Emotional adjustment in terminal patients: A quantitative approach.

Carey, Raymond G.

doi:10.1037/h0037084

Cited by 53 publications

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“…Chronicity of physical discomfort and disruption of function may be most responsible for the deleterious effects of such stresses on morale and adjustment to living with illness (12,13,18,39). Expressions of support received during times of severe and chronic disability may only serve to highlight the person's inability to reciprocate that support.…”

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“…Though few studies have examined social support among cancer patients, the research suggests that social support is associated with better psychosocial adjustment to cancer (12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17). Individuals who were able to maintain close and satisfying relationships with significant others demonstrated a better adjustment to their illness and its treatment than those who did not have supportive relationships.…”

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Social Supports as Stress Buffers for Adult Cancer Patients

Revenson

Wollman

Felton

1983

Psychosomatic Medicine

129

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Although a growing body of research evidence suggests that persons encountering stressful life circumstances are protected from potential declines in health and well-being by supportive relationships, the evidence for the stress-buffering qualities of social support for cancer patients is equivocal. This study examines the relationship between naturally occurring, supportive behaviors and psychological adjustment to the illness for 32 nonhospitalized adult cancer patients, and includes follow-up data collected 7 months after the initial interview. Results indicated that although support appeared to have few effects on adjustment at either time point for the sample as a whole, social support was related to poorer adjustment for patients not undergoing chemotherapy or radiation treatments, or for those with many limitations on physical functioning. These findings, though tentative because of the sample size, point to the need to consider the specific contextual stresses the cancer patient is experiencing in evaluating psychosocial adjustment to the illness, and suggest caution in assuming social supports to be a universal boon.

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Social Supports as Stress Buffers for Adult Cancer Patients

Revenson

Wollman

Felton

1983

Psychosomatic Medicine

129

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“…The benefit of social support has been demonstrated with patients in the advanced stages of cancer (Carey, 1974), as well as patients with more favorable prognoses (Bloom, 1982;Cobliner, 1977;Currier, 1966;Dunkel-Schetter, 1984;Funch & Mettlin, 1982;Giacquinta, 1977;Grandstaff, 1976;Kaplan et al, 1988;Klein et al, 1976;Lichtman & Taylor, 1986;Morris, 1979). Longitudinal studies of social support indicate that the benefits of receiving social support endure over time (Vachon, 1979;Weisman & Worden, 1975).…”

Section: Social Supportmentioning

confidence: 95%

Expanding the Walls of the Health Care Encounter: Support and Outcomes for Patients Online

Robinson

Turner

Levine

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Health Communication

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This paper assesses the relationship between patient-health care provider (HCP) interaction and health behaviors. In total, 109 Native American patients diagnosed with diabetes mellitus were enrolled in a Web-based diabetes monitoring system. The system tracks patient-HCP interaction, and in total 924 personal messages were exchanged. These 924 messages contained 6,411 message units that were content analyzed using a nine-category scheme. Patient blood glucose monitoring was found to be related to the frequency of phatic communication, informational social support, and tangible social support messages, as well as messages containing references to personal contact. Finally, person-centered messages proved to be the single best predictor of patient involvement with the telemedicine system (as measured by the number of times the patient logged into the system).

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“…5. Research shows that a person who talks to others who cannot accept that they are dying is hidherself less likely to cope (Carey, 1974). 6.…”

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confidence: 99%