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Wang Y, Yang Q, Liu Y, Zheng G, Fan F, Tian H, Zhang X. Psychosomatic mechanisms of heart failure symptoms on quality of life in patients with chronic heart failure: A multi-centre cross-sectional study. J Clin Nurs 2024; 33:1839-1848. [PMID: 38044710 DOI: 10.1111/jocn.16955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2023] [Revised: 08/29/2023] [Accepted: 11/17/2023] [Indexed: 12/05/2023]
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AIMS To determine the contributions of different kinds of symptoms to the quality of life and mediating effect of psychological and physical symptoms between heart failure symptoms and quality of life. DESIGN A multi-centre cross-sectional study. METHODS 2006 chronic heart failure patients from four cities were recruited in China from January 2021 to December 2022. Patients' symptoms and quality of life were self-reported, and data were analysed using correlation analysis, dominance analysis and mediating effects analysis. RESULTS The dominance analysis revealed that the overall mean contributions of heart failure, psychological and physical symptoms were .083, .085 and .111; 29.5%, 30.2% and 39.5% of the known variance. And heart failure symptoms could negatively affect quality of life through psychological and physical symptoms, accounting for 28.39% and 22.95% of the total effect. Heart failure symptoms could also affect quality of life through the chain-mediated effect of physical and psychological symptoms, accounting for 16.74%. CONCLUSIONS Physiological symptoms had the strongest effect on quality of life and heart failure symptoms had the weakest. Most of the effect for heart failure symptoms on quality of life in chronic heart failure patients was mediated by psychological and physiological symptoms. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE It is important to design non-pharmacological intervention plans for the enhancement of physical and psychological symptoms' management skills, to reduce the adverse impact of heart failure symptoms on quality of life. REPORTING METHOD Study methods and results reported in adherence to the STROBE checklist. NO PATIENT OR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION No patients or members of the public were involved in the study.
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- Yu Wang
- Department of Nursing, Fuwai Central China Cardiovascular Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Nursing, Fuwai Central China Cardiovascular Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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- Structural Heart Disease Wards, Fuwai Central China Cardiovascular Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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- Heart Failure Wards, Fuwai Central China Cardiovascular Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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- Coronary Care Unit, Fuwai Central China Cardiovascular Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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- Heart Failure Wards, Fuwai Central China Cardiovascular Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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- Henan International Travel Health Care Center, Zhengzhou, China
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Zhang X, Huang T, Sun D, Liu M, Wang Z. Illness Perception and Benefit Finding of Thyroid Cancer Survivors: A Chain Mediating Model of Sense of Coherence and Self-disclosure. Cancer Nurs 2024:00002820-990000000-00233. [PMID: 38527098 DOI: 10.1097/ncc.0000000000001347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/27/2024]
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BACKGROUND Benefit finding is gaining attention as a strong predictor of quality of life, but few studies have addressed the mechanisms of its development. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between illness perception and benefit finding in female thyroid cancer survivors and to further elucidate the mechanisms by which illness perception contributes to benefit finding through sense of coherence and self-disclosure. METHODS A total of 280 female thyroid cancer survivors completed the questionnaire between January and August 2023. The study investigated participants' baseline information, illness perception, sense of coherence, self-disclosure, and benefit finding. The bootstrap method was used to test the chain mediation effect. RESULTS The findings showed that in the chain-mediated model, illness perception negatively predicted sense of coherence (β = -.475, P < .001) and self-disclosure (β = -.335, P < .001). Sense of coherence positively predicted self-disclosure (β = .272, P < .001) and benefit finding (β = .251, P < .001). Self-disclosure positively predicted benefit finding (β = .213, P < .001). The separate mediating roles of sense of coherence and self-disclosure between illness perception and benefit finding were both significant, as were the chained mediating roles of sense of coherence, and self-disclosure. CONCLUSION This study provides a theoretical basis for elucidating the mechanisms of benefit finding and provides precise targets for clinical intervention. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE Healthcare professionals can improve mental health outcomes by improving cancer survivors' disease awareness, fostering their sense of coherence, and encouraging moderate self-disclosure to achieve benefit finding.
