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Traumatic stress, perceived global stress, and life events: prospectively predicting quality of life in breast cancer patients.

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Golden-Kreutz, DM; Thornton, LM; Wells-Di Gregorio, S; Frierson, GM; Jim, HS; Carpenter, KM; Shelby, RA; Andersen, BL
Published in: Health Psychol
May 2005

The authors investigated the relationship between stress at initial cancer diagnosis and treatment and subsequent quality of life (QoL). Women (n = 112) randomized to the assessment-only arm of a clinical trial were initially assessed after breast cancer diagnosis and surgery and then reassessed at 4 months (during adjuvant treatment) and 12 months (postadjuvant treatment). There were 3 types of stress measured: number of stressful life events (K. A. Matthews et al., 1997), cancer-related traumatic stress symptoms (M. J. Horowitz, N. Wilner, & W. Alvarez, 1979), and perceived global stress (S. Cohen, T. Kamarck, & R. Mermelstein, 1983). Using hierarchical multiple regressions, the authors found that stress predicted both psychological and physical QoL (J. E. Ware, K. K. Snow, & M. Kosinski, 2000) at the follow-ups (all ps < .03). These findings substantiate the relationship between initial stress and later QoL and underscore the need for timely psychological intervention.

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Health Psychol

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0278-6133

Publication Date

May 2005

Volume

24

Issue

3

Start / End Page

288 / 296

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Stress, Psychological
  • Quality of Life
  • Public Health
  • Prospective Studies
  • Middle Aged
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Breast Neoplasms
 

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Golden-Kreutz, D. M., Thornton, L. M., Wells-Di Gregorio, S., Frierson, G. M., Jim, H. S., Carpenter, K. M., … Andersen, B. L. (2005). Traumatic stress, perceived global stress, and life events: prospectively predicting quality of life in breast cancer patients. Health Psychol, 24(3), 288–296. https://doi.org/10.1037/0278-6133.24.3.288
Golden-Kreutz, Deanna M., Lisa M. Thornton, Sharla Wells-Di Gregorio, Georita M. Frierson, Heather S. Jim, Kristen M. Carpenter, Rebecca A. Shelby, and Barbara L. Andersen. “Traumatic stress, perceived global stress, and life events: prospectively predicting quality of life in breast cancer patients.Health Psychol 24, no. 3 (May 2005): 288–96. https://doi.org/10.1037/0278-6133.24.3.288.
Golden-Kreutz DM, Thornton LM, Wells-Di Gregorio S, Frierson GM, Jim HS, Carpenter KM, et al. Traumatic stress, perceived global stress, and life events: prospectively predicting quality of life in breast cancer patients. Health Psychol. 2005 May;24(3):288–96.
Golden-Kreutz, Deanna M., et al. “Traumatic stress, perceived global stress, and life events: prospectively predicting quality of life in breast cancer patients.Health Psychol, vol. 24, no. 3, May 2005, pp. 288–96. Pubmed, doi:10.1037/0278-6133.24.3.288.
Golden-Kreutz DM, Thornton LM, Wells-Di Gregorio S, Frierson GM, Jim HS, Carpenter KM, Shelby RA, Andersen BL. Traumatic stress, perceived global stress, and life events: prospectively predicting quality of life in breast cancer patients. Health Psychol. 2005 May;24(3):288–296.

Published In

Health Psychol

DOI

ISSN

0278-6133

Publication Date

May 2005

Volume

24

Issue

3

Start / End Page

288 / 296

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Stress, Psychological
  • Quality of Life
  • Public Health
  • Prospective Studies
  • Middle Aged
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Breast Neoplasms