Jeong Min Oh1, Yoonjung Kim2, Yeunhee Kwak3. 1. Department of Nursing, National Cancer Center, Graduate School of Nursing and Health Professions, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, South Korea. 2. Faculty of Red Cross College of Nursing, Chung-Ang University, 84 Heukseok-Ro, Dongjack-Gu, Seoul, 156-756, Republic of Korea. yoonjung@cau.ac.kr. 3. Faculty of Red Cross College of Nursing, Chung-Ang University, 84 Heukseok-Ro, Dongjack-Gu, Seoul, 156-756, Republic of Korea.
Abstract
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine posttraumatic growth (PTG), cancer coping, posttraumatic stress, and genetics knowledge among ovarian cancer survivors and to identify factors affecting PTG. METHODS: This cross-sectional study included 148 outpatient ovarian cancer survivors at a cancer center. Data were collected between February 25 and April 11, 2019, and were analyzed using t tests, ANOVA, Pearson-correlations, and multiple regression. RESULTS: On average, the ovarian cancer survivors scored 68.09 ± 20.17 in PTG, 59.75 ± 13.37 in cancer coping, 29.30 ± 17.25 in posttraumatic stress, and 9.42 ± 3.33 in genetics knowledge. There were significant differences in PTG according to religion (t = - 2.92, p = .004), marital status (F = 3.06, p = .050), and family history of cancer (t = 2.00, p = .047). In the final analysis, the statistically significant factors influencing PTG were religion (β = .170, p = .004) and cancer coping (β = .691, p < .001), and posttraumatic stress had borderline statistical significance (β = - .107, p < .068). These factors explained 52.2% of the variance in PTG. CONCLUSIONS: Ovarian cancer survivors showed a moderate level of genetics knowledge while having a high risk for posttraumatic stress. Overall, this study showed that cancer coping was a powerful factor that influenced PTG in ovarian cancer survivors. Religion was found to positively affect PTG, and posttraumatic stress had a small negative effect. Spiritual nursing interventions and improving cancer coping while reducing posttraumatic stress are necessary to increase the PTG of ovarian cancer survivors.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine posttraumatic growth (PTG), cancer coping, posttraumatic stress, and genetics knowledge among ovarian cancer survivors and to identify factors affecting PTG. METHODS: This cross-sectional study included 148 outpatientovarian cancer survivors at a cancer center. Data were collected between February 25 and April 11, 2019, and were analyzed using t tests, ANOVA, Pearson-correlations, and multiple regression. RESULTS: On average, the ovarian cancer survivors scored 68.09 ± 20.17 in PTG, 59.75 ± 13.37 in cancer coping, 29.30 ± 17.25 in posttraumatic stress, and 9.42 ± 3.33 in genetics knowledge. There were significant differences in PTG according to religion (t = - 2.92, p = .004), marital status (F = 3.06, p = .050), and family history of cancer (t = 2.00, p = .047). In the final analysis, the statistically significant factors influencing PTG were religion (β = .170, p = .004) and cancer coping (β = .691, p < .001), and posttraumatic stress had borderline statistical significance (β = - .107, p < .068). These factors explained 52.2% of the variance in PTG. CONCLUSIONS:Ovarian cancer survivors showed a moderate level of genetics knowledge while having a high risk for posttraumatic stress. Overall, this study showed that cancer coping was a powerful factor that influenced PTG in ovarian cancer survivors. Religion was found to positively affect PTG, and posttraumatic stress had a small negative effect. Spiritual nursing interventions and improving cancer coping while reducing posttraumatic stress are necessary to increase the PTG of ovarian cancer survivors.
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Cancer coping; Cross-sectional study; Genetics knowledge; Ovarian cancer survivor; Posttraumatic growth; Posttraumatic stress
Authors: C L Alter; D Pelcovitz; A Axelrod; B Goldenberg; H Harris; B Meyers; B Grobois; F Mandel; A Septimus; S Kaplan Journal: Psychosomatics Date: 1996 Mar-Apr Impact factor: 2.386
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