Quality of life and psychological distress in cancer survivors: The role of psycho-social resources for resilience

Harms, CA; Cohen, L; Pooley, JA; Chambers, SK; Galvão, DA; Newton, RU

Quality of life and psychological distress in cancer survivors: The role of psycho-social resources for resilience

Harms, CA Cohen, L Pooley, JA Chambers, SK

Galvão, DA Newton, RU

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Citation:: Psycho-Oncology, 2019, 28 (2), pp. 271 - 277
Issue Date:: 2019-02-01

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Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Harms, CA	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Cohen, L	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Pooley, JA	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Chambers, SK https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2369-6111	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Galvão, DA	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Newton, RU	en_US
dc.date.available	2018-10-24	en_US
dc.date.issued	2019-02-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Psycho-Oncology, 2019, 28 (2), pp. 271 - 277	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1057-9249	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/129677
dc.description.abstract	© 2018 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Objective: To examine the association between scores on the Protective Factors for Resilience Scale (PFRS) (as a measure of a person's psycho-social resources for resilience) and quality of life as well as symptoms of psychological distress for adult cancer survivors. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 295 cancer survivors (59% female) provided background demographic information and completed the PFRS as well as measures of quality of life and psychological distress previously validated with cancer survivors. Most of the survivors were diagnosed with breast or prostate cancer. Results: Analysis of the data confirmed the factor structure for the PFRS for cancer survivors. While controlling for Body Mass Index and age, psycho-social resources were a unique and positive predictor for all quality of life measures as well as being a unique and negative predictor for the measures of psychological distress (depression, anxiety, and somatization). There was a high degree of consistency regarding these findings for male and female survivors. Conclusions: The PFRS is a brief and valid measure of psycho-social resources for resilience in adult cancer survivors, and scores on the PFRS proved to be a good predictor of quality of life and psychological distress of these cancer survivors. Using the PFRS to assess the psycho-social resources for resilience would be helpful when developing interventions to enhance the psychological health of adults as they adapt to a diagnosis of cancer.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Psycho-Oncology	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1002/pon.4934	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Humans	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Neoplasms	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Cross-Sectional Studies	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Adaptation, Psychological	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Stress, Psychological	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Quality of Life	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Social Support	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Adult	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Middle Aged	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Male	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Resilience, Psychological	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Protective Factors	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Cancer Survivors	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Psychological Distress	en_US
dc.title	Quality of life and psychological distress in cancer survivors: The role of psycho-social resources for resilience	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	2	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	28	en_US
utslib.for	1112 Oncology and Carcinogenesis	en_US
utslib.for	1701 Psychology	en_US
utslib.for	1103 Clinical Sciences	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.issue	2	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	28	en_US

Abstract:

© 2018 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Objective: To examine the association between scores on the Protective Factors for Resilience Scale (PFRS) (as a measure of a person's psycho-social resources for resilience) and quality of life as well as symptoms of psychological distress for adult cancer survivors. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 295 cancer survivors (59% female) provided background demographic information and completed the PFRS as well as measures of quality of life and psychological distress previously validated with cancer survivors. Most of the survivors were diagnosed with breast or prostate cancer. Results: Analysis of the data confirmed the factor structure for the PFRS for cancer survivors. While controlling for Body Mass Index and age, psycho-social resources were a unique and positive predictor for all quality of life measures as well as being a unique and negative predictor for the measures of psychological distress (depression, anxiety, and somatization). There was a high degree of consistency regarding these findings for male and female survivors. Conclusions: The PFRS is a brief and valid measure of psycho-social resources for resilience in adult cancer survivors, and scores on the PFRS proved to be a good predictor of quality of life and psychological distress of these cancer survivors. Using the PFRS to assess the psycho-social resources for resilience would be helpful when developing interventions to enhance the psychological health of adults as they adapt to a diagnosis of cancer.

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