Coping among african-american, hispanic, and non-hispanic white women recently treated for early stage breast cancer

Culver, Jenifer L.; Arena, Patricia L.; Wimberly, Sarah R.; Antoni, Mike; Carver, Charles S.

doi:10.1080/08870440310001652669

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“…As indicated above, religious coping and minority status both related to benefit finding. We also know from the previous analyses that minority women in this sample used more religious coping than the rest (Culver et al, 2004), F(1, 228) ¼ 21.33, p < 0.001. We tested the possibility that religious coping might mediate the relationship between minority status and benefit finding, by examining change in the predictive effect of minority status on benefit finding when religious coping was introduced.…”

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Finding benefit in breast cancer: Relations with personality, coping, and concurrent well-being

Urcuyo

Boyers

Carver

et al. 2005

Psychology & Health

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Cancer patients experience positive as well as adverse consequences from cancer diagnosis and treatment. The work reported here was part of an effort to characterize the experiences of benefit finding in breast cancer patients. A sample of 230 early-stage breast cancer patients completed a set of benefit finding items in the year post-surgery. This measure was then related to measures of concurrent coping, several aspects of psychosocial well-being, demographic variables, and several other personality traits. Benefit finding related positively to trait optimism, and to positive reframing and religious activity as coping reactions. Benefit finding related inversely to emotional distress, but was relatively unrelated to other measures of well-being.

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Section: Relations With Demographic and Medical Variablesmentioning

confidence: 95%

Finding benefit in breast cancer: Relations with personality, coping, and concurrent well-being

Urcuyo

Boyers

Carver

et al. 2005

Psychology & Health

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“…Culver et al [71,72] state that reactions to the diagnosis and coping skills vary between ethnic groups. Spencer et al [73] stated that Hispanic women seem to be more affected in several life domains and may make decisions differently because of it.…”

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Breast cancer disparities and decision-making among U.S. women

Polacek

Ramos

Ferrer

2007

Patient Education and Counseling

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Objective: The impact of breast cancer is immense for all women, but the literature reveals an even greater impact on women of color and among socially and economically disadvantaged populations. Persistent differences in incidence and outcome are undoubtedly due to multiple factors, but one element in poor outcome may be treatment choice. Those treatments shown to be related to best outcomes are less likely to be chosen by certain groups of women. The effects of economic and cultural factors on breast cancer treatment choice have not been thoroughly explored; these factors must be understood if health care professionals are to intervene effectively to address disparities and improve breast cancer outcomes for all women. Methods: A review of the breast cancer literature was conducted in order to: (1) describe breast cancer disparities in the United States; (2) delineate factors that might contribute to those disparities; (3) assess possible mitigating factors for predominant causes; (4) begin to decide how health care interventions might allay the factors that contribute to disparities in breast cancer incidence and mortality. Results: Breast cancer incidence and outcome disparities in the United States are due to multiple interacting factors. These include information about treatment, different types of treatment, the emotional context of decision-making, and patient preference for level of involvement. Treatment decision-making is complex. Conclusion: Health literacy and level of decision-making involvement, both embedded in social and economic reality, are key components in breast cancer treatment decision-making and may contribute to breast cancer disparities in the United States. Current models of shared decision-making may not be generalizable to all breast cancer patients. Practice implications: Optimal breast cancer outcomes for all women depend on culturally and ethnically appropriate professional support. #

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“…Studies focused on the role of coping in well-being of chronically ill individuals have indicated that approachcoping strategies and strategies directed at the acceptance of the chronic disease are associated with better functioning, while strategies directed at avoiding or psychologically disengaging from the chronic disease are related to worse functioning, such as poor physical health, poor psychological adjustment, and increased psychological distress (Culver et al 2004;Heijmans 1999;Helder et al 2001;Kershaw et al 2004;Murphy et al 1999;Rutter and Rutter 2002;Scharloo et al 1998). Moos-Morris et al (1996) studied the relationship between illness cognition and coping with the patients of chronic fatigue syndrome.…”

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