Trajectories and predictors of benefit finding among patients with colorectal cancer undergoing chemotherapy: A longitudinal observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to examine the longitudinal trajectories of benefit finding (BF) among patients with colorectal cancer undergoing chemotherapy and to identify predictors associated with these trajectories to inform tailored psychosocial interventions.

Methods

A total of 191 patients were recruited from three tertiary hospitals in Southwest China. Baseline data were collected before chemotherapy initiation (T0) using the General Information Questionnaire, the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire, the Distress Disclosure Index, and the Benefit Finding Scale. BF levels were reassessed after the first (T1), third (T2), and sixth (T3) chemotherapy cycles. Growth mixture modeling was applied to identify distinct BF trajectories over time, followed by multivariate logi

SUBMITTER: Li F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12595347 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature