| Literature DB >> 11180575 |
S M Johnson Vickberg1, K N Duhamel, M Y Smith, S L Manne, G Winkel, E B Papadopoulos, W H Redd.
Abstract
The purpose of the present study was to examine global meaning (i.e. the belief that life has purpose and coherence) and psychological adjustment in survivors of bone marrow transplantation (BMT). Eighty-five survivors of BMT participated in a telephone interview. Regression analyses demonstrated that after controlling for physical functioning, stressor severity, and gender, global meaning was inversely related to global psychological distress and BMT-related psychological distress (i.e. posttraumatic stress disorder-like symptoms related to the cancer treatment). Global meaning was also positively related to mental health aspects of quality of life (e.g. emotional functioning and social functioning). These findings suggest that global meaning may be an important factor in the psychological adjustment of BMT survivors. Copyright 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID： 11180575 DOI： 10.1002/1099-1611(200101/02)10:1<29::aid-pon482>3.0.co;2-y
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Psychooncology ISSN： 1057-9249 Impact factor: 3.894