Post-traumatic Stress Symptoms, Distress, and Optimism in Mexican Colorectal Cancer Patients.

Autor:	Acevedo-Ibarra JN; Universidad del Valle de México, Campus Cumbres, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Monterrey, Nuevo León, México.; UMAE Hospital de Especialidades No. 25, Centro Médico Nacional del Noreste, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Departamento de Oncología, Monterrey, Nuevo León, México., Juárez-García DM; Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Facultad de Psicología y Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Ciencias de la Salud, Monterrey, Nuevo León, México., Espinoza-Velazco A; UMAE Hospital de Especialidades No. 25, Centro Médico Nacional del Noreste, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Departamento de Oncología, Monterrey, Nuevo León, México., Buenaventura-Cisneros S; UMAE Hospital de Especialidades No. 25, Centro Médico Nacional del Noreste, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Departamento de Oncología, Monterrey, Nuevo León, México., Téllez A; Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Facultad de Psicología y Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Ciencias de la Salud, Monterrey, Nuevo León, México.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Psychology in Russia : state of the art [Psychol Russ] 2022 Dec 30; Vol. 15 (4), pp. 127-139. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Dec 30 (Print Publication: 2022).
DOI:	10.11621/pir.2022.0408
Abstrakt:	Background: The diagnosis and treatment of colorectal cancer are considered highly stressful and potentially traumatic events that can generate post-traumatic stress symptoms and distress among patients. Objective: This study assessed levels of post-traumatic stress symptoms, distress, and optimism, as well as differences between these conditions relative to sociodemographic and medical variables, in Mexican patients with colorectal cancer. Design: A cross-sectional descriptive study design was employed, in which 192 colorectal cancer patients over the age of 18 years participated. They filled out the following questionnaires in person: a sociodemographic and medical data questionnaire; the Event Impact Scale-Revised (EIE-R); the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS); and the Life Orientation Test (LOT-R). Results: The results showed that 32.3% of the patients reported post-traumatic stress symptomatology, and 21.4% reported distress. Post-traumatic stress symptoms and distress varied according to age and monthly income. Significant differences between the sexes were also observed in the levels of post-traumatic stress symptoms and distress. Post-traumatic stress was positively and significantly related to distress, and negatively and significantly to optimism. Conclusion: Based on these data, we concluded that a significant percentage of colorectal cancer patients present high levels of post-traumatic stress symptoms as well as distress, and that these levels may vary according to sociodemographic and medical characteristics. Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest. (© Lomonosov Moscow State University, 2022© Russian Psychological Society, 2022.)
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