Cross‐sectional study of psychosocial well‐being among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and heterosexual gynecologic cancer survivors

Background: The stigma of cancer as a deadly disease greatly affects the patient’s perspective in shaping self-concept, which impacts on hopes and influences the stability of psychological well-being. The purpose of this study was to prove that the self-concept influences the hopes and psychological well-being of cancer survivors. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study. Samples were 90 cancer survivors from three public health centers in Surabaya, Indonesia taken by simple random sampling. All participants completed the instruments of the Tennessee Self-Concept Scale, Herth Hope Index, and Ryff’s Psychological Well-Being Scale. All the instruments were valid and reliable based on the test. Ethical feasibility has been conducted. The Pearson Product-Moment Correlation Test was applied to analyze the data with P < .05. Results: The demographic characteristics of cancer survivors include the age majority of 46-65 years (53%), female sex (80%), married (61%), having stage-III cancer (44%), diagnosed of cancer for 1–6 years (56%), having support system from nuclear families (73%), and actively involved in the community (66%). The mean score of self-concept is 78.2, hope 38.2, and psychological well- being 76.3. Self-concept had a significant effect on hope (r = .783, P = .000) and psychological well-being (r = .611, P = .000) Conclusions: Cancer survivors who had positive self-concepts are more likely to accept themselves, which triggers the formation of high hope for recovery and the achievement of positive psychological well-being.

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Conflict Avoidance in Old Age

GeroPsych ◽

10.1024/1662-9647/a000168 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 30 (2) ◽

pp. 61-70 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Lia Oberhauser ◽

Andreas B. Neubauer ◽

Eva-Marie Kessler

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Perceived Social Support ◽

Well Being ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Conflict Avoidance ◽

Subjective Well Being ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Adult Lifespan ◽

Set Up

Abstract. Conflict avoidance increases across the adult lifespan. This cross-sectional study looks at conflict avoidance as part of a mechanism to regulate belongingness needs ( Sheldon, 2011 ). We assumed that older adults perceive more threats to their belongingness when they contemplate their future, and that they preventively react with avoidance coping. We set up a model predicting conflict avoidance that included perceptions of future nonbelonging, termed anticipated loneliness, and other predictors including sociodemographics, indicators of subjective well-being and perceived social support (N = 331, aged 40–87). Anticipated loneliness predicted conflict avoidance above all other predictors and partially mediated the age-association of conflict avoidance. Results suggest that belongingness regulation accounts may deepen our understanding of conflict avoidance in the second half of life.

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Impact of COVID‐19 and Partial Lockdown on Access to Care, Self‐Management and Psychological Well‐being among People with Diabetes: A Cross‐sectional Study

International Journal of Clinical Practice ◽

10.1111/ijcp.14319 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Ester Yeoh ◽

Soon Guan Tan ◽

Ying Shan Lee ◽

Hwee Huan Tan ◽

Ying Yee Low ◽

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Keyword(s):

Access To Care ◽

Well Being ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Self Management ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Psychological Well Being

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Social support, self-worth, and subjective well-being in older adults of rural China: a cross-sectional study

Psychology Health & Medicine ◽

10.1080/13548506.2021.1905861 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-7

Author(s):

Hong Su ◽

Yuqiu Zhou ◽

Haina Wang ◽

Lei Xing

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Older Adults ◽

Rural China ◽

Well Being ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Subjective Well Being ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Self Worth

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Long-Term Effect of Anticancer Therapy on Dentition in Childhood Cancer Survivors: An Observational, Cross-Sectional Study

The Indian Journal of Pediatrics ◽

10.1007/s12098-021-03818-1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Mohammad Atif ◽

Vijay Prakash Mathur ◽

Nitesh Tewari ◽

Kalpana Bansal ◽

Morankar Rahul ◽

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Keyword(s):

Cancer Survivors ◽

Childhood Cancer ◽

Childhood Cancer Survivors ◽

Anticancer Therapy ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Term Effect ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Long Term Effect

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Development and validation of a Japanese version of the Patient Centred Assessment Method and its user guide: a cross-sectional study

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2020-037282 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (11) ◽

pp. e037282

Author(s):

