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The Relationship Between Colorectal Cancer Survivors’ Positive Psychology, Symptom Characteristics, and Prior Trauma During Acute Cancer Survivorship.
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Oncology Nursing Forum . Jan2023, Vol. 50 Issue 1, p115-127. 13p. 5 Charts, 1 Graph. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- OBJECTIVES: To examine colorectal cancer survivors’ positive psychology and symptom characteristics, and to assess for potential impact of prior trauma on these relationships during acute cancer survivorship. SAMPLE & SETTING: A cross-sectional study of 117 colorectal cancer survivors was conducted at a National Cancer Institute–designated cancer center. METHODS & VARIABLES: Participants completed a demographic questionnaire, and the Carver Benefit Finding Scale and Posttraumatic Growth Inventory assessed positive psychology. Descriptive statistics and multiple linear regression analyses were performed. RESULTS: 49 symptoms were reported and varied based on prior trauma. Significance was found between positive psychology and symptom frequency (p < 0.001); symptoms reported almost daily and daily were inversely related to positive psychology. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING: Nurses should prioritize symptoms; less frequent symptoms improve positive psychology. Early identification of positive changes may promote survivors’ self-awareness and management skills to mitigate adverse symptoms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *CANCER patient psychology
*STATISTICS
*STATISTICAL power analysis
*KRUSKAL-Wallis Test
*CROSS-sectional method
*MULTIPLE regression analysis
*POST-traumatic stress disorder
*COLORECTAL cancer
*CANCER
*CONCEPTUAL structures
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*QUESTIONNAIRES
*MENTAL depression
*WOUNDS & injuries
*DATA analysis software
*DATA analysis
*ANXIETY
*PSYCHOLOGICAL stress
*PSYCHOLOGICAL distress
*SYMPTOMS
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0190535X
- Volume :
- 50
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Oncology Nursing Forum
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 160912045
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1188/23.ONF.115-127