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Schroeder HS, Israeli A, Liebergall MI, Or O, Andrews CS, Justo D, Zimlichman E. The Suitability of Measuring Patient-Reported Outcomes in Older Adults Following a Hip Fracture Using the Short-Form 36 Questionnaire: A Qualitative Description Approach. INQUIRY : A JOURNAL OF MEDICAL CARE ORGANIZATION, PROVISION AND FINANCING 2023; 60:469580231171819. [PMID: 37183709 DOI: 10.1177/00469580231171819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Hip-fractures (HF) in older adults are associated with poor outcomes and high costs. Measuring quality-of-care of HF patients has focused on clinical definitions rather than on measuring outcomes that are meaningful to the patient. Healthcare systems worldwide are increasingly interested in patient-reported outcome measures (PROs). The Short-form (SF36) questionnaire is a recommended measure among older adults however it's comprehensiveness and uniqueness for specific patients after a HF is not clear. The aims of this study were to: understand the perspective of the older adults experience following HF, to assess the suitability of the SF36 as a PRO for HF and to determine the best timing for questioning. A qualitative description approach was used. This took place in 2 large academic medical-centers in Israel. The inquiry was done in 2 parts by semi-structured interview. A total 15 HF patients were interviewed. Categories and themes emerging from their responses were similar to the 8 domains of the SF36 questionnaire, but the participants added clarity regarding their own needs for setting goals. In the second part, participants agreed that the SF36 reflected common issues and served as an adequate measure for personal-goal setting. The study encourages patient-centered care in older adults recovering from HF, providing evidence that the SF36 is a suitable tool for measuring PROs in HF patients. Healthcare systems focus on clinical-outcome indicators and do not reflect how the patient views his outcomes. This study provides evidence that care should be customized for each person.
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- Hanna S Schroeder
- Braun School of Public Health, the Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
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- Dr. Julien Rozan Professor of Family Medicine and Health Promotion, Hebrew University - Hadassah Medical School
- Department of Health Policy, Health Care Management and Health Economics, Hebrew University - Hadassah Faculty of Medicine
- Chief Scientist, Israel Ministry of Health
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- Orthopedic Department of Surgery, Hadassah Medical Center, Hebrew University, Jerusalem Israel
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- Orthopedic Department of Surgery, Hadassah Medical Center, Hebrew University, Jerusalem Israel
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- Geriatics Department, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel
- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
- Central Management,Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel
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Mantzoukas S, Kotrotsiou S, Mentis M, Paschou A, Diamantopoulos E, Kotrotsiou E, Gouva M. Exploring the Impact of Shame on Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Individuals. J Nurs Scholarsh 2021; 53:439-448. [PMID: 33870602 DOI: 10.1111/jnu.12663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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PURPOSE To explore the relationship between shame, ageing, physical disease, and quality of life in Greek older people. DESIGN AND METHODS A cross-sectional design using a stratified random cluster sample of older adults from Open Care Centers for the Elderly in the region of Epirus, Greece. Data were collected using (a) the Short Form-36 Health Survey, (b) the Other As Shamer Scale, and (c) the Experience of Shame Scale. Data were analyzed using SPSS software. RESULTS Internal shame was positively correlated with external shame (Pearson's r(177) =, p < .01), with negative effect on the mental component in both men and women (effect on women bW = -0.173, pW = .004, effect on men bM = -0.138, pM = .047), b = path analysis beta coefficient and with a significant negative effect on the physical health component for men. External shame was found to have a significant negative effect on women's mental health (b = -0.266, p = .002) and a nonsignificant effect on the physical health component. Age was negatively related with the physical health component in both groups (bW = -0.392, pW = .002 and bM = -0.384, pM = .003), while the presence of a bodily disease corresponded with a lower physical health component score for men (b = -4.267, p = .033). CONCLUSION Shame in older individuals is present in both sexes. Older males suffering from a physical disease displayed a greater decline of the health-related quality of life on physical health components, leading to greater internal shame. Older females suffering from a physical disease displayed a greater decline of health-related quality of life on mental health components, leading to greater external shame. CLINICAL RELEVANCE These results indicate the need for developing assessment and care plans for older individuals that incorporate in them the concept of shame as a factor in dealing with and adapting to physical disease.
