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Cancer survivors' health worries and associations with lifestyle practices.

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Mosher, CE; Lipkus, IM; Sloane, R; Kraus, WE; Snyder, DC; Peterson, B; Jones, LW; Demark-Wahnefried, W
Published in: J Health Psychol
November 2008

This study examined among recently diagnosed breast and prostate cancer survivors (N = 678) associations between worry about a future diagnosis of heart disease or cancer and hypothetical and actual adherence to exercise and dietary guidelines. Greater worry about future illness was reported under the hypothetical scenario of nonadherence to guidelines relative to the scenario of adherence. Worry about potential heart disease was associated with actual adherence to guidelines, whereas worry about a potential cancer diagnosis was not. Findings suggest that the motivational properties of worry should be considered when developing interventions to reduce heart disease risk among cancer survivors.

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J Health Psychol

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1359-1053

Publication Date

November 2008

Volume

13

Issue

8

Start / End Page

1105 / 1112

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Survivors
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Public Health
  • Prostatic Neoplasms
  • Neoplasms
  • Models, Statistical
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Life Style
  • Humans
 

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Mosher, C. E., Lipkus, I. M., Sloane, R., Kraus, W. E., Snyder, D. C., Peterson, B., … Demark-Wahnefried, W. (2008). Cancer survivors' health worries and associations with lifestyle practices. J Health Psychol, 13(8), 1105–1112. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105308095964
Mosher, Catherine E., Isaac M. Lipkus, Richard Sloane, William E. Kraus, Denise Clutter Snyder, Bercedis Peterson, Lee W. Jones, and Wendy Demark-Wahnefried. “Cancer survivors' health worries and associations with lifestyle practices.J Health Psychol 13, no. 8 (November 2008): 1105–12. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105308095964.
Mosher CE, Lipkus IM, Sloane R, Kraus WE, Snyder DC, Peterson B, et al. Cancer survivors' health worries and associations with lifestyle practices. J Health Psychol. 2008 Nov;13(8):1105–12.
Mosher, Catherine E., et al. “Cancer survivors' health worries and associations with lifestyle practices.J Health Psychol, vol. 13, no. 8, Nov. 2008, pp. 1105–12. Pubmed, doi:10.1177/1359105308095964.
Mosher CE, Lipkus IM, Sloane R, Kraus WE, Snyder DC, Peterson B, Jones LW, Demark-Wahnefried W. Cancer survivors' health worries and associations with lifestyle practices. J Health Psychol. 2008 Nov;13(8):1105–1112.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Health Psychol

DOI

ISSN

1359-1053

Publication Date

November 2008

Volume

13

Issue

8

Start / End Page

1105 / 1112

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Survivors
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Public Health
  • Prostatic Neoplasms
  • Neoplasms
  • Models, Statistical
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Life Style
  • Humans