Psychosocial correlates of breast cancer and its treatments.

Meyerowitz, Beth E.

doi:10.1037/0033-2909.87.1.108

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“…Such qualities include aspects of personality (such as optimism), but they are not limited to personality. Social integration is another important resilience variable, [22][23][24] and there may be others.…”

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Enhancing adaptation during treatment and the role of individual differences

Carver

2005

Cancer

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With increased effectiveness of medical treatment for cancer, greater attention has been directed to the quality of life of cancer patients and cancer survivors. Work on this topic is aimed at better understanding the determinants of quality of life and creating ways to optimize these outcomes. Insights from many disciplines inform this effort. For example, personality psychology suggests bases for naturally occurring differences in resilience but also suggests ways to enhance adaptation and promote greater resilience. The author's current work relies on a view of individuals as goal-seeking beings whose efforts toward desired outcomes are threatened by diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Some react to such adversity with increased efforts, others with a giving-up response. This difference promotes differences in emotional well being. The author's group is focused on enhancing adaptation and providing patients with skills for stress management that permit patients to remain engaged in the pursuits that form their lives. This stress-management intervention has reduced the prevalence of depression among breast cancer patients and has increased the extent to which they report positive sequelae from cancer. The latter effect also has been related to differential reduction in cortisol. Ongoing work is examining well being in longer term survivors, including the effects of this intervention and the possibility that the intervention will have positive consequences for physical health. Cancer 2005;104(11 Suppl):2602-7.

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Section: Individual Differencesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Enhancing adaptation during treatment and the role of individual differences

Carver

2005

Cancer

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“…Por su parte, el dominio ambiental incluye los recursos económicos, la libertad y seguridad física, accesibilidad y la calidad del sistema sanitario, ambiente del hogar, oportunidades de adquirir información y habilidades nuevas, actividades de ocio, medio ambiente y transporte (World Health Organization, 1996). Por lo tanto, la relación entre optimismo y estos tres dominios se traduciría en una mejora sustancial en la calidad de vida de las mujeres con cáncer de mama, pues impactaría en un conjunto amplio de variables, algunas de las cuales se han identificado como mediadoras de un mejor ajuste a la enfermedad, como el apoyo social (Meyerowitz, 1980), variables del ambiente físico y social (McDaniel, 1976;Schlossberg, 1981) y variables psicológicas (Meyerowitz, 1980), entre otras.…”

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La Relación del Optimismo y las Estrategias de Afrontamiento con la Calidad de Vida de Mujeres Con Cáncer de Mama

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Ortíz

2012

Ter Psicol

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resumenEn el presente estudio se indagó la relación entre calidad de vida (CV) de mujeres con cáncer de mama, optimismo y estrategias de afrontamiento. Veinticinco mujeres con cáncer de mama respondieron una serie de instrumentos: WHOQOL-BREF, LOT-R, CSI y un cuestionario para recoger datos sociodemográficos y de salud. Se encontraron correlaciones entre cada una de las variables independientes (optimismo y estrategias de afrontamiento) con CV, y entre las variables independientes. Un análisis de regresión múltiple mostró que la variable que mejor predice la CV es el afrontamiento, específicamente dos estrategias de afrontamiento, el apoyo social y la autocrítica, que en conjunto explican un 50.7% de la varianza de la CV. Se discuten las implicaciones teóricas y prácticas de estos resultados en el desarrollo de intervenciones multidisciplinarias, así como también las limitaciones de este estudio y sugerencias de futuras líneas de investigación. Palabras clave: calidad de vida, optimismo, afrontamiento, cáncer de mama. abstractIn the present study we investigated the relationship between quality of life (QOL) of women with breast cancer, optimism and coping strategies. Twenty-five women with breast cancer were asked to answer a series of instruments: WHOQOL-BREF, LOT-R, CSI and a questionnaire to collect sociodemographic and health data. Correlations were found between each of the independent variables (optimism and coping strategies) with QOL and between the independent variables. A multiple regression analysis showed that the strongest predictor of QOL is the coping, specifically two coping strategies, social support and self-criticism, which together account for a 50.7% of the variance of the QOL. We discuss the theoretical and practical implications of these results in the development of multidisciplinary interventions, as well as the limitations of this study and suggestions for future research.

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“…Destek gruplar›na kat›lan kanser hastas› kad›nlar›n kat›lmayanlara oranla ortalama iki kat daha uzun yaflad›klar› bulunmufltur. Meyerowitz (1980)'e göre tan› sonras›ndaki ortama ait etmenler, özellikle destekleyici duygusal iliflkiler, hastan›n meme kanserine karfl› gelifltirdi¤i mutsuzluk tepkisinin derecesini etkilemektedir. Northouse (1988) ameliyat sonras› 3. ve 30. günlerde meme kanseri hastalar›ndan üst düzeyde destek alanlar›n, düflük düzeyde sosyal destek alanlardan daha az uyum sorunu yaflad›klar›n› belirtmifltir.…”

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Kanser Hastalarının Algıladıkları Sosyal Destek Düzeyine İlişkin Betimsel Bir Çalışma

Özyurt¹

2007

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Psychosocial correlates of breast cancer and its treatments.

Cited by 316 publications

References 116 publications

Enhancing adaptation during treatment and the role of individual differences

Enhancing adaptation during treatment and the role of individual differences

La Relación del Optimismo y las Estrategias de Afrontamiento con la Calidad de Vida de Mujeres Con Cáncer de Mama

Kanser Hastalarının Algıladıkları Sosyal Destek Düzeyine İlişkin Betimsel Bir Çalışma

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