Effects of age on coping and psychological distress in women diagnosed with breast cancer: review of literature and analysis of two different geographical settings
| Autor: | Pnina Ever-Hadani, G. Krenn, Gil Goldzweig, Hellmut Samonigg, G Hofman, Lea Baider, Elisabeth Andritsch, Beatrice Uziely |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
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Gerontology
Coping (psychology) Personality Inventory Family support Psychological intervention Breast Neoplasms Breast cancer Multivariate analysis of variance Adaptation Psychological medicine Humans Israel Aged Geography business.industry Sick role Age Factors Sick Role Hematology Middle Aged medicine.disease Distress Oncology Austria Female Personality Assessment Inventory business Stress Psychological Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology. 46:5-16 |
| ISSN: | 1040-8428 |
| Popis: | Age-related differences in emotional distress were examined by studying two random samples (N=424) of women diagnosed with early stages of breast cancer in Graz, Austria and Jerusalem, Israel. We found that psychological distress, coping abilities, and different perceptions of illness are attributable to socialization differences of age experience according to young (49 or younger), intermediate (50-64) and old (65 and older) age groups. Patients were interviewed at home to obtain sociodemographic and medical background data. They also completed five standardized instruments (Brief Symptom Inventory, Psychological Adjustment to Illness Scale, Impact of Events Scale, Mental Adjustment to Cancer, and Perceived Family Support). A two-way MANOVA for all the demographic variables yielded significant main group (Graz vs. Jerusalem) effect (P |
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