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- Xu Zhang
- Author Affiliations: School of Nursing, Peking University, Beijing (Drs Zhang and Wang); Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Dalian University of Technology (Liaoning Cancer Hospital and Institute, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University) (Dr Huang); and School of Nursing, Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Dr Sun), Shenyang, Liaoning; and Department of Nursing, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin (Ms Liu), China
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Yang J, Yan HL, Li YQ, Zhang L, Qiu XY, Tian YH, Gong YL, Luo CL, Wu J, Chu J. Benefit finding in chronic kidney disease patients receiving hemodialysis: a cross-sectional study. BMC Nephrol 2024; 25:46. [PMID: 38302918 PMCID: PMC10835946 DOI: 10.1186/s12882-024-03480-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 02/03/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The psychological problems of hemodialysis (HD) patients are prominent, and benefit finding (BF) have been proven beneficial to physical and mental health, fewer researchers explored BF in HD patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the current status of BF in patients with chronic kidney disease and to analyze the factors influencing it in order to provide a reference for subsequent interventions. METHODS A cross-sectional study was done on 246 HD patients by convenience sampling in the hemodialysis center of a 3 A hospital in Shanghai from March to September 2019. The measures include General Information Questionnaire, Benefit Finding Scale, Perceived Social Support Scale, General Self-efficacy Scale, and Simplified Coping Style scale. RESULTS The median (interquartile range, IQR) score of BF was 66 (IQR = 19) and it was lower compared with other chronic diseases. Significant differences in BF scores were found between different age groups, HD duration categories, and understanding degrees of HD. Taking BF as the dependent variable, the results of multiple linear regression analysis showed that age, duration of HD, family support, other support, positive coping, and self-efficacy entered the regression equation to explain 43.8% of the total variation. Social support played an indirect effect in the relationship between positive coping and BF, accounting for 54.1% of the total effect. CONCLUSION The BF of HD patients is worrisome and affected by many factors. Medical staff could pay attention to the positive psychology of HD patients, and construct individualized interventions according to the influencing factors to improve their BF level and achieve physical and mental health.
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- Jie Yang
- School of Nursing, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Health Services Management, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Nursing, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Nursing, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pain Rehabilitation, Qingdao Special Servicemen Recuperation Center of PLA NAVY, Qingdao, China
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- Trauma Surgery, Hospital of Chinese People's Armed Police Force, Jiaxing, China
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- School of Nursing, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nursing, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Nursing, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China.
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- School of Nursing, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China.
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Li H, Zhang L, Wang W, Xiang D, Zhang Z, Mei Y. Benefit finding in first-ever young and middle-aged patients who had a stroke and their spousal caregivers in China: a longitudinal mixed-methods study protocol. BMJ Open 2022; 12:e062859. [PMID: 36375986 PMCID: PMC9664300 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-062859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION The global burden caused by stroke is shifting to young and middle-aged people. Researchers have emphasised the significance of benefit finding (BF) in psychological health. However, current research has paid little attention to stroke and has discussed BF from only a single perspective, that is, that of either patients or caregivers. Our study aims to understand the changing trajectory, predictors and dyadic interaction of BF in dyads of patient who had a stroke and caregiver. METHODS AND ANALYSIS This study is a longitudinal mixed-methods, multicentre study. A total of 142 patients who had a stroke and 142 spousal caregivers will be investigated. Participants will be recruited from four large public hospitals in northern China. Quantitative and qualitative data will be collected at five time points (near discharge and 1, 3, 6 and 12 months following discharge). Validated and reliable questionnaires will be used in quantitative studies. Information on sociodemographic data, BF, functional status, perceived stress, coping styles and mutuality will be collected from the dyads. Qualitative data will be collected via semistructured interviews and observations. The growth mixture model will be used to analyse quantitative data, and Colaizzi's seven-step analysis method will be used to analyse qualitative data. We plan to conduct parallel but separate quantitative and qualitative data analyses and ultimately integrate the data sets to determine confirmation, expansion or discordance. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION All participants will be provided with an informed consent form. This study will encode all identifiable data and store all recorded data on a secure research server. This study has been approved by the Ethics Review Committee of the College of Nursing and Health, Zhengzhou University (ZZUIRB2020-53). The results of the longitudinal study will be published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at national conferences. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER ChiCTR2000039509.
