Repressive coping before and after diagnosis of breast cancer

Zachariae, Robert; Jensen, Anders Bonde; Pedersen, Christina Gundgaard; Jørgensen, Malene Munk; Christensen, Søren; Lassesen, Berit; Lehbrink, M.

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“…Our results differ from the findings of a previous study, which did not find a significant difference in perceived risk between women with and without breast cancer [10]. While the two studies were comparable with respect to setting, number of participants, prevalence of cancer, and age, the method used to measure perceived risk was different.…”

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Perceived risk prior to mammography as an independent predictor of breast cancer

Nielsen

Zachariae

Hjøllund

2009

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

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Perceived risk prior to mammography as an independent predictor of breast cancer

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Zachariae

Hjøllund

2009

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

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“…In one study, lower level of worry during cancer treatment was related to ultimate life satisfaction (37). On the other hand, there are some data indicating that most people show life satisfaction even with very poor health states, such as amputation (38,39), and several studies indicating that survivors of cancers in general and childhood cancers in particular may be biased reporters and tend to deny difficulties and overestimate their positive health and satisfaction (40)(41)(42)(43)(44). O'Leary et al (45) reported from a sample of Dana-Farber patients participating in CCSS that survivors had a strong tendency toward an enhanced self-appraisal and such bias had a differential effect on self-reported physical and emotional quality of life.…”

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Psychosocial Outcomes and Health-Related Quality of Life in Adult Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study

Zeltzer

Lü²,

Leisenring³

et al. 2008

Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers &Amp; Prevention

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Purpose: Psychological outcomes, health-related quality of life (HRQOL), and life satisfaction are compared between 7,147 adult childhood cancer survivors and 388 siblings from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study, examining demographic and diagnosis/treatment outcome predictors. Methods: Psychological distress, HRQOL, and life satisfaction were measured by the Brief Symptom Inventory-18, the Medical Outcomes Survey Short Form-36, and Cantril Ladder of Life, respectively. A self-report questionnaire provided demographic/health information and medical record abstraction provided cancer/treatment data. Siblings' and survivors' scores were compared using generalized linear mixed models, and predictor effects of demographic and cancer/treatment variables were analyzed by multivariate logistic regression. Results: Although survivors report greater symptoms of global distress (mean, 49.17; SE, 0.12) than do siblings (mean, 46.64; SE, 0.51), scores remain below population norms, indicating that survivors and siblings remain psychologically healthy. Survivors scored worse than siblings on overall physical (51.30 F 0.10 versus 54.98 F 0.44; P < 0.001) but not emotional aspects of HRQOL, but effect sizes were small, other than in vitality. Most survivors reported present (mean, 7.3; SD, 0.02) and predicted future (mean, 8.6; SD, 0.02) life satisfaction. Risk factors for psychological distress and poor HRQOL were female gender, lower educational attainment, unmarried status, annual household income <$20,000, unemployment, lack of medical insurance, having a major medical condition, and treatment with cranial radiation. IntroductionAdulthood is now attainable for most children treated for cancer with 5-year survival rates at 80% (1). Increased survival may be accompanied by long-term burden for some individuals related to the unique characteristics of their cancer diagnoses and treatment and the effect of treatment on their educational, psychological, and social development. Identification of subgroups of childhood cancer survivors at risk for poor health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is important for development of intervention strategies. As treatments evolve, determination of treatments promoting long-term survival and reduced risk for poor HRQOL outcomes will be a goal.Findings in survivors are often derived from singleinstitution oncology programs or long-term follow-up clinics and suggest that psychosocial status and HRQOL are relatively good for most survivors, yet less favorable outcomes have been reported (2-6). Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (CCSS) reports have examined psychosocial outcomes and HRQOL within specific diagnostic groups (7-11). However, it is necessary to examine the entire cohort of childhood cancer survivors, compare them with siblings, and identify demographic and treatment risk factors so that risk-based treatments to enhance HRQOL of life can be developed.This report describes psychosocial status, HRQOL, and life satisfaction in the CCSS cohort, compares findings to sibling controls ...

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“…The innovative aspect of this study is the fact that the evaluation of a psycho-oncologist takes place during the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, and it can uncover hidden psychopathological pathologies that may go unnoticed during the first visit with the oncologist. If these disturbances are not evaluated in time, they could evolve into more severe forms, bringing the patient to emotional disturbances linked to cancer and its therapies, which can become difficult to treat [39][40][41][42].…”

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A mono-institutional prospective study on the effectiveness of a specialist psychotherapeutic intervention (POI) started at the diagnosis of cancer

Lurati

Riva

Resega

et al. 2011

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Repressive coping before and after diagnosis of breast cancer

Abstract: Previously found higher repression in cancer patients vs. controls could be a response to the threat associated with cancer diagnosis and may not necessarily reflect premorbid differences.

Cited by 37 publications

References 52 publications

Perceived risk prior to mammography as an independent predictor of breast cancer

Perceived risk prior to mammography as an independent predictor of breast cancer

Psychosocial Outcomes and Health-Related Quality of Life in Adult Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study

A mono-institutional prospective study on the effectiveness of a specialist psychotherapeutic intervention (POI) started at the diagnosis of cancer

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