implications and future studies were considered.

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Trajectories of Posttraumatic Growth Following HIV Infection: Does One PTG Pattern Exist?

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Gruszczyńska

2021

J Happiness Stud

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The aim of this study was to examine the heterogeneity of change of posttraumatic growth (PTG) among people living with HIV (PLWH) in a 1-year prospective study. The goal was also to identify sociodemographic and clinical covariates and differences in baseline coping strategies. Particularly, time since diagnosis and positive reframing coping were of special interest. The sample consisted of 115 people with medically confirmed diagnosis of HIV infection. The participants filled out paper-and-pencil questionnaires three times with an interval of 6 months, including also sociodemographic and clinical data. Four trajectories of PTG were identified: curvilinear, low stable, high stable, and rapid change. Participants’ gender, education level, CD4 count and time since HIV diagnosis occurred to be significant covariates of class membership. Positive reframing and self-distraction differentiated only between the high stable and the rapid change trajectory, with lower values in the latter. The study results call for attention to the complexity of PTG patterns in a face of struggling with HIV infection. Specifically, interventions in clinical practice should take into account the fact that there is no single pattern of PTG that fits all PLWH and that these differences may be related to the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics as well as to coping strategies representing meaning-making mechanism.

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Constructive, illusory, and distressed posttraumatic growth among survivors of breast cancer: A 7-year growth trajectory study

Cited by 14 publications

References 43 publications

The relationship between types of posttraumatic growth and prospective psychological adjustment in women with breast cancer: A follow‐up study

The relationship between types of posttraumatic growth and prospective psychological adjustment in women with breast cancer: A follow‐up study

The Chinese version of Posttraumatic Growth and Depreciation Inventory—Expanded version (PTGDI-X) for cancer survivors

Trajectories of Posttraumatic Growth Following HIV Infection: Does One PTG Pattern Exist?

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