1 Temple University Health System, USA.
2 Temple University, USA.
J Health Psychol. 2017 Nov;22(13):1731-1742. doi: 10.1177/1359105316637839. Epub 2016 Mar 23.
Breast cancer is number one in incidence and sixth in mortality among all cancers of women in China. Prior work identified positive consequences following diagnosis and treatment, including benefit finding among breast cancer survivors from Western countries. This study evaluated psychosocial correlates of benefit finding in breast cancer survivors in China. A total of 148 participants completed measures of coping, perceived stress, depressive symptoms, social support, and benefit finding. Results indicated that benefit finding was positively related to active coping and negatively related to depression. Future research may evaluate whether interventions to enhance active coping will improve outcomes among Chinese breast cancer survivors.
在中国,乳腺癌在女性所有癌症中发病率位居第一,死亡率位居第六。先前的研究确定了诊断和治疗后的积极后果,包括西方国家乳腺癌幸存者的获益发现。本研究评估了中国乳腺癌幸存者获益发现的心理社会相关因素。共有 148 名参与者完成了应对方式、感知压力、抑郁症状、社会支持和获益发现的测量。结果表明,获益发现与积极应对呈正相关,与抑郁呈负相关。未来的研究可能会评估增强积极应对的干预措施是否会改善中国乳腺癌幸存者的结局。