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- Assistant Professor, Department of Education and Social Work, University of Patra, Greece
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- Teaching Fellow, Department of Nursing, University of Ioannina, Greece
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- Professor, Department of Nursing, University of Ioannina, Greece
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Márquez-Palacios JH, Yanez-Peñúñuri LY, Salazar-Estrada JG. Relación entre sentido de coherencia y diabetes mellitus: una revisión sistemática. CIENCIA & SAUDE COLETIVA 2020; 25:3955-3967. [DOI: 10.1590/1413-812320202510.34312018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2018] [Accepted: 01/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Resumen El objetivo fue sintetizar las mejores evidencias científicas sobre el efecto del sentido de coherencia en el desarrollo de la enfermedad, tratamiento e indicadores biomédicos de control metabólico y desarrollo de complicaciones de personas en riesgo de desarrollar diabetes y en diabéticos. El método utilizado fue la revisión sistemática. Búsqueda y selección por dos revisores independientes en las bases de datos Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed, Ebsco, Science Direct y manuales, disponibles hasta 2017, en español e inglés, en población con edad superior a 18 años. De un total de 154 estudios, 20 artículos fueron incluidos en la revisión sistemática. Más de la mitad de los estudios utilizaron la versión SOC-13 para la verificación del sentido de coherencia y el indicador de control metabólico más frecuente fue la hemoglobina glucosilada. Además, 14, de los 20 estudios, encontraron una relación estadísticamente significativa entre el sentido de coherencia y la diabetes. Se concluye que el sentido de coherencia tiene una fuerte correlación con la diabetes en las diferentes fases de la enfermedad y está relacionado con la reducción del riesgo para el desarrollo de la enfermedad, la reducción de los valores de hemoglobina glucosilada y la aparición de complicaciones de la diabetes mellitus.
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Cohee A, Storey S, Winger JG, Cella D, Stump T, Monahan PO, Champion VL. A cohort study of quality of life in partners of young breast cancer survivors compared to partners of healthy controls. J Patient Rep Outcomes 2020; 4:19. [PMID: 32144626 PMCID: PMC7060298 DOI: 10.1186/s41687-020-0184-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2019] [Accepted: 02/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Partners of young breast cancer survivors (BCS) are at increased risk for deficits in quality of life (QoL). To intervene effectively, it is important to understand how the breast cancer experience impacts partners. The purpose of this study was to compare QoL between partners of young BCS and partners of healthy acquaintance controls. METHODS Partners of young BCS (3-8 years post treatment and ≤ 45 years old at diagnosis) and partners of age-matched healthy acquaintance controls completed questionnaires on overall, physical (physical function, sexual difficulty), social (personal resources, sexual enjoyment, marital satisfaction, partner social support, social constraints, parenting satisfaction), psychological (depressive symptoms), and spiritual (behaviors, beliefs, and activities) QoL. Analyses included descriptive statistics and one-way ANOVA to compare partner groups on all study variables. RESULTS Although partners of young BCS (n = 227) reported fewer social constraints (p < .001), they reported lower overall QoL (p < .001), fewer personal resources (p < .001), more sexual difficulty (p = .019), less sexual enjoyment (p = .002), less marital satisfaction (p = .019), more depressive symptoms (p = .024), and fewer spiritual behaviors (p < .001), beliefs (p = .001) and activities (p = .003) compared to partners of healthy acquaintance controls (n = 170). Additional analysis showed that perceptions that the relationship changed for the better since cancer, social constraints, partner social support, and depression predicted marital satisfaction among partners of young BCS. CONCLUSIONS Partners of young BCS are at risk for poorer overall, physical, social, psychological, and spiritual QoL compared to partners of healthy women. Interventions targeting QoL domains may enable partners to effectively support their partner and improve their QoL.
