Myles Balfe1, Katie O' Brien2, Aileen Timmons3, Phyllis Butow4, Eleanor O' Sullivan5, Rachael Gooberman-Hill6, Linda Sharp7. 1. National Cancer Registry of Ireland, Cork Airport Business Park, Cork, Ireland. Electronic address: m.balfe@ucc.ie. 2. National Cancer Registry of Ireland, Cork Airport Business Park, Cork, Ireland. Electronic address: kobrien@ncri.ie. 3. National Cancer Registry of Ireland, Cork Airport Business Park, Cork, Ireland. Electronic address: atimmons@ncri.ie. 4. Centre for Medical Psychology, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. Electronic address: phyllis.butow@sydney.edu.au. 5. School of Dentistry, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland. Electronic address: Eleanor.osullivan@ucc.ie. 6. Musculskeletal Research Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK. Electronic address: R.Gooberman-Hill@bristol.ac.uk. 7. Newcastle University, UK. Electronic address: Linda.Sharp@newcastle.ac.uk.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Researchers have recently called for more work to be conducted on positive outcomes and head and neck cancer. The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors associated with posttraumatic growth in head and neck cancer caregivers. METHODS AND SAMPLE: 197 carers were surveyed. A descriptive cross-sectional survey design was used. RESULTS: In multivariate analysis the following factors were statistically significantly associated with increased posttraumatic growth: social support, longer time since diagnosis, increased worry about cancer and increased financial stress and strain stemming from caring. CONCLUSIONS: While HNC carers in the post-treatment phase of the illness trajectory can experience considerable psychological burdens, this study suggests that these burdens can lead some carers to experience growth and change and an expanded sense of themselves and their social worlds. Implications for nursing practice are discussed.
PURPOSE: Researchers have recently called for more work to be conducted on positive outcomes and head and neck cancer. The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors associated with posttraumatic growth in head and neck cancer caregivers. METHODS AND SAMPLE: 197 carers were surveyed. A descriptive cross-sectional survey design was used. RESULTS: In multivariate analysis the following factors were statistically significantly associated with increased posttraumatic growth: social support, longer time since diagnosis, increased worry about cancer and increased financial stress and strain stemming from caring. CONCLUSIONS: While HNC carers in the post-treatment phase of the illness trajectory can experience considerable psychological burdens, this study suggests that these burdens can lead some carers to experience growth and change and an expanded sense of themselves and their social worlds. Implications for nursing practice are discussed.
Authors: Ali Alkan; Elif Berna Köksoy; Ebru Karci; Asli Alkan; Eduardo Bruera; Filiz Çay Şenler Journal: Turk J Med Sci Date: 2020-08-26 Impact factor: 0.973
Authors: María Á Pérez-San-Gregorio; Agustín Martín-Rodríguez; Milagrosa Sánchez-Martín; Mercedes Borda-Mas; María L Avargues-Navarro; Miguel Á Gómez-Bravo; Rupert Conrad Journal: Front Psychiatry Date: 2018-04-18 Impact factor: 4.157