Personality Traits and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Patients: The Role of Psychological Distress.
J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol
; 6(2): 358-362, 2017 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
Personality may affect the way adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer report health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Patients aged 15-39 years (n = 165) completed a survey at 12-16 months postdiagnosis. The survey included questions on HRQoL (SF-36), distress Brief Symptom Inventory-18, and personality (NEO-Five-Factor Inventory). Personality traits were not associated with physical HRQoL. The personality trait neuroticism was negatively associated with mental HRQoL (ß = -0.37; p < 0.001) and positively with psychological distress (ß = 0.47; p < 0.001). Hierarchical regression and mediation analyses indicated that psychological distress fully mediated the association between neuroticism and mental HRQoL. Findings emphasize the importance of psychosocial intervention for distress in AYAs with cancer.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Ansiedade
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Personalidade
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Qualidade de Vida
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Estresse Psicológico
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Nível de Saúde
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Neoplasias
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Holanda