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- Andrea Cohee
- Indiana University School of Nursing, 600 Barnhill Drive, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA.
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- Indiana University School of Nursing, 600 Barnhill Drive, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Indiana University School of Nursing, 600 Barnhill Drive, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA
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Bonzanini LIL, Soldera EB, Ortigara GB, Schulz RE, Knorst JK, Ardenghi TM, Ferrazzo KL. Effect of the sense of coherence and associated factors in the quality of life of head and neck cancer patients. Braz Oral Res 2020; 34:e009. [PMID: 32049110 DOI: 10.1590/1807-3107bor-2020.vol34.0009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2019] [Accepted: 12/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The sense of coherence (SOC) is a measure of global orientation regarding the ability of individuals to cope with stressful situations. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the association between SOC and quality of life (QoL) and clinical and sociodemographic characteristics among survivors of oral, oropharynx, hypopharynx, or larynx cancer. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 90 cancer patients in follow up at the Santa Maria University Hospital in southern Brazil who had completed conformal 3D radiotherapy at least three months earlier. QoL was assessed using the University of Washington Quality of Life (UW-QOL) questionnaire and SOC was measured using the Brazilian version of the SOC-13 questionnaire. Data on socio-demographic characteristics and the disease were obtained from patients' charts. Oral clinical conditions were also evaluated. Associations between exploratory variables and mean UW-QOL scores were evaluated through Poisson regression and the results were presented as rate ratios (RR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI). The mean overall UW-QOL score was 67.90 (± 18.71). Moderate and high SOC scores were associated with higher mean UW-QOL scores, that is, individuals with a stronger SOC demonstrated better QoL, (p < 0.05). Regarding the clinical variables, individuals with advanced stage cancer and those with hyposalivation and trismus had poorer QoL (p < 0.05). Patients with a greater SOC reported a better quality of life. Our findings show the importance of focusing on psychosocial factors, which can alleviate the impact caused by the disease and improve the QoL of these patients.
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- Laura Izabel Lampert Bonzanini
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), School of Dentistry, Department of Surgery and Orthopedics, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), School of Dentistry, Department of Stomatology, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), School of Dentistry, Department of Stomatology, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), School of Dentistry, Department of Stomatology, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), School of Dentistry, Department of Stomatology, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), School of Dentistry, Department of Stomatology, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), School of Dentistry, Department of Pathology, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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Shamloo MBB, Nasiri M, Maneiy M, Kiarsi M, Madmoli Y. Correlation between ways of coping and quality of life in Iranian husbands of women with breast cancer. Int J Palliat Nurs 2020; 26:84-90. [PMID: 32125917 DOI: 10.12968/ijpn.2020.26.2.84] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Palliative nursing care provides the best possible quality of life (QoL) for patients who face life-threatening conditions, such as breast cancer, and their families. It seems that coping with breast cancer can affect couples' QoL. Hence, this study aimed to assess the potential role of ways of coping (WOC) in QoL among husbands of women with breast cancer. METHOD In this cross-sectional study, 150 men whose wives were affected by non-metastatic breast cancer and were at least 4 months post-diagnosis, were recruited. The Persian version of the WOC questionnaire (WOCQ) and the World Health Organization's QoL brief questionnaire (WHOQoL-BREF) were used to measure WOC and QoL. ThePearson correlation test was applied to assess bivariate correlation of the variables. RESULTS A significant direct correlation was found between the total WHOQoL-BREF score and all subscales of WOCQ, except escape-avoidance coping (r=-0.017, P=0.830). Most dimensions of the WHOQoL-BREF and WOCQ subscales were correlated significantly and directly. Nevertheless, escape-avoidance coping had a significant indirect correlation with the physical dimension of WHOQoL-BREF (r=-0.220, P=0.007). CONCLUSIONS Findings indicated a need for coping-based interventions in palliative nursing to improve QoL in husbands of women with breast cancer.
