Key result
Higher perceived control was associated with better adaptation to illness across all five assessments over 1 year in women with early-stage breast cancer.
Why the study?
Does higher perceived control improve adaptation to illness in women with stage I or II breast cancer?
Observational (n=101)
Does higher perceived control improve adaptation to illness in women with stage I or II breast cancer?
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Higher perceived control is associated with better psychological adaptation in early-stage breast cancer patients over a 1-year period.
OBJECTIVES: To examine whether perceived control produces better adaptation to illness in breast cancer patients in stages I or II. DESIGN: Longitudinal, 1-year following study. METHODS: One hundred and one women were assessed on five occasions: one week after surgery, and again 1, 3, 6 and 12 months later, using, among other measures, the Mental Adjustment to Cancer (MAC) and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). RESULTS: Structural equation models confirmed that patients with higher perceived control showed better adaptation to illness in all five assessments. CONCLUSIONS: These data fit well with previous research and suggest that psychological interventions which emphasize a sense of personal control would be effective in enhancing well-being in breast cancer patients at the early stages.
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Bárez et al. (2007) conducted an observational in Breast cancer (n=101). Higher perceived control vs. Lower perceived control was evaluated on Adaptation to illness. Higher perceived control was associated with better adaptation to illness across all five assessments over 1 year in women with early-stage breast cancer.
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