Finding benefit in breast cancer during the year after diagnosis predicts better adjustment 5 to 8 years after diagnosis.

by: CS Carver, MH Antoni

Health Psychol, Vol. 23, No. 6. (November 2004), pp. 595-598.

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Abstract

Cancer patients experience positive as well as adverse consequences from diagnosis and treatment. The study reported here examined longer term reverberations of such experiences. A set of benefit-finding items along with measures of well-being were completed by 230 early-stage breast cancer patients in the year postsurgery. Four to 7 years later, 96 of them again completed measures of well-being. Controlling for initial distress and depression, initial benefit finding in this sample predicted lower distress and depression at follow-up.

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TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:621755 L3 - citeulike-article-id:621755 TI - Finding benefit in breast cancer during the year after diagnosis predicts better adjustment 5 to 8 years after diagnosis. JF - Health Psychol VL - 23 IS - 6 SP - 595 EP - 598 AD - University of Miami, Department of Psychology, Coral Gables, FL 33124-0751, USA. ccarver@miami.edu. SN - 0278-6133 N2 - Cancer patients experience positive as well as adverse consequences from diagnosis and treatment. The study reported here examined longer term reverberations of such experiences. A set of benefit-finding items along with measures of well-being were completed by 230 early-stage breast cancer patients in the year postsurgery. Four to 7 years later, 96 of them again completed measures of well-being. Controlling for initial distress and depression, initial benefit finding in this sample predicted lower distress and depression at follow-up. KW - breastcancer KW - cancer KW - methodology KW - positive KW - psychosocial KW - survivorship KW - transition AU - Carver, CS AU - Antoni, MH PY - 2004/11// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0278-6133.23.6.595 ER -

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