Traumatic Stress, Perceived Global Stress, and Life Events: Prospectively Predicting Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Patients. |
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Authors: | Golden-Kreutz, Deanna M. Thornton, Lisa M. Wells-Di Gregorio, Sharla Frierson, Georita M. Jim, Heather S. Carpenter, Kristen M. Shelby, Rebecca A. Andersen, Barbara L. |
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Abstract: | The authors investigated the relationship between stress at initial cancer diagnosis and treatment and subsequent quality of life (QoL). Women (n = 112) randomized to the assessment-only arm of a clinical trial were initially assessed after breast cancer diagnosis and surgery and then reassessed at 4 months (during adjuvant treatment) and 12 months (postadjuvant treatment). There were 3 types of stress measured: number of stressful life events (K. A. Matthews et al., 1997), cancer-related traumatic stress symptoms (M. J. Horowitz, N. Wilner, & W. Alvarez, 1979), and perceived global stress (S. Cohen, T. Kamarck, & R. Mermelstein, 1983). Using hierarchical multiple regressions, the authors found that stress predicted both psychological and physical QoL (J. E. Ware, K. K. Snow, & M. Kosinski, 2000) at the follow-ups (all ps |
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Keywords: | traumatic stress perceived global stress life events quality of life breast cancer patients cancer diagnosis cancer treatment |
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