A global health model integrating psychological variables involved in cancer through a longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The literature has shown the relevance of certain psychological variables in adjustment to cancer. However, there is a great variability, and these features could be modified through the disease process. The aim of this study is to provide an integrated and global perspective of the importance of variables such as coping, resilience, emotional control, social support, affect, and others in cancer patients through a longitudinal study, with the objective of exploring their associations and underlying interactions.

Methods

The sample was composed of 71 people diagnosed with cancer who were attending psychological support at the Spanish Association Against Cancer (Biscay). We assessed the following variables in two periods of 6 months: perceived stress (PSS), emotiona

SUBMITTER: Macia P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9366101 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature