Association Between Perceived Social Support, Illness Perception, Life Orientation, Life Satisfaction, and Quality of Life Within a Sample of Cancer Patients

Faraci, Palmira; Bottaro, Rossella

doi:10.21500/20112084.5263

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“…The findings showed that the family is the biggest source of support for the patients and friends and neighbors were in the next ranks, these results have been confirmed in other studies as well [30,31] which can indicate the lack of social support and in Indeed, there is a lack of palliative care, and part of the educational intervention of this research was to introduce existing support resources such as peer groups and relevant NGOs to cover this gap.…”

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Investigating the Role of Palliative Care Education in Improving the Life Quality of Women with Breast Cancer

Ghati,

Bhatnagar,

Mahendran

et al. 2024

Clin Cancer Investig J

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Considering the high prevalence of breast cancer and its effect on the life quality of affected people, the current study was done to investigate the role of palliative care education in improving the life quality of women with breast cancer. In this clinical trial, 46 breast cancer patients were randomly selected and placed in two intervention and control groups. The control group of routine care and the intervention group additionally received 4 weeks of designed training care. The Missoula quality of life questionnaire was completed before, immediately after, and one month after the intervention for both groups. Data analysis was done by independent t-test, paired t-test, and chi-square with SPSS version 23 software. Based on the obtained results, the average quality of life scores of the intervention group patients after and before the intervention had a statistically significant difference (P = 0.003) and this difference was not significant in the control group (P = 0.67). In addition, there was a statistically significant difference in the average quality of life scores of the two control and intervention groups immediately and one month after the intervention (P<0.0001). From the results of this study, it can be stated that palliative care training can improve the life quality of breast cancer patients, so the systematic and comprehensive provision of this care can be improved by training them with an emphasis on the centrality of the patient's role.

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Investigating the Role of Palliative Care Education in Improving the Life Quality of Women with Breast Cancer

Ghati,

Bhatnagar,

Mahendran

et al. 2024

Clin Cancer Investig J

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“…According to Ding et al (2023), better perceived social support contributed to a positive illness perception in their cross-sectional study. In addition, social support is positively associated with not only illness perceptions but also life satisfaction and quality of life (Faraci & Bottaro, 2022). According to previous studies, and in line with our results, individuals who perceived better social support were likely to have a more positive view of their illness/injury.…”

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The Perceived Meaning of Traumatic Brain Injury for Older Adults: A Longitudinal-Multiple Case Study

Jung,

Vogel,

Figuracion

et al. 2024

Rehabilitation Nursing

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Purpose The aim of this study was to explore the perceived meaning of traumatic brain injury (TBI) over the first-year postinjury among older adults and to explore if and how meaning changes. Design A longitudinal multiple-case study design was used. Methods Semistructured face-to-face interviews were completed at 1 week and 1, 3, 6, and 12 months postinjury. Transcripts were analyzed using inductive thematic analysis. Results Fifty-five interviews were conducted with 12 participants. Four themes were identified: gratitude, vulnerability and dependence, slowing down and being more careful, and a chance for reflecting on life. Most participants’ perceptions of their TBI remained either consistently positive or negative over the first-year postinjury. Clinical Relevance Nurses should elicit and support patients’ positive illness perceptions regarding their brain injury, which can contribute to a higher quality of life. For those patients with negative illness perceptions, nurses should provide resources in order to support coping and resilience following brain injury. Conclusions This study is the first study to explore individual perceptions over time of the meaning made from experiencing TBI among older adults. Findings can serve as a foundation for tailored supportive interventions among older adults following TBI to maximize quality of life.

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“…Social support could promote self-protection, alleviate individual mental health problems (e.g., anxiety and depression), and increase an individual's subjective well-being (Al-Dwaikat et al, 2022;Ozbay et al, 2007;Shumaker & Brownell, 1984). Although social support has been shown in other populations to help reduce anxiety, and depressive symptoms, manage emotions, promote positive body image cognition, and improve well-being (Al-Dwaikat et al, 2022;Faraci & Bottaro, 2022;, there are few studies in women with PCOS. This study revealed that women with PCOS in the Complete Mental Health profile received more social support and had significantly more significant mental health status than the other two.…”

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Mental health latent profiles and emotion regulation in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a cross-sectional study

Wang

Liu

Lei

2023

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Introduction: Psychopathological disorders such as anxiety, depression and body image distress are common in women with PCOS and negatively impact their mental health. It is important to identify mental health latent subgroups of PCOS females and provide tailored measures to reduce psychopathological distress and improve their subjective well-being. Methods: LPA was conducted in Mplus version 8.3 to identify mental health latent profiles in women with PCOS based on the dual-factor approach. Differences in demographic and anthropometric variables, cognitive reappraisal, expressive suppression, and social support across mental health profiles were examined through multinomial logistic regression. Results: The current study identified three distinct mental health profiles within women with PCOS: Symptomatic but Content Profile Complete Mental Health Profile and Troubled Profile, with group proportions of 52.3%, 35.7%, and 11.1 %, respectively. The results of the multinomial regression analysis revealed that cognitive reappraisal and social support as predictors of positive mental health adjustment and expression suppression is an indicator of negative barriers in women with PCOS. Conclusion: This study identified three distinct mental health profiles in women with PCOS, which provides evidence for more precisely targeted interventions to address PCOS women’s diverse needs of psychopathological symptoms and subjective well-being.

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Association Between Perceived Social Support, Illness Perception, Life Orientation, Life Satisfaction, and Quality of Life Within a Sample of Cancer Patients

Cited by 5 publications

References 39 publications

Investigating the Role of Palliative Care Education in Improving the Life Quality of Women with Breast Cancer

Investigating the Role of Palliative Care Education in Improving the Life Quality of Women with Breast Cancer

The Perceived Meaning of Traumatic Brain Injury for Older Adults: A Longitudinal-Multiple Case Study

Mental health latent profiles and emotion regulation in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a cross-sectional study

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