Social comparisons and quality of life following a prostate cancer diagnosis
| Autor: | Kendall L. Umstead, Anne C. Madeo, Lori H. Erby, Kala Visvanathan, Thomas O. Blank, Sarah S. Kalia, Debra L. Roter |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Male
medicine.medical_treatment media_common.quotation_subject 050109 social psychology Support group 03 medical and health sciences Prostate cancer 0302 clinical medicine Quality of life (healthcare) Optimism Survivorship curve Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Applied Psychology media_common Aged Social comparison theory 05 social sciences Prostatic Neoplasms medicine.disease Psychiatry and Mental health Self-Help Groups Harm Cross-Sectional Studies Oncology Social Perception 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Quality of Life Psychology Cognitive appraisal Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of psychosocial oncology. 36(3) |
| ISSN: | 1540-7586 |
| Popis: | The objective was to explore the relationships among cognitive appraisals of prostate cancer (challenge, threat, and harm/loss), social comparisons, and quality of life in men previously diagnosed. Design, Sample,Methods: Men who had participated in prostate cancer support groups completed a cross-sectional questionnaire (N = 189). Multivariable linear regression was used to evaluate social comparisons as mediators of quality of life while controlling for uncertainty and optimism.Positive and negative social comparisons were parallel mediators of the relationships between challenge or threat appraisals and quality of life, while only negative social comparisons mediated the relationship between harm/loss appraisals and quality of life.These findings demonstrate the importance of social comparisons in accounting for the effect of cognitive appraisals of prostate cancer on quality of life among men in support groups. Implications for Psychosocial Providers: Interventions to improve quality of life could address reduction of maladaptive comparisons, a strategy that could be tailored based on the patient's appraisal of prostate cancer. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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