Journal
PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY
Volume 15, Issue 9, Pages 834-845Publisher
JOHN WILEY & SONS LTD
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1039
Keywords
cancer appraisal; long-term survivorship; cancer survivors and families
Funding
- NCI NIH HHS [R03-CA-91577, R01-CA-78975] Funding Source: Medline
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This study assessed the appraisal of the stressfulnes of the cancer experience and its correlates for family members and older survivors living in the long-term survivorship phase of the disease. On average, family members appraised the cancer experience as more stressful than their surviving relatives. Beliefs about the effect of the diagnosis and treatment on family members were important correlates for both family members and survivors in the appraisal process. Cancer characteristics were not related to appraisal for survivors, but stage at diagnosis was associated with a more stressful appraisal for family members. Demographic characteristics were unrelated to appraisal for family members, but being African-American was linked to a less stressful appraisal for survivors. These findings highlight the stressful impact of the cancer experience on family members and can help guide health care interventions which include family members from African-American and White ethnicities. Copyright (c) 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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