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- Hui Li
- School of Nursing and Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Women and Children's Hospital, Xiamen University School of Medicine, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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- Academy of Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- School of Nursing and Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- School of Nursing and Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- School of Nursing and Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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Durosini I, Triberti S, Savioni L, Sebri V, Pravettoni G. The Role of Emotion-Related Abilities in the Quality of Life of Breast Cancer Survivors: A Systematic Review. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph191912704. [PMID: 36232004 PMCID: PMC9566755 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191912704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2022] [Revised: 09/27/2022] [Accepted: 09/29/2022] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Breast cancer survivors have to deal with notable challenges even after successful treatment, such as body image issues, depression and anxiety, the stress related to changes in lifestyle, and the continual challenges inherent to health management. The literature suggests that emotional abilities, such as emotional intelligence, emotion management, mood repair, and coping play a fundamental role in such challenges. We performed a systematic review to systematize the evidence available on the role of emotional abilities in quality of life and health management in breast cancer survivors. The search was performed on three scientific databases (Pubmed, Scopus, and PsycINFO) and, after applying exclusion criteria, yielded 33 studies, mainly of a cross-sectional nature. The results clearly support the hypothesis that emotional abilities play multiple important roles in breast cancer survivors' quality of life. Specifically, the review highlighted that coping/emotional management plays multiple roles in breast cancer survivors' well-being and health management, affecting vitality and general adjustment to cancer positivity and promoting benefit findings related to the cancer experience; however, rare negative results exist in the literature. This review highlights the relevance of emotional abilities to promoting quality of life in breast cancer survivors. Future review efforts may explore other breast cancer survivors' emotional abilities, aiming at assessing available instruments and proposing tailored psychological interventions.
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- Ilaria Durosini
- Applied Research Division for Cognitive and Psychological Science, IEO, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, 20141 Milan, Italy
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- Applied Research Division for Cognitive and Psychological Science, IEO, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, 20141 Milan, Italy
- Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, University of Milan, 20123 Milan, Italy
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- Applied Research Division for Cognitive and Psychological Science, IEO, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, 20141 Milan, Italy
- Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, University of Milan, 20123 Milan, Italy
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- Applied Research Division for Cognitive and Psychological Science, IEO, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, 20141 Milan, Italy
- Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, University of Milan, 20123 Milan, Italy
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- Applied Research Division for Cognitive and Psychological Science, IEO, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, 20141 Milan, Italy
- Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, University of Milan, 20123 Milan, Italy
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Spirituality as a Mediator Between Social Support and Benefit Finding Among Advanced Cancer Patients. Cancer Nurs 2022:00002820-990000000-00041. [DOI: 10.1097/ncc.0000000000001134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Post-Traumatic Growth in Women with Breast Cancer: Intensity and Predictors. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19116509. [PMID: 35682111 PMCID: PMC9180473 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19116509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Revised: 05/24/2022] [Accepted: 05/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Experiencing a traumatic situation such as breast cancer can, beside negative consequences, have a positive impact, described as post-traumatic growth (PTG). A factor that facilitates psychological recovery when coping with stressful events is psychological resilience. The aim of the present study was to assess whether PTG occurs in a group of women with breast cancer and whether resilience is a personal trait contributing to its occurrence. The study group comprised 100 women with breast cancer, aged 31-80 years, almost half of whom were aged 61-70 years (n = 46, 46%). The Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory, the Impact of Event Scale, and the Resilience Assessment Questionnaire (KOP) were used for the study. All women manifested PTG, with a mean intensity of 76.61 ± 13.45 points. The greatest changes were observed in the subjects' appreciation of life, and the smallest in their relations with others, self-perception, and spiritual changes. The KOP scale measured a mean resilience of 103.80 ± 16.57. The results obtained confirm the co-occurrence of psychological resilience and PTG, especially personal resilience and social competences. Additionally, women subjected to additional traumatic events other than cancer manifested a higher level of PTG.
