Searching for and making meaning after breast cancer: Prevalence, patterns, and negative affect

Kernan, William D.; Lepore, Stephen J.

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.12.038

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“…Women, who engaged in an ongoing unresolved search for meaning from baseline to follow-up, also had a significantly higher level of negative affect at follow-up than women who infrequently or never engaged in a search for meaning over time [16].…”

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Relationship between the quality of life and the meaning of life in cancer patient

Majerníková

Obročníková

2017

Pielegniarstwo XXI Wieku / Nursing in the 21st Century

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RelationShip between the quality of life and the meaning of life in canceR patient Aim. The goal of the study was focused on examining the impact of meaningfulness of life on the quality of life in cancer patients. Methods. The selection of respondents was deliberate. The study involved together one hundred cancer patients undergoing anticancer therapy (chemotherapy, radiotherapy) in cancer care centers in the Prešov and Košice regions. We used two standardized World Health Organisation questionnaires WHOQOL-BREF 26 and The Life Meaningfulness Scale (LMS).Results. The results show statistical significance (p <.001) between LMS dimensions and total score of LMS, a positive correlation (p <.001) was found between the dimensions of the LMS and factors -religiosity, social support, older age, female gender. A higher sense of life our sample was observable in the population of women with cancer, in patients with a higher level of social support and in religious patients. A positive correlation was recorded in terms of the meaning of life impact on the quality of life in relation to overall score LMS and in relation to Domain 2 Survival as well as Domain 3 Social relationships (p <.05) and Q2 Satisfaction with health (p <.001).Conclusions. The study indicates the presence of relationship between the quality of life and the meaning of life in cancer patients. The results could form the basis for implementing strategies in oncological nursing practice. key words: quality of life, meaning of life, cancer patients, nursing

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Relationship between the quality of life and the meaning of life in cancer patient

Majerníková

Obročníková

2017

Pielegniarstwo XXI Wieku / Nursing in the 21st Century

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“…KERNAN and LEPORE (2009) made a longitudinal study among patients with breast cancer, and found that patients, who find meaning in their disease, do not adjust better than the others who do not.…”

Section: The Relation Of Meaningfulness and Well-being Among Cancer Pmentioning

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The relation of perceived meaning of life, meaning of illness and anxious-depressive symptoms among cancer patients

Elekes¹

2017

EJMH

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Our research is based on the literature that shows meaningfulness is a correlate of mental health both in the general population and in the case of patients with a serious illness such as cancer. We had two major goals: 1) to identify the meaning-categories patients find in their illness; 2) to test the relationships between perceived meaning of life, meaning of illness and negative indicators of well-being, like automatic thoughts, anxiety, depression in the case of a population of cancer patients from Romania.This study was completed in March-June of 2012. A number of 102 cancer patients, interned in the 'Ion Chiricuta' Oncology Institute in Romania, completed a battery of scales that measured perceived meaning of life (Meaning in Life Questionnaire, Meaning in Life after Cancer), the intensity of automatic thoughts (Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire), anxiety, depression (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale), and answered the question whether they found any meaning in their lives.We could identify the following categories of meaning patients found in their illness: character change, greater appreciation of life, change of priorities, spiritual growth, greater appreciation of close relationships, clarification of goals, development of self-knowledge.In accordance with the literature, our results show that perceived meaning of life (measured by MLaC), correlates negatively with automatic thoughts (r = -0.606), anxiety (r = -0.576), and depression (r = -0.542), and these relations are significant (p = 0.000). Patients who found their illness meaningful, found more meaning in their lives as well (t = 3.041, p = 0.003), and they showed lower levels of anxiety and depression, but these correlations are not significant (p = 0.567 and 0.116).Keywords: cancer patients, existential concerns, meaning of life, meaning of illness, anxiety, depression. Im Einklang mit der Literatur zeigen unsere Ergebnisse, dass der wahrgenommene Sinn des Lebens (gemessen mit MLaC) negativ mit automatischen Gedanken (r = -0,606), Angst (r = -0,576) und Depression (r = -0,542) korreliert und diese Relationen signifikant sind (p = 0,000). Patienten, die ihre Krankheit als sinnhaft empfanden, sahen auch in ihrem Leben insgesamt mehr Sinn (t = 3,041, p = 0,003) und hatten weniger Angst und Depressionen, wobei diese Korrelationen nicht signifikant sind (p = 0,567 and 0,116). Das Verhältnis zwischen dem wahrgenommenen Sinn des

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“…Research has confirmed that cancer survivors who engage in an ongoing, unresolved search for meaning after in the aftermath of cancer diagnosis and treatment demonstrate a significantly higher level of negative affect and distress (Kernan & Lepore, 2009), poorer physical and mental functioning, more cancer-related intrusive thoughts (Roberts, Lepore, & Helgeson, 2005), and an overall poorer quality of life (Tomich & Helgeson, 2002). In contrast, studies have indicated that cancer survivors who are able to create positive meaning after diagnosis and treatment are more likely to experience positive outcomes such as decreased distress (Vickberg, Duhamel, Smith, Manne, Winkel, Papadopoulos, & Redd, 2001), lower levels of stress (Bauer-Wu & Farran, 2005), and increased quality of life (Tomich & Helgeson, 2002).…”

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Liminality and Ritual in Biographical Work: A Theoretical Framework for Cancer Survivorship

Sleight¹

2016

IJTS

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Searching for and making meaning after breast cancer: Prevalence, patterns, and negative affect

Cited by 92 publications

References 32 publications

Relationship between the quality of life and the meaning of life in cancer patient

Relationship between the quality of life and the meaning of life in cancer patient

The relation of perceived meaning of life, meaning of illness and anxious-depressive symptoms among cancer patients

Liminality and Ritual in Biographical Work: A Theoretical Framework for Cancer Survivorship

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