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Posttraumatic growth and health-related quality of life in a racially diverse cohort of breast cancer survivors.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20460418     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
This study examined the relationship between race, religiosity, and posttraumatic growth as well as the association between growth and physical and mental health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in breast cancer survivors (N = 802; M age = 57.2). Multivariate analyses revealed that African American breast cancer survivors reported higher levels of posttraumatic growth than White women. However, this relationship was mediated by religiosity. We found an inverse association with growth and mental HRQOL which might be explained by the fact that growth co-occurs with distress and perhaps women in this sample are still struggling with their disease.
Authors:
Keith M Bellizzi; Ashley Wilder Smith; Bryce B Reeve; Catherine M Alfano; Leslie Bernstein; Kathy Meeske; Kathy B Baumgartner; Rachel R Ballard-Barbash
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of health psychology     Volume:  15     ISSN:  1461-7277     ISO Abbreviation:  J Health Psychol     Publication Date:  2010 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-05-12     Completed Date:  2010-08-09     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9703616     Medline TA:  J Health Psychol     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  615-26     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Human Development and Family Studies, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA. keith.m.bellizzi@uconn.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adaptation, Psychological
Adult
Aged
Breast Neoplasms / epidemiology*,  psychology*
Cohort Studies
Ethnic Groups / psychology*,  statistics & numerical data*
Female
Health Status*
Humans
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Staging
Quality of Life / psychology*
Questionnaires
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / diagnosis,  epidemiology*,  etiology*
Survivors / psychology*,  statistics & numerical data*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
N01-PC-67007/PC/NCI NIH HHS; N01-PC-67009/PC/NCI NIH HHS; N01-PC-67010/PC/NCI NIH HHS

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