期刊
SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER
卷 19, 期 4, 页码 513-520出版社
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DOI: 10.1007/s00520-010-0845-6
关键词
Global meaning; Death acceptance; Goal seeking; Demoralization; Adjustment; Cancer
资金
- Barbara und Michael Hell Stiftung in Hamburg, Germany
While significance of the concept of meaning in understanding adaptation to cancer is widely accepted, it has been little studied, especially in longitudinal data. This study aims to clarify the role of global meaning and meaning-related life attitudes (death acceptance and goal seeking) in predicting different aspects of psychological and existential distress by reference to a specified research model. At baseline (T1), a sample of 270 cancer patients was recruited. Data from 178 patients could be obtained after 3 months at T2. Patients completed the Life-Attitude-Profile-Revised assessing global meaning and meaning-related life attitudes, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and the Demoralization Scale. Hierarchical regression analyses were carried out in two steps. Sociodemographic and physical factors were controlled. Global meaning emerged as a significant negative predictor of depression (beta = -0.27) (p a parts per thousand currency signaEuro parts per thousand 0.001) and demoralization (beta = -0.27) (p a parts per thousand currency signaEuro parts per thousand 0.001). Death acceptance was a predictor of anxiety only (beta = -0.21) (p a parts per thousand currency signaEuro parts per thousand 0.003), whereas goal seeking was a positive predictor of depression (beta = 0.29) (p a parts per thousand currency signaEuro parts per thousand 0.001), anxiety (beta = 0.36) (p a parts per thousand currency signaEuro parts per thousand 0.001), and demoralization (beta = 0.35) (p a parts per thousand currency signaEuro parts per thousand 0.001). Findings confirm a global sense of meaning as an important protecting factor regarding the development of distress symptoms. Results suggest that different dimensions of meaning contribute to different dimensions of psychological well-being, as they refer to different existential problems. The need for and relevance of meaning-focused interventions in cancer patients is strengthened.
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