Psychological factors related to delayed return to an earlier life-style in successfully treated cancer patients

Schonfield, Jacob

doi:10.1016/0022-3999(72)90022-0

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“…Depression, hopelessness, and anxiety have been shown to adversely affect the course and outcome of cancers in several recent studies (48)(49)(50)(51)(52)(53). Similar findings have been reported for cardiac patients (54) and for patients with congestive heart failure (29).…”

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The Relation of Psychological Stress to Onset of Medical Illness

Hurst¹,

Jenkins²,

Rose³

1976

Annu. Rev. Med.

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Section: Implica Nons and Conclusionsupporting

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The Relation of Psychological Stress to Onset of Medical Illness

Hurst¹,

Jenkins²,

Rose³

1976

Annu. Rev. Med.

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“…Schonfield (24) found that the "cognitive well-being" factor of Barron's Ego Strength (Es) scale differentiated cancer patients in terms of their ability to return to a previous life style and full-time employment. Working from an etiological point of view, Schmale and Iker (25) were unable to identify uterine cervical cancer in women using Barron's Es scale as a measure of hopelessness.…”

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Ego Strength and Psychosocial Adaptation to Cancer

Worden

Sobel

1978

Psychosomatic Medicine

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This study investigated a patient's ego strength (Es) at the time of an initial cancer diagnosis and its relationship, over time, to mood disturbance, vulnerability, self-reported physical symptom totals, current concerns, coping strategies, and effectiveness in the resolution of problems. The subjects were 163 newly diagnosed male and female cancer patients representing five primary tumor sites. All patients were seen for an initial evaluation, at which time they completed Barron's Es scale, the Profile of Mood States, the Inventory of Current Concerns, and a semistructured interview. Ratings on patient vulnerability, coping strategies, and problem resolutions were made at each of the five follow-ups. Results showed that psychosocial adaptation to cancer was related to a patient's ego strength. Es correlated positively with a patient's use of effective coping strategies. The concept of Es and problems with Es assessment were discussed within a cognitive-ego analytic frame of reference.

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“…The quality of survival at ten and fifteen years did not vary significantly with disease stage. adaptation in breast cancer patients [108]. His indicator of successful adaptation was whether a sample of previously employed patients returned to work within nine months.…”

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Psychosocial Adjustment to Breast Cancer: A Review of Selected Literature

Lewis

Bloom

1979

Int J Psychiatry Med

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The following is a review of the clinical and research literature concerning women's emotional adjustment to the detection of breast cancer and its subsequent management. The review is organized into ten themes which focus on three general areas: 1) women's response to the diagnosis of breast cancer; 2) involvement of spouse, family and professional providers; and 3) the patient's milieu--how it impinges on the course of her treatment and rehabilitation. Also noted is the paucity of systematic research dealing with the effectiveness of support interventions, their content and duration, and the appropriate individual to provide such support.

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Psychological factors related to delayed return to an earlier life-style in successfully treated cancer patients

Cited by 50 publications

References 10 publications

The Relation of Psychological Stress to Onset of Medical Illness

The Relation of Psychological Stress to Onset of Medical Illness

Ego Strength and Psychosocial Adaptation to Cancer

Psychosocial Adjustment to Breast Cancer: A Review of Selected Literature

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