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Zhu P, Chen C, Liu X, Gu W, Shang X. Factors associated with benefit finding and mental health of patients with cancer: a systematic review. Support Care Cancer 2022; 30:6483-6496. [PMID: 35391575 DOI: 10.1007/s00520-022-07032-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2021] [Accepted: 04/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE This systematic review was performed to identify the association between benefit finding (BF) and anxiety, depression, and distress, as well as to find factors related to BF in adult cancer patients. METHODS Five English databases and four Chinese databases were searched to identify eligible articles about BF in adult cancer patients from inception to 4 July 2021. Literature screening, data extraction, and quality assessment were carried out by two reviewers independently according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Qualitative synthesis was used to summarize the results. RESULTS Twenty-one studies involving 9601 cancer patients were included in this study. Qualitative analysis showed that BF was negatively related to anxiety, depression, and distress. Factors associated with BF included sociodemographic factors, disease-related factors, and psychological and environmental factors. CONCLUSIONS Healthcare providers should pay attention to the summarized factors of BF and construct intervention programs based on the controllable factors to improve BF in adult cancer patients, thus promoting the recovery of patients.
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- Pingting Zhu
- School of Nursing, Yangzhou University, Hanjing County, 136 Jiangyang Middle Road, Yangzhou City, 225009, Jiangsu Province, China.
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Zoonosis, Hanjing County, 136 Jiangyang Middle Road, Yangzhou City, 225009, Jiangsu Province, China.
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- School of Nursing, Yangzhou University, Hanjing County, 136 Jiangyang Middle Road, Yangzhou City, 225009, Jiangsu Province, China
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- School of Nursing, Yangzhou University, Hanjing County, 136 Jiangyang Middle Road, Yangzhou City, 225009, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Oncology, Guangling Country, Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital, 98 Nantong West Road, Yangzhou City, 225001, Jiangsu Province, China
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- School of Nursing, Yangzhou University, Hanjing County, 136 Jiangyang Middle Road, Yangzhou City, 225009, Jiangsu Province, China
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Exploring the inclusive leadership and employee change participation relationship: the role of workplace belongingness and meaning-making. BALTIC JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT 2022. [DOI: 10.1108/bjm-03-2021-0104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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PurposeBy drawing on the need to belong theory, the paper aims to propose a moderated mediation model to examine the role of workplace belongingness and meaning-making in the positive relationship between inclusive leadership and employee change participation.Design/methodology/approachParticipants were 155 employees from 31 teams from a branch of a multinational pharmaceutical company located in an EU country. The company faces constant legal, regulatory and technology-related changes after the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic outbreak. Data were collected in three waves, approximately three weeks apart between March 2020 and May 2020. To test the mediating effect of workplace belongingness were performed first – a series of regression analyses – and second, bootstrapping to assess the statistical significance of the indirect effect (Preacher and Hayes, 2008).FindingsWorkplace belongingness mediates the relationship between inclusive leadership and employees change participation. Further, the research findings provide support that meaning-making moderates the relationship between workplace belongingness and change participation as well as the indirect relationship between inclusive leadership and change participation through workplace belongingness such that the positive relationships are stronger when meaning-making is higher.Practical implicationsThe results indicate that should leaders and change management practitioners manage to influence positively employees' workplace belongingness by employing inclusive practices and procedures; leaders and change management practitioners will increase the level of participation during change and further the results note from an applied perspective the importance of mean-making as a facilitating factor during change in organizational settings. Relevant suggestions are made.Originality/valueThe findings provide new insights into how inclusive leadership and workplace belongingness can affect employees' change participation. Further, the research findings note the significant moderating role of meaning-making regarding both the relationship between workplace belongingness and change participation as well as the indirect relationship between inclusive leadership and change participation through workplace belongingness.
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Sheikh-Wu SF, Anglade D, Gattamorta K, Xiao C, Downs CA. Positive psychology mediates the relationship between symptom frequency and quality of life among colorectal cancer survivors during acute cancer survivorship. Eur J Oncol Nurs 2022; 58:102136. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2022.102136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2022] [Revised: 03/18/2022] [Accepted: 03/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Smit A, Coetzee B, Roomaney R, Swartz L. Understanding the subjective experiences of South African women with recurrent breast cancer: A qualitative study. J Health Psychol 2021; 27:1959-1970. [PMID: 33855880 DOI: 10.1177/13591053211002236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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This study explored the subjective experiences of 12 South African women diagnosed with recurrent breast cancer. Women were invited to take part in unstructured narrative interviews, and to complete a diary in which they could reflect on their breast cancer experiences. Most responded to their recurrence with an optimistic stance. Religious beliefs and support structures were important coping strategies. Women's perceptions of their changed bodies varied from being of least concern, to becoming the most distressing aspect. The findings highlight the complexity of illness experience and the different ways in which women make sense of a second episode of cancer.
