Positive and negative affect after a diagnosis of advanced cancer

Voogt, E.; Heide, A. van der; Leeuwen, A. F. van; Visser, A. P.; Passchier, J.; Maas, Pierre

doi:10.1037/e524332011-022

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“…Finding the association between positive and negative affect and personality is consistent with prior research showing the association with affect being associated with fewer reported symptoms and better self-reported health among cancer patients [8,30]. This and other studies have shown an inverse association between high neuroticism and lower mental functioning of cancer patients [8,11].…”

Section: Predictors Of Mental Functioningsupporting

confidence: 80%

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Race Differences in Personality and Affect Between Older White and Black Patients: an Exploratory Study

Krok‐Schoen

Baker

2014

J. Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities

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Objective There is limited research focusing on the five-factor model (FFM) of personality among diverse older adults, particularly cancer patient populations. This study aimed to examine the association of personality traits, positive and negative affect, and health in White and Black older adults receiving outpatient treatment for various cancer types. Design Data were collected from 150 patients (123 White and 27 Black patients), with a mean age of 65.38 years (SD=7.72). Participants were surveyed on personality traits, affect, physical and mental functioning, and demographic characteristics. Results Analyses showed no significant race differences in the FFM of personality. However, Black patients reported significantly higher positive affect than White patients. Results further indicated that higher positive affect and lower negative affect were significant predictors of higher mental functioning for White patients. Neuroticism predicted worse mental functioning (lower vitality, social functioning, emotions, and mental health) in Black patients but not for the White patients. Conclusion These findings suggest associations among identified sociocultural factors, personality, affect, and health. These characteristics may ultimately influence health outcomes and symptom management across various patient populations.

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Section: Predictors Of Mental Functioningsupporting

confidence: 80%

“…Reliability analysis of the current study found Cronbach's alpha for the Positive Affect and Negative Affect scales are 0.86 and 0.85, respectively. The PANAS has been validated in older adult [29], cancer patient [8,30], and racially diverse [31,32] study samples.…”

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Race Differences in Personality and Affect Between Older White and Black Patients: an Exploratory Study

Krok‐Schoen

Baker

2014

J. Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities

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“…27,35 It has been suggested that SpWB and psychological well-being may have considerable overlap. 48,49 The maximum magnitude (0.73) of association in our review suggests < 53.3% of the association's variance is accounted for by construct similarity.…”

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“…40 QOL outcomes were reported as overall QOL (total score or one-item global measure), summated scores of physical health (physical component summary [PCS]) or mental health (mental component summary [MCS]), or were broken down to domains of physical, social, emotional, and functional wellbeing. Four studies targeted the mental 27,35 or physical dimensions of QOL 17,41 without assessing overall QOL.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Twenty-seven studies were conducted in the United States, two in Australia, 20,21 two in Jordan, 22,23 and one study each in Japan, Iran, Italy, the Netherlands, and Canada. [24][25][26][27][28] Sample size ranged from 44 18 to 8805. 29 Thirteen studies conducted in the United States had a significant proportion of subjects that belong to racial, ethnic, or religious minorities.…”

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A Systematic Review of Associations between Spiritual Well-Being and Quality of Life at the Scale and Factor Levels in Studies among Patients with Cancer

Bai

Lazenby

2015

Journal of Palliative Medicine

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Objective: The purpose of this systematic review was to examine the literature for associations between spiritual well-being and quality of life (QOL) among adults diagnosed with cancer. Methods: A systematic literature search was conducted in the PubMed and CINAHL databases on descriptive correlational studies that provided bivariate correlations or multivariate associations between spiritual well-being and QOL. A total of 566 citations were identified; 36 studies were included in the final review. Thirty-two studies were cross-sectional and four longitudinal; 27 were from the United States. Sample size ranged from 44 to 8805 patients. Results: A majority of studies reported a positive association (ranges from 0.36 to 0.70) between overall spiritual well-being and QOL, which was not equal among physical, social, emotional, and functional wellbeing. The 16 studies that examined the Meaning/Peace factor and its association with QOL reported a positive association for overall QOL (ranges from 0.49 to 0.70) and for physical (ranges from 0.25 to 0.28) and mental health (ranges from 0.55 to 0.73), and remained significant after controlling for demographic and clinical variables. The Faith factor was not consistently associated with QOL. Conclusions: This review found consistent independent associations between spiritual well-being and QOL at the scale and factor (Meaning/Peace) levels, lending support for integrating Meaning/Peace constituents into assessment of QOL outcomes among people with cancer; more research is needed to verify our findings. The number of studies conducted on spiritual well-being and the attention to its importance globally emphasizes its importance in enhancing patients' QOL in cancer care.

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CBT for emotional distress of people with cancer: some personal observations

Greer

2007

Psycho-Oncology

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The detrimental effect of a helpless coping response on the quality of life of cancer patients is well documented. Helplessness is significantly related to emotional distress. There is also evidence that this coping response is an independent prognostic factor associated with a significantly increased risk of disease recurrence and death. These findings highlight the need to develop specific strategies to enable patients to overcome helplessness. Recent research in patients with advanced cancer indicates that emotional distress appears to be caused by low levels of positive effect. Consequently, attention should be paid to the much neglected study of positive psychological states such as fighting spirit and resilience. In the meantime, some suggestions-based on clinical experience-of inducing and fostering positive effect in our patients are outlined.

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Positive and negative affect after a diagnosis of advanced cancer

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Race Differences in Personality and Affect Between Older White and Black Patients: an Exploratory Study

Race Differences in Personality and Affect Between Older White and Black Patients: an Exploratory Study

A Systematic Review of Associations between Spiritual Well-Being and Quality of Life at the Scale and Factor Levels in Studies among Patients with Cancer

CBT for emotional distress of people with cancer: some personal observations

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