Chin-A-Loy S S, Fernsler J I
Cancer Outreach Program, Christiana Care Health System, Wilmington, Delaware, USA.
Cancer Nurs. 1998 Oct;21(5):358-63. doi: 10.1097/00002820-199810000-00007.
Self-transcendence has been shown to be related to well-being in older adults, women with breast cancer, women with AIDS, gay men with AIDS, and a healthy population. The purpose of this descriptive pilot study was to examine self-transcendence in another high-priority population: older men with prostate cancer. A convenience sample of 23 men, age 60 and older (M = 69), from three prostate cancer support groups completed Reed's Self-Transcendence Scale (STS) and a demographic data form. The men were predominantly white (82.6%), of the Catholic faith (56.5%), married (78.3%), and not working (87.0%). Over half (65.2%) had a college degree or higher; most viewed their health as good (69.6%) or excellent (21.7%); and the majority (56.5%) viewed their prostate cancer as affecting some of their daily activities. These men scored high on the STS (M = 50.07), which was consistent with previous findings in other populations. Findings of this study contribute to Reed's middle-range theory of self-transcendence. The discovery that self-transcendence is relevant to this group of older men with prostate cancer provides a basis for nurses to investigate the phenomenon in this population and help their clients explore the benefits of the self-transcendence resource.
自我超越已被证明与老年人、乳腺癌女性、艾滋病女性、艾滋病男同性恋者以及健康人群的幸福感有关。这项描述性试点研究的目的是在另一个高优先级人群中考察自我超越：老年前列腺癌男性。从三个前列腺癌支持小组中选取了23名年龄在60岁及以上（平均年龄69岁）的男性作为便利样本，他们完成了里德自我超越量表（STS）和一份人口统计学数据表格。这些男性主要是白人（82.6%），信仰天主教（56.5%），已婚（78.3%），且已退休（87.0%）。超过一半（65.2%）拥有大学学位或更高学历；大多数人认为自己的健康状况良好（69.6%）或极佳（21.7%）；大多数人（56.5%）认为他们的前列腺癌影响了他们的一些日常活动。这些男性在STS上得分较高（平均分为50.07），这与之前在其他人群中的研究结果一致。本研究的结果有助于丰富里德的自我超越中程理论。自我超越与这群老年前列腺癌男性相关这一发现，为护士们在该人群中研究这一现象以及帮助他们的客户探索自我超越资源的益处提供了依据。
