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Personality and Spirituality as Predictors of Mental Health and Salivary Alpha-Amylase Activity in Breast Cancer Survivors.
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Oncology Nursing Forum . Jul2022, Vol. 49 Issue 4, p307-314. 8p. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- OBJECTIVES: To determine the relative predictive validity of personality and spirituality for mental health and salivary alpha-amylase (sAA) in breast cancer (BC) survivors. SAMPLE & SETTING: 23 BC survivors participated in a single-group, cross-sectional study. METHODS & VARIABLES: Predictor variables included personality and spiritual variables. Outcome variables included subjective physical and mental health outcomes and sAA, a neuroimmune biomarker. RESULTS: Hierarchical regressions indicated that (a) conscientiousness and forgiveness independently predict 38% and 11% of variance in mental health scores, respectively; and (b) conscientiousness and forgiveness independently predict 15% and 24% of the variance in sAA, respectively. Consistent with psychoneuroimmunology theory, personality and spiritual variables independently influence subjective mental health and neuroimmune activity in BC survivors. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING: Nurses should be aware of BC survivors’ personality characteristics and spiritual dispositions so that distinct interventions can be offered to promote mental health and reduce stress-related neuroimmune inflammation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0190535X
- Volume :
- 49
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Oncology Nursing Forum
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 157700282
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1188/22.ONF.307-314