Correlates of the acceptance of illness in a group of cancer patients

Ruszkiewicz, Marta; Kreft, Katarzyna

doi:10.5114/pson.2017.71378

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“…Another study of patients with various cancers, including ovarian, cervical and breast, indicates that the average level of acceptance of the disease in these patients is M = 22.05 (SD = 9.41) [27], thus it was also lower in comparison to the average value obtained in the author's study.…”

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Pain Control, Acceptance and Adjustment to the Disease among Patients with Ovarian, Endometrial and Breast Cancer in Poland

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Background: Breast, ovarian, and endometrial cancer are among the most common causes of morbidity and mortality of women in Poland. In 2016, breast cancer was the most common cause of morbidity and the second leading cause of cancer deaths in women, endometrial cancer was the third most common cause of morbidity and the seventh leading cause of death, and ovarian cancer was the fifth most common cause of morbidity and the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths in women. The aim of the study was to assess the strategy of pain control, acceptance of the cancer and adjustment to life with disease in women with ovarian cancer, endometrial and breast cancer. This study shows how level of pain control, acceptance, and adjustment can differ among patients with the three kinds of cancer and which factors have the most influence on patients’ adjustment to the disease. Methods: The study was carried out with 481 patients diagnosed with ovarian cancer, endometrial and breast cancer. In the study BPCQ, CSQ, AIS and Mini-MAC questionnaires were used. Results: In the BPCQ questionnaire the highest result was acquired in the scope of the impact of doctors (M = 16.45, SD = 4.30), differentiated by cancer location and socio-economic variables. In the CSQ test, the highest result was achieved by praying/hoping, differentiated by cancer location and socio-economic variables. The average AIS acceptance score was M = 27.48 (SD = 7.68). The highest result of the Mini-Mac scale was obtained by patients in the area of fighting spirit (M = 22.94, SD = 3.62), and these results depended on socio-economic and treatment-related variables but were not differentiated by cancer location. Conclusions: Patients attribute the highest importance in the disease to the influence of physicians, praying/hoping, and fighting spirit. The awareness of the pain management strategies of patients with cancer allows appropriate psychological support to be designed for specific groups of patients.

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Pain Control, Acceptance and Adjustment to the Disease among Patients with Ovarian, Endometrial and Breast Cancer in Poland

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“…A recent literature review implies connections between social support and acceptance of the illness [ 20 , 21 ]. However, these relationships are likely mediated.…”

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“…Importantly, social support and acceptance of an illness are interconnected [ 14 , 20 , 21 ]. Greater social support helps patients accept their illness [ 16 ].…”

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“…For instance, social support correlated with acceptance-based strategies and acceptance of emotion, which were connected with illness acceptance; in addition, acceptance-based strategies and social support significantly mediated the relationship between benefit-finding and depression [ 22 ]. The mental adjustment to cancer is connected with acceptance of the illness [ 21 ].…”

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Perceived and Received Social Support and Illness Acceptance Among Breast Cancer Patients: The Serial Mediation of Meaning-Making and Fear of Recurrence

Krok,

Telka,

Kocur

2023

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

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Background and Purpose The literature indicates connections between social support and acceptance of a personal diagnosis of breast cancer, but these relationships are likely to be mediated due to numerous connections between social support and illness acceptance with meaning-making and fear of recurrence. We decided to investigate whether meaning-making and fear of recurrence serially mediated the relationship between perceived and received social support and illness acceptance. Methods The current research examined 246 adult women patients with a breast cancer diagnosis who were undergoing radiotherapy/chemotherapy treatment in oncological hospitals. This cross-sectional study based on a mediational model was reported according to the STROBE checklist. Results Our results supported the mediational model in which meaning-making and fear of recurrence serially mediated the relationship of both perceived and received social support with illness acceptance. Furthermore, the mediating power of meaning-making was more significant than the fear of recurrence. Conclusion Meaning structures and anxiety played an important mediating role in breast cancer patients. Finding additional meaning and goals and experiencing lower fear enables the patients to effectively make use of social support and accept their illness. Practice implications The current study identified factors that increase illness acceptance among breast cancer patients as it showed that patients can gain a greater understanding of the nature of their illness by becoming more aware of their own goals and values and reduce anxiety by learning about their current state of the illness.

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“…From the moment of diagnosis to daily struggle with the disease, patients experience a wide range of emotions that affect their well-being, including sadness, anxiety, anger, frustration, and uncertainty about the future. Chronic oncological conditions disrupt the sense of time and reorganize its experience, also due to the rhythmic nature of treatment [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11].…”

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Past Happiness and Broken Future Horizon of Oncological Patients during Chemotherapy—A Quantitative Exploration of a Phenomenological Hypothesis

Fryze,

Wisniewska,

Wiertlewska-Bielarz

et al. 2024

Cancers

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Understanding the impact of cancer on the experience of time is crucial in the context of hope and recovery. This study, a follow-up to a previous qualitative study of ovarian cancer patients – explored two types of such experiences—the memory of past happiness and the limited future planning. A sociodemographic questionnaire with nine questions about the experience of time was used on a convenience sample of 202 patients with various cancers, predominantly women with breast, ovarian, and cervical cancer. It was found that the respondents experienced increased focus on the present, decreased focus on the future, and a sense of unpredictability, with a relatively short temporal horizon measured in weeks and months, not years. Almost half of the respondents (46%) measured time during treatment by the rhythm of chemotherapy and check-ups, which thus appeared as the most meaningful events. The increase in the frequency with which patients underwent chemotherapy mildly affected their focus on the present (R = 0.25, p < 0.05), likely because of the discomfort of the side effects. The correlations between age and time in treatment, on the one hand, and the experience of time, on the other, were negligible. Changed temporal experience during chemotherapy is a factor that can have an impact on patients’ well-being and ability to cope with the disease. It thus should be taken into account when planning oncology care.

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Correlates of the acceptance of illness in a group of cancer patients

Cited by 5 publications

References 12 publications

Pain Control, Acceptance and Adjustment to the Disease among Patients with Ovarian, Endometrial and Breast Cancer in Poland

Pain Control, Acceptance and Adjustment to the Disease among Patients with Ovarian, Endometrial and Breast Cancer in Poland

Perceived and Received Social Support and Illness Acceptance Among Breast Cancer Patients: The Serial Mediation of Meaning-Making and Fear of Recurrence

Past Happiness and Broken Future Horizon of Oncological Patients during Chemotherapy—A Quantitative Exploration of a Phenomenological Hypothesis

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