1 University of Central Florida, USA.
2 Radboud University Medical Center, The Netherlands.
J Health Psychol. 2019 Aug;24(9):1201-1209. doi: 10.1177/1359105317692143. Epub 2017 Feb 12.
Survivors of differentiated thyroid cancer report significant distress. This study examines illness perceptions as mediating the relationship between information support and distress among survivors of differentiated thyroid cancer. Data were obtained from the Patient Reported Outcomes Following Initial Treatment and Long-term Evaluation of Survivorship registry. Model results revealed that greater information support was associated with better illness perceptions, and that better illness perceptions were associated with less distress. Information support and distress were indirectly related via illness perceptions. Results highlight the importance of addressing illness perceptions in this population and suggest that informational interventions may help serve this function.
分化型甲状腺癌幸存者报告存在明显的困扰。本研究考察了疾病认知在分化型甲状腺癌幸存者的信息支持与困扰之间的中介关系。数据来自于初始治疗后患者报告结局和生存状况长期评估登记处。模型结果显示，更多的信息支持与更好的疾病认知相关，而更好的疾病认知与更少的困扰相关。信息支持和困扰通过疾病认知呈间接相关。研究结果强调了在这一人群中解决疾病认知问题的重要性，并表明信息干预可能有助于发挥这一作用。
