Spiritual health locus of control and life satisfaction among African American breast cancer survivors

Meadows, Rachel; Nolan, Timiya S.; Paxton, Raheem J.

doi:10.1080/07347332.2019.1692988

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“…The scale showed adequate reliability in the present sample (α = 0.77). This questionnaire has previously been used in research concerning breast cancer [40]. (ii) Affectivity.…”

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Personality Profiles and Psychological Adjustment in Breast Cancer Patients

Cerezo¹,

Blanca²,

Ferragut³

2020

IJERPH

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Dispositional personality characteristics may play a role in psychosocial adjustment to any disease, including cancer. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to identify personality profiles in breast cancer patients and to determine whether these profiles are associated with psychological adjustment or psychopathology. Methods: Participants were 109 women (mean age, 52.01) diagnosed with breast cancer. They completed the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-III (MCMI-III), the Life Orientation Test-Revised (LOT-R), the Satisfaction with Life Scale, and the Positive and Negative Affect Scales. Results: The analysis revealed two different personality profiles: (a) one group, comprising 38.23% of the sample, was characterized by paranoid, negativistic, and dependent personality traits and was considered as a “vulnerable group”; and (b) another group (61.77%) was characterized by compulsive, histrionic, and narcissistic personality traits and was considered as a “psychologically adjusted group”. The vulnerable group scored higher than the psychologically adjusted group on all clinical syndromes, with scores above 60 on the anxiety, somatoform, dysthymic, and bipolar scales (score on anxiety being above 75); in contrast, the psychologically adjusted group did not reach a base rate score of 60 on any of the clinical syndromes, showing no manifestations of psychopathology. Additionally, the vulnerable group scored lower than the psychologically adjusted group on optimism, life satisfaction, and positive affect, but higher on negative affect. Conclusions: The results suggest that personality traits could affect the psychological adjustment of breast cancer survivors. We discuss the implications of belonging to each group and highlight the importance of early identification of vulnerable women in order to facilitate clinical and psychological support.

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“…The scale showed adequate reliability in the present sample (α = 0.77). This questionnaire has previously been used in research concerning breast cancer [40]. (ii) Affectivity.…”

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confidence: 99%

Personality Profiles and Psychological Adjustment in Breast Cancer Patients

Cerezo¹,

Blanca²,

Ferragut³

2020

IJERPH

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“…Religion was a major factor in helping women to cope with their condition [9]. Incorporating spiritual care into cancer management might contribute to coping with the illness and increase life satisfaction in highly spiritual women [7,8].…”

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“…Distress caused by the fear of stigma was significant in women with lower education level and those who underwent surgery [5], the type of surgery had an impact on health-related quality of life [6]. Coping mechanisms were evaluated, religion and spirituality were important factors that helped women cope with their condition [7][8][9]. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic was also investigated, fear from the severe complications of infection in the COVID-19 pandemic was identified [10] and was apparently mitigated by family resilience [11].…”

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Women with breast cancer, listening to the unheard voices: A qualitative study

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Objective: This is a descriptive qualitative study with the aim of examining experiences of women diagnosed with breast cancer. Methods: The semi-structured interviews were conducted in the oncology clinic in Al Basheer Hospital in Jordan and included 15 women. Results: Several themes were identified such as knowledge before and after diagnosis, side effects of treatment, social and economic problems, lockdown and financial challenges in corona pandemic, coping strategies, and disclosure issues. Appropriate knowledge concerning causes of breast cancer, and side effects of administered drugs were lacking. Additionally, women were not comfortable telling others about their breast cancer diagnosis and considered it a private issue. During the COVID-19 pandemic, they faced many difficulties reaching hospitals, financial struggles, and inability to meet with their loved ones during lockdown. Conclusion: This study revealed the diversity of personalities and unique disposition of women regarding all the topics covered in the interviews. These differences should be considered in the support provided to these patients.

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“…Belief in spiritual powers, such as God, instilled a sense of optimism in patients. Prior evidence showed that an individual's faith in God had a major influence on shaping behaviors, leading them to engage in a variety of activities that assisted in improving their living situations through the developed and spiritual health locus of control (Meadows et al, 2020 ). Individuals' meditative practices and characteristics were also found to provide them with a sense of calmness and relaxation, allowing them to improve and engage more effectively in their emotional self-care, resulting in quality emotional wellbeing (Nuraini et al, 2018 ).…”

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Emotional Self-Care: Exploring the Influencing Factors Among Individuals With Cancer

Sebastian

Rajkumar²,

John³

et al. 2022

Front. Psychol.

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Cancer is a leading source of distress and fatality worldwide. Cancer-related aberrant cell proliferation causes excruciating pain and impairment. To cope with pain and manage symptoms and illness, pharmaceutical and non-pharmacological options are available. Self-care behaviors are recognized as a key source in symptom management and improving quality adherence to treatment among the current non-pharmacological strategies. The intervention measures to improve self-care were hardly impacted because of the narrow focus on physical self-care. Bringing in emotional self-care and addressing the individual's emotional health can enhance the effectiveness of interventions on a holistic level. Hence, this study has attempted to explore the factors that influence emotional self-care among individuals with cancer. Following an exploratory research design, the data were collected from 15 participants (4 men and 11 women) using purposive sampling and semi-structured interviews. Through thematic analysis, eight major themes were identified: physiological factors, social factors, family factors, psychological factors, individual factors, socioeconomic factors, cultural factors, and spiritual factors. The findings explained the emotional self-care among patients with cancer and how different identified factors influence their emotional self-care practices.

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Spiritual health locus of control and life satisfaction among African American breast cancer survivors

Cited by 13 publications

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Personality Profiles and Psychological Adjustment in Breast Cancer Patients

Personality Profiles and Psychological Adjustment in Breast Cancer Patients

Women with breast cancer, listening to the unheard voices: A qualitative study

Emotional Self-Care: Exploring the Influencing Factors Among Individuals With Cancer

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