Measuring a new facet of post traumatic growth: Development of a scale of physical post traumatic growth in men with prostate cancer

Walsh, Deirdre; Groarke, AnnMarie; Morrison, Todd G.; Durkan, Garrett; Rogers, Eamonn; Sullivan, Frank

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0195992

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“…Families and friends may help participants in activities of daily living by providing support on health-related behaviors. As for PTG, we found that it can also decrease depression and anxiety, conforming with former research [ 34 ]. Moreover, PTG can lead to more health-related behaviors such as mask-wearing, temperature-taking and disinfection.…”

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The impact of health education videos on general public’s mental health and behavior during COVID-19

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Xie

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Background COVID-19 has seriously affected people's mental health and changed their behaviors. Previous studies for mental state and behavior promotion only targeted limited people or were not suitable for daily activity restrictions. Therefore, we decided to explore the effect of health education videos on people’s mental state and health-related behaviors. Methods Based on WeChat, QQ, and other social media, we conducted an online survey by snowball sampling. Spearman’s non-parametric method was used to analyze the correlation related to mental health problems and health-related behaviors. Besides, we used binary logistic regression analyses to examine mental health problems and health-related behaviors' predictors. We performed SPSS macro PROCESS (model 4 and model 6) to analyze mediation relationships between exposure to health education videos and depression/anxiety/health-related behaviors. These models were regarded as exploratory. Results Binary logistic regression analyses indicated that people who watched the health education videos were more likely to wear masks (OR 1.15, p < 0.001), disinfect (OR 1.26, p < 0.001), and take temperature (OR 1.37, p < 0.001). With higher level of posttraumatic growth (PTG) or perceived social support (PSS), people had lower percentage of depression (For PSS, OR 0.98, p < 0.001; For PTG, OR 0.98, p < 0.01) and anxiety (For PSS, OR 0.98, p < 0.001; For PTG, OR 0.98, p = 0.01) and better health behaviors. The serial multiple-mediation model supported the positive indirect effects of exposure to health education videos on the depression and three health-related behaviors through PSS and PTG (Depression: B[SE] = − 0.0046 [0.0021], 95% CI − 0.0098, − 0.0012; Mask-wearing: B[SE] = 0.0051 [0.0023], 95% CI 0.0015, 0.0010; Disinfection: B[SE] = 0.0059 [0.0024], 95% CI 0.0024, 0.0012; Temperature-taking: B[SE] = 0.0067 [0.0026], 95% CI 0.0023, 0.0013). Conclusion Exposure to health education videos can improve people's self-perceived social support and inner growth and help them cope with the adverse impact of public health emergencies with better mental health and health-related behaviors.

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The impact of health education videos on general public’s mental health and behavior during COVID-19

Yang

Xie

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“…Among the many potential positive changes that might occur in response to trauma, new awareness and increased wisdom are central to the growth concept. The new awareness ranges from increased awareness of human potential, existential awareness (meaning and purpose) and greater appreciation of life [46][47][48]. The validated Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI) includes "New Possibilities" questions such as "New opportunities are available, which wouldn't have been otherwise" and "I established a new path for my life".…”

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Catalyst Twenty-Twenty: Post-Traumatic Growth at Scales of Person, Place and Planet

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Planetary health is a broad multidisciplinary effort that attempts to address what has been described as “Anthropocene Syndrome”—the wicked, interrelated challenges of our time. These include, but are not limited to, grotesque biodiversity losses, climate change, environmental degradation, resource depletion, the global burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), health inequalities, social injustices, erosion of wisdom and civility, together with the many structural underpinnings of these grand challenges. The ultimate aim of planetary health is flourishing along every link in the person, place and planet continuum. The events of “2020” have illuminated the consequences of “mass trauma” and how sub-threshold anxiety and/or depressive symptoms erase the rigid lines between mental “health” and mental “disorders”, and unmasked the systemic forms of injustice, discrimination, and oppression that have too often escaped discourse. Here, we query the ways in which post-traumatic growth research might inform the larger planetary health community, especially in the context of a global pandemic, broadening socioeconomic inequalities, a worsening climate crisis, and the rise of political authoritarianism. The available research would suggest that “2020” fulfills the trauma criteria of having a “seismic impact on the assumptive world”, and as such, provides fertile ground for post-traumatic growth. Among the many potential positive changes that might occur in response to trauma, we focus on the value of new awareness, perspective and greater wisdom.

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“…However, in recent years, when asked survivors report positive changes (e.g., life satisfaction and appreciation, positive and stronger social connections) associated with their cancer diagnosis, referred to as positive psychology (Gesselman et al, 2017;Jansen et al, 2011;Mosher et al, 2017;Park & Sinnott, 2018;Walsh et al, 2018). Positive psychology, such as benefit-finding and posttraumatic growth, focuses on personal character strengths and positive mental states that improve quality of life (Casellas-Grau et al, 2016;Cerezo et al, 2014;Gesselman et al, 2017;Jansen et al, 2011;Macaskill, 2016;Mosher et al, 2017;Park, 2016;Walsh et al, 2018; A. W. Wang & Hoyt, 2018). Benefit-finding is an immediate process where survivors re-assign positive meanings to their cancer diagnosis (Jansen et al, 2011;Mosher et al, 2017).…”

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Relationships Between Colorectal Cancer Survivors’ Positive Psychology, Symptoms, and Quality of Life

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This cross-sectional study examined colorectal cancer (CRC) survivors’ symptom and symptom cluster characteristics (occurrence, frequency, and severity), positive psychology (benefit-finding and post-traumatic growth), and quality of life (QoL), and determined whether positive psychology moderates symptoms and QoL relationship during acute cancer survivorship, time from diagnosis to treatment completion. A total of 117 CRC survivors completed demographics, symptoms, QoL, and positive psychology questionnaires. Descriptive statistics, multiple linear regression, and moderation analyses were performed. Participants reported high QoL (94%, M = 5.15) and moderate-high positive psychology (75%, M = 3.21). Nineteen symptoms and five symptom clusters were inversely related to QoL ( p < .05). Positive psychology ( M = ~≥3.24) moderated the relationship of QoL ( p < .05) with symptoms occurrence ( n = 10), symptom severity ( n = 1), and with the generalized symptom cluster (weakness, fatigue, dizziness, drowsy, sleep disturbances, and pain). Positive psychology aids in symptom management and improves QoL. Nurses are poised to identify, prevent, promote, and advocate self-management skills to improve health-related outcomes.

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Measuring a new facet of post traumatic growth: Development of a scale of physical post traumatic growth in men with prostate cancer

Cited by 15 publications

References 41 publications

The impact of health education videos on general public’s mental health and behavior during COVID-19

The impact of health education videos on general public’s mental health and behavior during COVID-19

Catalyst Twenty-Twenty: Post-Traumatic Growth at Scales of Person, Place and Planet

Relationships Between Colorectal Cancer Survivors’ Positive Psychology, Symptoms, and Quality of Life

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