A global health model integrating psychological variables involved in cancer through a longitudinal study
ObjectiveThe literature has shown the relevance of certain psychological variables in adjustment to cancer. However, there is a great variability, and these features could be modified through the disease process. The aim of this study is to provide an integrated and global perspective of the importa...
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| description | ObjectiveThe literature has shown the relevance of certain psychological variables in adjustment to cancer. However, there is a great variability, and these features could be modified through the disease process. The aim of this study is to provide an integrated and global perspective of the importance of variables such as coping, resilience, emotional control, social support, affect, and others in cancer patients through a longitudinal study, with the objective of exploring their associations and underlying interactions.MethodsThe sample was composed of 71 people diagnosed with cancer who were attending psychological support at the Spanish Association Against Cancer (Biscay). We assessed the following variables in two periods of 6 months: perceived stress (PSS), emotional control (CECS), resilience (CD-RISC), coping strategies (CERQ), personality (NEOFFI), social support (MOSS), affect (PANAS), emotional distress (GHQ), quality of life (SF-12) and visual-analogic scales (EVA).ResultsResults showed predictive effects of perceived stress on physical health perception (β = −0.22; t = −3.26; p = 0.002). Mental health perception was influenced by almost all the psychological variables. Consciousness at baseline (βCo = 0.15; p = 0.003), change in Extraversion (βEx = 0.16; p = 0.001) and Resilience (βRe = 0.15; p = 0.002) had significant effects on perceived mental health.ConclusionThis study provides a global health model that integrates and explores associations between psychological variables related to cancer disease. This information could be useful for guiding personalized psychotherapeutic interventions, with the aim of increasing adjustment to disease. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-49320ff8faa346c3a762702c71bc16592022-12-22T02:14:26ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782022-07-011310.3389/fpsyg.2022.873849873849A global health model integrating psychological variables involved in cancer through a longitudinal studyPatricia Macía0Susana Gorbeña1Mercedes Barranco2Nerea Iglesias3Ioseba Iraurgi4Faculty of Psychology, University of Basque Country, UPV/EHU, San Sebastian, SpainDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Deusto, Bilbao, SpainSpanish Association Against Cancer of Biscay, Bilbao, SpainDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Deusto, Bilbao, SpainDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Deusto, Bilbao, SpainObjectiveThe literature has shown the relevance of certain psychological variables in adjustment to cancer. However, there is a great variability, and these features could be modified through the disease process. The aim of this study is to provide an integrated and global perspective of the importance of variables such as coping, resilience, emotional control, social support, affect, and others in cancer patients through a longitudinal study, with the objective of exploring their associations and underlying interactions.MethodsThe sample was composed of 71 people diagnosed with cancer who were attending psychological support at the Spanish Association Against Cancer (Biscay). We assessed the following variables in two periods of 6 months: perceived stress (PSS), emotional control (CECS), resilience (CD-RISC), coping strategies (CERQ), personality (NEOFFI), social support (MOSS), affect (PANAS), emotional distress (GHQ), quality of life (SF-12) and visual-analogic scales (EVA).ResultsResults showed predictive effects of perceived stress on physical health perception (β = −0.22; t = −3.26; p = 0.002). Mental health perception was influenced by almost all the psychological variables. Consciousness at baseline (βCo = 0.15; p = 0.003), change in Extraversion (βEx = 0.16; p = 0.001) and Resilience (βRe = 0.15; p = 0.002) had significant effects on perceived mental health.ConclusionThis study provides a global health model that integrates and explores associations between psychological variables related to cancer disease. This information could be useful for guiding personalized psychotherapeutic interventions, with the aim of increasing adjustment to disease.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.873849/fullcancerhealthstresscopingpsycho-oncologylongitudinal study |
| spellingShingle | Patricia Macía Susana Gorbeña Mercedes Barranco Nerea Iglesias Ioseba Iraurgi A global health model integrating psychological variables involved in cancer through a longitudinal study Frontiers in Psychology cancer health stress coping psycho-oncology longitudinal study |
| title | A global health model integrating psychological variables involved in cancer through a longitudinal study |
| title_full | A global health model integrating psychological variables involved in cancer through a longitudinal study |
| title_fullStr | A global health model integrating psychological variables involved in cancer through a longitudinal study |
| title_full_unstemmed | A global health model integrating psychological variables involved in cancer through a longitudinal study |
| title_short | A global health model integrating psychological variables involved in cancer through a longitudinal study |
| title_sort | global health model integrating psychological variables involved in cancer through a longitudinal study |
| topic | cancer health stress coping psycho-oncology longitudinal study |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.873849/full |
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