Posttraumatic growth in breast cancer survivors: Sources of support in rural and non-rural areas.

LeBarre, Savannah; Riding-Malon, Ruth

doi:10.1037/rmh0000069

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“…The average mean values of BCSv staying in villages and small towns reported less FCR when compared to those who were staying in metropolitan cities, which falls in line with the results of LeBarre & Riding‐Malon 20 …”

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confidence: 86%

“…[2][3][4][5][6][7] The average mean values of BCSv staying in villages and small towns reported less FCR when compared to those who were staying in metropolitan cities, which falls in line with the results of LeBarre & Riding-Malon. 20 The mean scores suggest that less-educated BCSv were experiencing low FCR, which is the same as the study results of Custers et al 10 in which higher educated breast cancer survivors reported greater FCR.…”

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confidence: 82%

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Fear of Cancer Recurrence and associated factors among breast cancer survivors in South India

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Objective: Fear of Cancer Recurrence (FCR) is a universal phenomenon widely reported as an unmet need among cancer survivors. The present study aims to determine the patterns of FCR and its associated factors among breast cancer survivors in South India.Methods: A longitudinal study was carried out with pre and post-assessment.Results: Two hundred and forty eight breast cancer survivors (BCSv) were included in the study. The main finding for the pre versus post-study was the pattern of mean scores. It is observed that in all factors, the pre-mean scores were steadily higher than the post-mean scores the predictors for FCR scores were decrease of age (p = 0.016), BCSv living in joint family (p = 0.008) and who were self-funded (p = 0.031).Conclusions: FCR was a relatively common symptom reported by BCSv. The predictors for FCR were younger age, BCSv living in a joint family and who were selffunding for their treatment. In the pre and post-assessment, it could be concluded that BCSv has reported that the overall FCR and on other variables higher FCR mean scores were reported during the preassessment period.

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Fear of Cancer Recurrence and associated factors among breast cancer survivors in South India

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“…7 However, in other groups of cancer survivors results have been mixed, reporting both improvements and declines in mental health longitudinally posttreatment. 38,39 These inconsistencies support the need for further research in this area and the consideration of rural/urban residence as a variable in these findings. Continued monitoring of mental health symptoms in rural NHL survivors is still warranted, as well as supportive treatment to continue to bolster mental health wellness in NHL survivors.…”

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Quality of Life and Impact of Cancer: Differences in Rural and Nonrural Non‐Hodgkin's Lymphoma Survivors

Noonan¹,

LeBlanc²,

Conley³

et al. 2020

The Journal of Rural Health

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Purpose People living in rural areas experience greater health disparities than their nonrural counterparts, but little is known about the association between rural status and quality of life (QOL) in non‐Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) survivors. We compared self‐reported quality of life and impact of cancer in rural and nonrural NHL survivors. Methods This study is a secondary analysis of 566 NHL cancer survivors recruited from cancer registries at 2 large academic medical centers in 1 state. Standardized measures collected information on demographics and clinical characteristics, quality of life (QOL; SF‐36), and the Impact of Cancer (IOCv2). Rural residence was determined by Rural‐Urban Commuting Area (RUCA) codes designated as nonmetropolitan. Multiple linear regression analysis, adjusted for demographic and clinical covariates, was used to evaluate the relationship between rural residence and QOL and impact of cancer. Findings Among the 566 participants (83% response rate), rural residence was independently associated with lower SF‐36 physical component summary scores and the physical function subscale (all P < .05). Rural residence was also associated with higher IOCv2 positive impact scores and the subscales of altruism/empathy and meaning of cancer scores in the adjusted models (all P < .05). Conclusions Given documented rural cancer disparities and the lack of resources in rural communities, study findings support the continued need to provide supportive care to rural cancer survivors to improve their QOL. Consistent with previous research, rural residence status is associated with increased positive impact following cancer diagnosis.

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“…It appears that the role of spiritual support, in comparison to other types of support, may be especially valuable because a life-threatening disease can trigger a crisis of values and inspire questions about the sense of life and death (Levy et al, 1992). Spiritual support could be a source of strength and foster growth more effectively than nonreligious forms of social support and may be more valuable, especially to those dealing with health concerns such as breast cancer (LeBarre and Riding-Malon, 2017).…”

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Social support and psychosocial functioning in women after mastectomy

Janowski¹,

Tatala

Jedynak

et al. 2019

Pall Supp Care

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AbstractObjectiveSocial support has been reported as beneficial for the psychological functioning of people coping with a disease. The objective of this study was to verify whether levels of perceived social support are associated with psychosocial functioning in women who have had a mastectomy and whether specific types of social support are linked to specific indices of functioning.MethodSeventy women with a history of mastectomy completed questionnaires measuring their psychosocial functioning as related to their health status: Disease-Related Appraisal Scale, Acceptance of Life with the Disease Scale and Beck Depression Inventory. All participants also completed a measure of perceived social support (Disease-Related Social Support Scale).ResultsWomen who reported higher levels of perceived social support revealed statistically significantly lower levels of depressive symptoms, higher appraisals of their disease in terms of challenge and value, and lower appraisals of their disease in terms of obstacle/loss. Women with greater social support also revealed higher levels of acceptance of life with the disease compared to those with less social support. Regression analyses showed that spiritual support was the type of support that significantly accounted for the variance in the majority of functioning indices. Some indices of functioning were also significantly accounted for by emotional and instrumental support.Significance of the resultsThe process of psychological adjustment to a life-threatening disease such as breast cancer depends on multiple variables; however, social support, including spiritual support, seems to be one significant contributor to this process.

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Posttraumatic growth in breast cancer survivors: Sources of support in rural and non-rural areas.

Cited by 6 publications

References 70 publications

Fear of Cancer Recurrence and associated factors among breast cancer survivors in South India

Fear of Cancer Recurrence and associated factors among breast cancer survivors in South India

Quality of Life and Impact of Cancer: Differences in Rural and Nonrural Non‐Hodgkin's Lymphoma Survivors

Social support and psychosocial functioning in women after mastectomy

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