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- Marzieh Beigom Bigdeli Shamloo
- Bigdeli Shamloo Faculty member, Paramedical School, Dezful University of Medical Sciences, Dezful, Iran and PhD student, Nursing and Midwifery School, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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- PhD student, Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran and Department of Operating Room Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Faculty member, Nursing and Midwifery School, Dezful University of Medical Sciences, Dezful, Iran and PhD student, Health School, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Faculty member, Nursing and Midwifery School, Dezful University of Medical Sciences, Dezful, Iran and PhD student, Health School, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- Clinical nurse, Nursing and Midwifery School, Ahvaz Jundishpour University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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Congard A, Christophe V, Duprez C, Baudry AS, Antoine P, Lesur A, Loustalot C, Guillemet C, Leclercq M, Segura C, Carlier D, Lefeuvre-Plesse C, Simon H, Frenel JS, Vanlemmens L. The self-reported perceptions of the repercussions of the disease and its treatments on daily life for young women with breast cancer and their partners. J Psychosoc Oncol 2018; 37:50-68. [PMID: 30295567 DOI: 10.1080/07347332.2018.1479326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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PURPOSE This study aimed to compare the self-reported perceptions of the repercussions of the disease and its treatments and emotional distress in young women with breast cancer and their partners. DESIGN Cross-sectional study using self-reported questionnaires. SAMPLE 491 couples in which women were aged <45 years when diagnosed with non-metastatic breast cancer in four different groups of treatment: during chemotherapy with or without Trastuzumab; under Trastuzumab with or without hormone therapy; during hormone therapy; and during the follow-up period. METHODS Patients and partners completed a questionnaire assessing their self-reported perceptions of the disease and treatments (Patient YW-BCI and Partner YW-BCI for the partners) and their emotional distress (CESD; STAI). FINDINGS Patients reported more difficulties than partners in the management of child(ren) and everyday life, body image and sexuality, negative affectivity about the disease and apprehension about the future, career management, and finances. While the difficulties were generally more marked in the chemotherapy and Trastuzumab groups than in the hormone therapy and follow-up groups, the negative affectivity about the disease and apprehension about the future was high in all four groups, especially in patients. The partners reported more difficulties in sharing with close relatives, and even more in those groups reflecting the latest treatment phases. No difference appeared between patients and partners in couple cohesion and deterioration of relationships with relatives. Partners were less anxious than patients but as depressed as them. CONCLUSIONS Difficulties of patients and partners seem particularly severe in the early care pathway, maybe reflecting better adjustment in women under surveillance and their partners. A longitudinal study will substantiate this finding and enable a better identification of some explanatory processes of these differences and similarities in the daily self-reported repercussions of the disease throughout the cancer care pathway. Implications for psychosocial oncology: It seems important to support young women with breast cancer and their partners, as our results evidence distress in both and differences according to the type of treatment the woman is currently receiving. Healthcare providers need consistent methods to identify and respond to couples' distress and reduce significant disparities in support.
