PURPOSE/ OBJECTIVES: To examine post-traumatic growth, or positive life changes, and its correlates among adult daughters of breast cancer survivors and to compare their psychosocial adjustment to women with healthy parents. DESIGN: Descriptive, cross-sectional survey. SETTING: Outpatient oncology units in two urban hospitals and two breast cancer organizations. SAMPLE: 30 adult daughters of breast cancer survivors (mean age = 38.1 years) and 16 women with healthy parents. METHODS: Participants were recruited by hospital or research staff or responded to an announcement in a newsletter. Respondents completed the Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory and standardized assessments of psychosocial adjustment. MAIN RESEARCH VARIABLES: Post-traumatic growth and demographic, stressor, and psychosocial variables. FINDINGS: Women who cared for their mothers following breast cancer diagnosis and perceived their mothers' illness to be stressful reported greater post-traumatic growth. Life satisfaction, social support, emotional processing strategies, and problem-focused coping strategies also were positively associated with growth. Women with maternal histories of breast cancer and those with healthy parents did not differ in psychosocial well-being, including affect, life satisfaction, and social support. CONCLUSIONS: Findings suggest that some daughters of breast cancer survivors experience positive life changes following their mothers' illness. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING: For nurses seeking to adopt a holistic approach to practice, the personal growth of women following life-threatening familial illness warrants attention.
PURPOSE/ OBJECTIVES: To examine post-traumatic growth, or positive life changes, and its correlates among adult daughters of breast cancer survivors and to compare their psychosocial adjustment to women with healthy parents. DESIGN: Descriptive, cross-sectional survey. SETTING:Outpatient oncology units in two urban hospitals and two breast cancer organizations. SAMPLE: 30 adult daughters of breast cancer survivors (mean age = 38.1 years) and 16 women with healthy parents. METHODS:Participants were recruited by hospital or research staff or responded to an announcement in a newsletter. Respondents completed the Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory and standardized assessments of psychosocial adjustment. MAIN RESEARCH VARIABLES: Post-traumatic growth and demographic, stressor, and psychosocial variables. FINDINGS:Women who cared for their mothers following breast cancer diagnosis and perceived their mothers' illness to be stressful reported greater post-traumatic growth. Life satisfaction, social support, emotional processing strategies, and problem-focused coping strategies also were positively associated with growth. Women with maternal histories of breast cancer and those with healthy parents did not differ in psychosocial well-being, including affect, life satisfaction, and social support. CONCLUSIONS: Findings suggest that some daughters of breast cancer survivors experience positive life changes following their mothers' illness. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING: For nurses seeking to adopt a holistic approach to practice, the personal growth of women following life-threatening familial illness warrants attention.
Authors: Aimee M Moore; T Clark Gamblin; David A Geller; Michael N Youssef; Kristin E Hoffman; Leigh Gemmell; Sonja M Likumahuwa; Dana H Bovbjerg; Anna Marsland; Jennifer L Steel Journal: Psychooncology Date: 2011-05 Impact factor: 3.894
Authors: Monica Leppma; Anna Mnatsakanova; Khachatur Sarkisian; Olivia Scott; Leonie Adjeroh; Michael E Andrew; John M Violanti; Erin C McCanlies Journal: Stress Health Date: 2017-07-13 Impact factor: 3.519