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A meta-analysis of the relationship between social constraints and distress in cancer patients.

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Adams, RN; Winger, JG; Mosher, CE
Published in: J Behav Med
April 2015

Social constraints on cancer-related disclosure have been associated with increased distress among cancer patients. The goals of this meta-analysis were: (1) to quantify the average strength of the relationships between social constraints and general and cancer-specific distress in cancer patients; and (2) to examine potential moderators of these relationships. A literature search was conducted using electronic databases, and 30 studies met inclusion criteria. Moderate, significant relationships were found between social constraints and both general distress (r = 0.37, 95 % CI 0.31-0.43) and cancer-specific distress (r = 0.37, 95 % CI 0.31-0.44). The relationship between social constraints and cancer-specific distress was stronger for studies of patients who, on average, had been diagnosed more recently. Relationships between social constraints and both general and cancer-specific distress did not vary by age or gender. Findings suggest that social constraints may be important to target in interventions to reduce distress in cancer patients, especially those who have been recently diagnosed.

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J Behav Med

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EISSN

1573-3521

Publication Date

April 2015

Volume

38

Issue

2

Start / End Page

294 / 305

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Stress, Psychological
  • Social Control, Informal
  • Neoplasms
  • Humans
  • Clinical Psychology
  • 5205 Social and personality psychology
  • 4206 Public health
  • 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
  • 11 Medical and Health Sciences
 

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Adams, R. N., Winger, J. G., & Mosher, C. E. (2015). A meta-analysis of the relationship between social constraints and distress in cancer patients. J Behav Med, 38(2), 294–305. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-014-9601-6
Adams, Rebecca N., Joseph G. Winger, and Catherine E. Mosher. “A meta-analysis of the relationship between social constraints and distress in cancer patients.J Behav Med 38, no. 2 (April 2015): 294–305. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-014-9601-6.
Adams RN, Winger JG, Mosher CE. A meta-analysis of the relationship between social constraints and distress in cancer patients. J Behav Med. 2015 Apr;38(2):294–305.
Adams, Rebecca N., et al. “A meta-analysis of the relationship between social constraints and distress in cancer patients.J Behav Med, vol. 38, no. 2, Apr. 2015, pp. 294–305. Pubmed, doi:10.1007/s10865-014-9601-6.
Adams RN, Winger JG, Mosher CE. A meta-analysis of the relationship between social constraints and distress in cancer patients. J Behav Med. 2015 Apr;38(2):294–305.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Behav Med

DOI

EISSN

1573-3521

Publication Date

April 2015

Volume

38

Issue

2

Start / End Page

294 / 305

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Stress, Psychological
  • Social Control, Informal
  • Neoplasms
  • Humans
  • Clinical Psychology
  • 5205 Social and personality psychology
  • 4206 Public health
  • 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
  • 11 Medical and Health Sciences