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- Title
Traumatic stress, perceived global stress, and life events: prospectively predicting quality of life in breast cancer patients.
- Authors
Golden-Kreutz, Deanna M; Thornton, Lisa M; Wells-Di Gregorio, Sharla; Frierson, Georita M; Jim, Heather S; Carpenter, Kristen M; Shelby, Rebecca A; Andersen, Barbara L
- Abstract
The authors investigated the relationship between stress at initial cancer diagnosis and treatment and subsequent quality of life (QoL). Women (n = 112) randomized to the assessment-only arm of a clinical trial were initially assessed after breast cancer diagnosis and surgery and then reassessed at 4 months (during adjuvant treatment) and 12 months (postadjuvant treatment). There were 3 types of stress measured: number of stressful life events (K. A. Matthews et al., 1997), cancer-related traumatic stress symptoms (M. J. Horowitz, N. Wilner, & W. Alvarez, 1979), and perceived global stress (S. Cohen, T. Kamarck, & R. Mermelstein, 1983). Using hierarchical multiple regressions, the authors found that stress predicted both psychological and physical QoL (J. E. Ware, K. K. Snow, & M. Kosinski, 2000) at the follow-ups (all ps < .03). These findings substantiate the relationship between initial stress and later QoL and underscore the need for timely psychological intervention.
- Publication
Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association, 2005, Vol 24, Issue 3, p288
- ISSN
0278-6133
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1037/0278-6133.24.3.288