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- Anri Smit
- Stellenbosch University, South Africa
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Kowalski RM, Carroll H, Britt J. Finding the silver lining in the COVID-19 crisis. J Health Psychol 2021; 27:1507-1514. [PMID: 33645297 DOI: 10.1177/1359105321999088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Research has confirmed there is a silver lining to many aversive experiences and that negative occurrences can be an opportunity for post-traumatic growth (PTG). To investigate benefit-finding in the COVID-19 crisis, 179 MTurk workers were surveyed. Participants reported dips in satisfaction with work, leisure, fitness, mental health, and finances in the midst of the pandemic, relative to 6 months prior and in the future. Benefit-finding in COVID-19 was significantly related to PTG, coping, gratitude, and mental health. The most common benefits of the crisis included more time with family and friends, slower pace of life, and improvements in physical health.
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Zhang MM, Chen JJ, Zhang T, Wang QL, Li HP. Feasibility and effect of a guided self-disclosure intervention designed to facilitate benefit finding in breast cancer patients: A pilot study. Eur J Oncol Nurs 2020; 50:101879. [PMID: 33338740 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2020.101879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2020] [Revised: 11/18/2020] [Accepted: 11/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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PURPOSE This pilot study aimed to evaluate the feasibility and effect of a guided self-disclosure intervention (GSDI) promoting benefit finding (BF) for breast cancer patients. METHODS A total of 40 women with breast cancer were randomized either to a GSDI group, which included a 6-session face-to-face self-disclosure intervention, or to a control group. The Benefit Finding Scale (BFS) was used to measure BF, the Distress Disclosure Index (DDI) was used to measure self-disclosure, and the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) was used to measure cognitive reappraisal. The outcomes were evaluated at baseline and the 3rd and 6th months. RESULTS The GSDI group had more satisfaction (t = 2.35, P = .02) than the control group and had significant group effects of higher BF (t = 2.214, P = .03) and a lower avoidance of the IES-R (t = -2.353, P = .024) at the 3rd month. There was a significant difference of BF (t = 2.036, P = .049) between the two groups at the 6th month, and other outcomes were not significant (P > .05). Intention-to treat (ITT) analysis showed significant time effects for all outcomes (P < .05); there were slightly significant time × group effects for BF (F = 4.15, P = .052) and disclosure (F = 2.719, P = .090). There were no time × group effects for the other outcomes (all P > .05). CONCLUSION This study suggests that the GSDI intervention may be feasible in the clinic and might improve BF for breast cancer patients. However, future research needs to further refine the intervention and expand the sample to carry out a full-scale randomized controlled trial.
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- Mao-Mao Zhang
- Oncology Nursing Care Research, School of Nursing, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China; Jiangsu Cancer Hospital, Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research, Nanjing Medical University Affiliated Cancer Hospital, Nanjing, China
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- Oncology Nursing Care Research, School of Nursing, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Oncology Nursing Care Research, School of Nursing, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Oncology Nursing Care Research, School of Nursing, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Research of Oncology Nursing Care & Nursing Education, School of Nursing, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
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Hermann M, Kühne F, Rohrmoser A, Preisler M, Goerling U, Letsch A. Perspectives of patients with multiple myeloma on accepting their prognosis-A qualitative interview study. Psychooncology 2020; 30:59-66. [PMID: 32864807 DOI: 10.1002/pon.5535] [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] [Received: 04/02/2020] [Revised: 08/04/2020] [Accepted: 08/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Prognostic awareness is essential for making treatment decisions in malignant diseases. Being confronted with a poor prognosis, however, can affect patients' mental health. Therefore, it is important to study coping in the context of malignant diseases. Acceptance is an adaptive coping strategy associated with less psychological distress. This study sought to explore the facilitators and barriers for prognostic acceptance in a sample in which both hope and uncertainty regarding prognosis are pronounced: multiple myeloma patients. METHODS In a German university hospital, 20 multiple myeloma patients participated in semistructured interviews. Following thematic content analysis by Kuckartz, the interview transcripts were coded for facilitators and barriers for prognostic acceptance. Additionally, patients completed questionnaires on prognostic awareness and sociodemographic characteristics. RESULTS Patients described the following facilitators for prognostic acceptance: social support, positive thinking, focusing on the Here and Now, proactive confrontation, having little to no symptoms, and being there for others. The indicated barriers were distressing physical symptoms and restricted functioning, social distress, and additional distress from other areas of life. CONCLUSIONS Patients reported a variety of factors-related to the social realm, symptom burden, and specific attitudes-that help or hinder them in accepting their prognosis. Oncologists and psycho-oncologists may support prognostic acceptance by encouraging patients to both actively deal with realistic information as well as enjoy pleasant and meaningful moments in the present during which the disease and its prognosis recedes into the background.
