2010
DOI: 10.1007/s13187-010-0048-3
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Self-blame, Self-forgiveness, and Spirituality in Breast Cancer Survivors in a Public Sector Setting

Abstract: Cognitive appraisal affects adjustment to breast cancer. A self-forgiving attitude and spirituality may benefit breast cancer survivors who blame themselves for their cancer. One hundred and eight women with early breast cancers completed questionnaires assessing self-blame, self-forgiveness, spirituality, mood and quality of life (QoL) in an outpatient breast clinic. Women who blamed themselves reported more mood disturbance (p < 0.01) and poorer QoL (p < 0.01). Women who were more self-forgiving and more spi… Show more

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“…Tsang et al suggested that religion might be used to either encourage forgiveness or justify holding grudges, depending on the nature of one's religion [16]. Several study found that religious individuals are more likely to value forgiveness than those who are not religious [17]- [20], [31]- [32]. Our findings also support this argument in Aceh conflict fictims sample.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 82%
“…Tsang et al suggested that religion might be used to either encourage forgiveness or justify holding grudges, depending on the nature of one's religion [16]. Several study found that religious individuals are more likely to value forgiveness than those who are not religious [17]- [20], [31]- [32]. Our findings also support this argument in Aceh conflict fictims sample.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 82%
“…A positive association between overall SpWB and QOL remained significant after controlling for demographic and clinical variables 14,[20][21][22]32,34,36,43 with the exception of one study 44 (see Table 3). However, this positive association (ranges from 0.36 to 0.70) was not equal when QOL was broken down into its physical (ranges from 0.22 to 0.54), social (ranges from 0.24 to 0.54), emotional (ranges from 0.27 to 0.58), and functional dimensions (ranges from 0.38 to 0.67).…”
Section: Sample and Ethodological Characteristicsmentioning
confidence: 92%
“…29 Thirteen studies conducted in the United States had a significant proportion of subjects that belong to racial, ethnic, or religious minorities. 10,14,15,[20][21][22][23][24][25][30][31][32][33] Eight studies targeted breast, 19,32,34,35 prostate, 30,31 or colorectal cancer patients 15 only. Five studies selected patients within 12 months of diagnosis.…”
Section: Sample and Ethodological Characteristicsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Apenas uma utente diz "não faço projetos agora". Perante situações limite, como o surgimento de uma doença oncológica, os estudos evidenciam a procura de um sentido para a vida, e isso pode funcionar como uma possível fonte positiva de adaptação à doença (10). A capacidade de continuar a encontrar um significado e sentido para a vida, mantendo projetos e sonhos para o futuro foi no nosso entender o mais interessante nas respostas a esta temática.…”
Section: Resultados Obtidos Na Categorização Conceptual Na Categorizunclassified
“…Por exemplo, as mulheres que se culpam a si próprias pela doença, reportam níveis maiores de perturbação e piores indicadores de qualidade de vida, do que aquelas que optam pelo perdão e são também mais espirituais (5; 10). Estudos têm mostrado evidência de que o perdão, enquanto estratégia de coping, permite a redução de pensamentos e sentimentos negativos, e também o desenvolvimento de compaixão e repostas comportamentais positivas, que permitem a redução da ansiedade e depressão (10). De fato, apesar de os benefícios do perdão ao nível da saúde ainda estarem pouco investigados, um estudo de Romero, et al (11) com mulheres com cancro da mama, verificou que uma atitude de auto-perdão estava associada a um maior ajustamento psicoló-gico ao cancro, devido a uma diminuição da culpabilização de si próprias por terem desenvolvido cancro, o que afetou positivamente o seu humor e qualidade de vida.…”
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