Abstract
Background: Prostate cancer (PCa) treatment involves decrements in quality of life such as decreased sexual functioning and urinary/bowel incontinence. Prior work in other cancers has identified positive consequences (e.g. personal growth) following diagnosis and treatment, a phenomenon that has been referred to as benefit-finding (BF) and positively related to quality of life. Method: The present study evaluated demographic and psychosocial correlates of BF in men treated for localized PCa. Participants were 250 men who were 6-18 months post treatment, who completed measures of coping strategies, perceived social support, and BF. Results: In regression models both coping and social support were positively related to BF scores, even after controlling for income, education and ethnic identification. Conclusion: Active coping strategies and greater perceived social support are important correlates of greater BF following localized PCa treatment.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 954-961 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Psycho-Oncology |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 2006 |
Keywords
- Benefit-finding
- Cancer
- Coping
- Oncology
- Prostate
- Social support
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oncology
- Psychology(all)
- Social Sciences (miscellaneous)