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- Myriel Hermann
- Charité Comprehensive Cancer Center, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany.,Department of Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
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- Charité Comprehensive Cancer Center, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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- Charité Comprehensive Cancer Center, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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- Charité Comprehensive Cancer Center, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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- Charité Comprehensive Cancer Center, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany.,Department of Hematology and Oncology, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany.,Department of Medicine II, Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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Huang M, Schmiedek F, Habermas T. Only some attempts at meaning making are successful: The role of change‐relatedness and positive implications for the self. J Pers 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/jopy.12573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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- Manxia Huang
- Department of Psychology Goethe University Frankfurt Frankfurt am Main Germany
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- DIPF Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education Frankfurt am Main Germany
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- Department of Psychology Goethe University Frankfurt Frankfurt am Main Germany
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Zhang MM, Yang YJ, Su D, Zhang T, Jiang XX, Li HP. A randomized controlled trial of a guided self-disclosure intervention to facilitate benefit finding in Chinese breast cancer patients: Study protocol. J Adv Nurs 2019; 75:1805-1814. [PMID: 31037755 DOI: 10.1111/jan.14042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2018] [Revised: 01/28/2019] [Accepted: 03/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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AIM To describe a protocol that examines the feasibility and effectiveness of a face-to-face guided self-disclosure intervention for facilitating benefit finding and other related psychological outcomes for breast cancer patients. BACKGROUND Benefit finding can promote a positive attitude among patients facing disease. However, limited studies have focused on improving benefit finding among breast cancer patients. Previous research has been based on group interventions, which may not suit all patients. Self-disclosure was recognized as a strong predictor of benefit finding. This protocol is based on a brief face-to-face disclosure intervention to improve benefit finding for breast cancer patients. DESIGN A non-blinded randomized controlled trial. METHODS A total of 154 patients with breast cancer who have undergone radical mastectomy will be randomly assigned to either the experimental group, which will participate in a six-session face-to-face individual intervention, or the control group at a ratio of 1:1. Baseline assessments will take place after the breast cancer diagnosis, with follow-up assessments at 3, 6 and 9 months after baseline. The primary outcome is benefit finding; other outcomes are self-disclosure, cognitive reappraisal, social support, optimism and medical coping modes. DISCUSSION This study is to design a protocol for guided self-disclosure interventions to promote benefit finding in Chinese breast cancer patients. If this intervention is feasible and effective, it could be implemented in clinical practice. IMPACT This study will provide useful advice for health professionals to guide breast cancer patients in benefit finding during stressful events. If it is effective, it will be implemented broadly in clinical practice.