Rieko Mutai ◽

Yoshifumi Sugiyama ◽

Shuhei Yoshida ◽

Ryoko Horiguchi ◽

Takamasa Watanabe ◽

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Keyword(s):

Primary Care ◽

Factor Analysis ◽

Japanese Version ◽

Well Being ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Assessment Method ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Vas Scores ◽

Patient Complexity

ObjectivesThe primary objective of this study was to develop the Japanese version of the Patient Centred Assessment Method (PCAM) and its user guide. The secondary objective was to examine the validity and reliability in the primary care setting.DesignCross-sectional study.SettingThree family physician teaching clinics located in urban residential areas in Tokyo, Japan.ParticipantsPatients who were aged 20 years or older, and who had an appointment with physicians at the three participating clinics.Main outcome measuresPatient complexity measured by PCAM and complexity/burden level measured by a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS).ResultsAlthough confirmatory factor analysis using a model described in a previous study revealed that the indices did not meet the criteria for good fit, exploratory factor analysis revealed a new three-factor structure of ‘Personal well-being,’ ‘Social interaction’ and ‘Needs for care/service.’ Cronbach’s alpha of PCAM was 0.86. Spearman’s rank correlation coefficients between PCAM scores and VAS scores were 0.51 for complexity (p<0.001) and 0.41 for burden (p<0.001). There were 42 patients (14.3% of total patients) with PCAM scores greater than its mean of 16.5 but with complexity VAS scores less than its mean of 20.8.ConclusionsThe Japanese version of PCAM and its user guide were developed through Japanese translation and cultural adaptation by cognitive debriefing. PCAM is a valid and reliable tool to assess patient complexity in the primary care settings in Japan. Additionally, although the correlation between total PCAM scores and complexity/burden as assessed by VAS was moderate, PCAM can more precisely identify patient complexity than skilled physician’s intuition.

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Family structure and multiple domains of child well-being in the United States: a cross-sectional study

Population Health Metrics ◽

10.1186/s12963-015-0038-0 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 24

Author(s):

Patrick M Krueger ◽

Douglas P Jutte ◽

Luisa Franzini ◽

Irma Elo ◽

Mark D Hayward

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Family Structure ◽

Well Being ◽

The United States ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Multiple Domains

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Socioeconomic Factors and Health Status Disparities Associated with Difficulty in ADLs and IADLs among Long-Lived Populations in Brazil: A Cross-Sectional Study

INQUIRY The Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing ◽

10.1177/00469580211007264 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 58 ◽

pp. 004695802110072

Author(s):

Júlia Cristina Leite Nóbrega ◽

Juliana Barbosa Medeiros ◽

Tácila Thamires de Melo Santos ◽

Saionara Açucena Vieira Alves ◽

Javanna Lacerda Gomes da Silva Freitas ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Health Status ◽

Activities Of Daily Living ◽

Socioeconomic Factors ◽

Chronic Diseases ◽

Daily Living ◽

Female Gender ◽

Well Being ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional

Objective: To evaluate the association between socioeconomic factors, health status, and Functional Capacity (FC) in the oldest senior citizens in a metropolis and a poor rural region of Brazil. Method: Cross-sectional study of 417 seniors aged ≥80 years, data collected through Brazil’s Health, Well-being and Aging survey. FC assessed by self-reporting of difficulties in Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs). Chi-square tests and multiple logistic regression analyses were performed using “R” statistical software. Results: Socioeconomic and demographic inequalities in Brazil can influence FC in seniors aged 80 years and older. Comparatively, urban long-lived people had a higher prevalence of difficulties for ADLs and rural ones showed more difficulties for IADLs. Among urban oldest seniors, female gender and lower-income were correlated with difficulties for IADLs. Among rural oldest seniors, female gender, stroke, joint disease, and inadequate weight independently were correlated with difficulties for ADLs, while the number of chronic diseases was associated with difficulties for IADLs. Conclusion: Financial constraints may favor the development of functional limitations among older seniors in large urban centers. In poor rural areas, inadequate nutritional status and chronic diseases may increase their susceptibility to functional decline.

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