| Literature DB >> 21240723 |
Sophia K Smith1, Christianna S Williams, Catherine R Zimmer, Sheryl Zimmerman.
Abstract
Given that more than one third of some cohorts of cancer survivors exhibit post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomatology, this study examines how trauma outcomes might relate to quality of life (QOL). Eight hundred thirty survivors of adult lymphoma were assessed for PTSD, post-traumatic growth (PTG) and QOL. Structural equation modeling revealed that QOL was best explained by the model in which stressors (e.g., co-morbidities) were mediated by PTSD and PTG. Trauma outcomes mediated the relationship between specific stressors and QOL. These findings support using PTSD and PTG as a diagnostic framework in understanding symptomatology in survivors.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21240723 PMCID: PMC3079388 DOI: 10.1080/07347332.2011.534022
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Psychosoc Oncol ISSN: 0734-7332