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- Anne Congard
- a Aix-Marseille Université , Centre de Recherche PsyCLE (EA 3273) , Aix en Provence , France
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- b Univ. Lille, UMR 9193 - SCALab - Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives , Lille , France.,c SIRIC ONCOLille , Lille , France
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- b Univ. Lille, UMR 9193 - SCALab - Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives , Lille , France.,c SIRIC ONCOLille , Lille , France
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- b Univ. Lille, UMR 9193 - SCALab - Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives , Lille , France.,c SIRIC ONCOLille , Lille , France
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- b Univ. Lille, UMR 9193 - SCALab - Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives , Lille , France
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- d Centre Alexis Vautrin , Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy , France
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- k CHRU Brest Morvan Institut de cancérologie et hématologie , Brest , France
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- l Centre René Gauducheau , Institut de Cancérologie de l'Ouest , Saint-Herblain , France
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Lopes VB, Lobo APA, Da Silva Junior GB, Melo AK, Lamboglia CG, Silva CABD. The experience of male spouses in the context of breast cancer: a systematic review of the literature. PSYCHOL HEALTH MED 2017; 23:89-98. [DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2017.1332374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- Postgraduate Program in Collective Health, University of Fortaleza (Unifor), Fortaleza, Brazil
- Postgraduate Program in Psychology, University of Fortaleza (Unifor), Fortaleza, Brazil
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Popa-Velea O, Diaconescu L, Jidveian Popescu M, Truţescu C. Resilience and active coping style: Effects on the self-reported quality of life in cancer patients. Int J Psychiatry Med 2017; 52:124-136. [PMID: 28792288 DOI: 10.1177/0091217417720895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Objective This study aimed to assess the association between resilience, active coping styles and the self-perceived quality of life in cancer patients. Additionally, we evaluated the contribution brought to quality of life by demographic variables (age, gender, occupational status) and medical ones (tumour, node and metastasis [TNM] stage, time from diagnosis, number of treatment lines). Methods The study design was cross-sectional. One hundred and seventy-eight patients (94 males, 84 females; mean age 56.20, SD = 7.81) consecutively admitted to two specialty hospitals in Bucharest and displaying TNM cancer stages II-IV were administered the Brief COPE Questionnaire, the RS-14 Resilience Scale and the Rotterdam symptom checklist. Hierarchical regression was used to analyze the relationship between the study variables and the quality of life components (physical distress, psychological distress, and the ability to remain active). Results The quality of life scores were within the average limits, despite 87.6% of patients being in an advanced cancer stage. Both resilience and active coping scores were in the higher range (resilience mean = 78.10, SD = 13.31, 95%CI = 76.14-80.06; active coping mean = 18.33, SD = 4.39, 95%CI = 17.68-18.98). Resilience correlated significantly with all quality of life components (global: p < .001, physical distress: p < .04, psychological distress: p < .0005, activity level: p < .03), whereas active coping did it only indirectly, via resilience. Among other variables, occupational status and time from diagnosis correlated inversely to two of quality of life components, and TNM stage to all. Conclusions This study points out the importance of resilience in influencing the self-perception of quality of life in cancer patients. Considering that resilience can be improved through psychological intervention, our findings may be useful for the design, adjustment, and implementation of future psychotherapeutic protocols.
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- Ovidiu Popa-Velea
- 1 Department of Medical Psychology, Bucharest Faculty of Medicine, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
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- 1 Department of Medical Psychology, Bucharest Faculty of Medicine, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
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- 1 Department of Medical Psychology, Bucharest Faculty of Medicine, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
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- 1 Department of Medical Psychology, Bucharest Faculty of Medicine, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
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Czamanski-Cohen J, Weihs KL. The Bodymind Model: A platform for studying the mechanisms of change induced by art therapy. ARTS IN PSYCHOTHERAPY 2016; 51:63-71. [PMID: 27777492 DOI: 10.1016/j.aip.2016.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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This paper introduces the Bodymind model of Art Therapy and delineates the processes through which it has salutary effects on individuals coping with a variety of health related challenges. The goal of this model is to articulate how activation, reorganization, growth and reintegration of the self can emerge from bodymind processes activated by art therapy. It provides a framework for the conduct of research that will test the key theoretical mechanisms through which art therapy benefits clients. We expect this model to be a spring board for discussion, debate and development of the profession of art therapy. Furthermore, we hope readers can use this model to conduct sound mechanistic studies. This paper can inform social scientists and medical professionals on the manner in which art making can contribute to health.
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- J Czamanski-Cohen
- The Creative Arts Therapies Research Center, The Graduate School of Creative Arts Therapies, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel 3498838; The Department of Psychiatry and Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA 85719
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- The Department of Psychiatry and Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA 85719
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