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- Mao-Mao Zhang
- Oncology Nursing Care Research, School of nursing, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- School of nursing, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- School of nursing, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- School of nursing, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Oncology Nursing Care Research, School of nursing, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Research of Oncology Nursing Care and Nursing education, School of nursing, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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Manne SL, Kashy DA, Virtue S, Criswell KR, Kissane DW, Ozga M, Heckman CJ, Stapleton J, Rodriguez L. Acceptance, social support, benefit-finding, and depression in women with gynecological cancer. Qual Life Res 2018; 27:2991-3002. [PMID: 30128785 DOI: 10.1007/s11136-018-1953-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/28/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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PURPOSE Although studies have demonstrated a protective role for benefit finding in psychological distress, little is known about how benefit finding leads to lower psychological distress. This study's goal was to use a multiple mediator model to evaluate whether the effect of benefit-finding on depression was mediated by acceptance of cancer, acceptance of emotions, and received social support. METHODS One hundred seventy-four women recently diagnosed with gynecological cancer completed measures of perceived benefits from the cancer experience, acceptance-based strategies, social support, and depression. Using a cross-sectional approach, we analyzed a multiple mediator model with benefit-finding as the independent variable, depressive symptom severity as the outcome, and acceptance-based strategies and social support as mediators. RESULTS Acceptance-based strategies and social support significantly mediated the relationship between benefit-finding and depression. Emotional acceptance had the strongest mediational effect, controlling for the other two mediators. CONCLUSIONS Helping women diagnosed with gynecological cancers identify benefits from their cancer experience may reduce depression by paving the way for them to accept their emotional reactions, accept life changes associated with cancer, and facilitate supportive reactions from family and friends. Future longitudinal research is needed to confirm whether gynecological cancer patients who perceive more benefits will feel less depressed later.
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- Sharon L Manne
- Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, 195 Little Albany Street, New Brunswick, NJ, 08903, USA.
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- Michigan State University, 316 Physics Rd., East Lansing, MI, 48823, USA
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- Helen F. Graham Cancer Center, Christiana Care Health System, 4701 Ogletown Stanton 1200, Newark, DE, 19713, USA
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- Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, 195 Little Albany Street, New Brunswick, NJ, 08903, USA
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- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1440 3rd Ave, New York, NY, 10028, USA
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- Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, 195 Little Albany Street, New Brunswick, NJ, 08903, USA
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- Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, 195 Little Albany Street, New Brunswick, NJ, 08903, USA
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- Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, 195 Little Albany Street, New Brunswick, NJ, 08903, USA
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Raque-Bogdan TL, Lent RW, Lamphere B. Test of a social cognitive model of well-being among breast cancer survivors. J Health Psychol 2016; 24:661-670. [PMID: 27909161 DOI: 10.1177/1359105316681431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Given the potentially long-standing emotional impact of breast cancer, theoretical models are needed to identify critical resources and coping strategies that optimize survivors' long-term adjustment. This study tested a model of well-being recovery with breast cancer survivors at 4 years post-treatment. Structural equation modeling was used to examine relationships between affect, loneliness, self-compassion, self-efficacy for coping with cancer, well-being, and life satisfaction. Two model variations offered good fit to the data, accounting for large portions of the variance in well-being and life satisfaction. Coping efficacy mediated paths from affect and loneliness to emotional well-being and life satisfaction.
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Gilbert É, Savard J, Gagnon P, Savard MH, Ivers H, Foldes-Busque G. To be or not to be positive: Development of a tool to assess the relationship of negative, positive, and realistic thinking with psychological distress in breast cancer. J Health Psychol 2016; 23:731-742. [PMID: 27923883 DOI: 10.1177/1359105316681062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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There is a widespread belief that positive thinking is a key strategy to cope with cancer. While dispositional optimism is associated with lower psychological distress, the literature supporting the efficacy of cognitive-behavioral therapy indirectly suggests that realistic thinking is also effective. This article describes the development of the Thoughts and Anticipations about Cancer questionnaire designed to directly compare the effect of realistic thinking versus positive thinking on adjustment to cancer. Preliminary data on its relationships with psychological distress gathered in 10 breast cancer patients are promising. The validity of the Thoughts and Anticipations about Cancer questionnaire will need to be confirmed in larger studies.
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- Émilie Gilbert
- 1 School of Psychology, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
- 2 CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, Québec, Canada
- 3 Université Laval Cancer Research Center, Québec, Canada
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- 1 School of Psychology, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
- 2 CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, Québec, Canada
- 3 Université Laval Cancer Research Center, Québec, Canada
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- 1 School of Psychology, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
- 2 CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, Québec, Canada
- 3 Université Laval Cancer Research Center, Québec, Canada
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- 2 CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, Québec, Canada
- 3 Université Laval Cancer Research Center, Québec, Canada
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- 1 School of Psychology, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
- 2 CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, Québec, Canada
- 3 Université Laval Cancer Research Center, Québec, Canada
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