Psychosocial predictors of hope two years after diagnosis of colorectal cancer: Implications for nurse-led hope programmes
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Grealish, Laurie
Hyde, Melissa K
Legg, Melissa
Lazenby, Mark
Aitken, Joanne F
Dunn, Jeff
Chambers, Suzanne K
Griffith University Author(s)
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2019
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Objective:
To prospectively explore predictors of hope in people with colorectal cancer at 24 months post‐diagnosis.
Methods:
The present study is a secondary analysis of two waves within a longitudinal survey of patients newly diagnosed with colorectal cancer in Queensland, Australia. Baseline predictors (sociodemographic, disease, lifestyle characteristics, cancer threat appraisal and quality of life domains) were measured via mailed surveys and telephone interviews at 6 months post‐diagnosis. Hope was measured via mailed surveys at 24 months post‐diagnosis.
Results:
At 24 months post‐diagnosis, 1,265 participants ...
View more >Objective: To prospectively explore predictors of hope in people with colorectal cancer at 24 months post‐diagnosis. Methods: The present study is a secondary analysis of two waves within a longitudinal survey of patients newly diagnosed with colorectal cancer in Queensland, Australia. Baseline predictors (sociodemographic, disease, lifestyle characteristics, cancer threat appraisal and quality of life domains) were measured via mailed surveys and telephone interviews at 6 months post‐diagnosis. Hope was measured via mailed surveys at 24 months post‐diagnosis. Results: At 24 months post‐diagnosis, 1,265 participants completed the hope measure. Hope was predicted by higher education, physical activity, cancer threat appraisal and each quality of life domain (i.e., physical, social, emotional and functional well‐being; and colorectal cancer‐specific concerns), which explained 23.63% of the total variance in hope, F(14, 1,081) = 23.89, p < 0.001. Conclusion: At 24 months post‐diagnosis, hope was associated with greater functional, social and emotional well‐being, and less threatened cancer appraisals. As hope programmes continue to be developed, designers should include activities that increase well‐being and reduce cancer threat appraisal for people with colorectal cancer.
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View more >Objective: To prospectively explore predictors of hope in people with colorectal cancer at 24 months post‐diagnosis. Methods: The present study is a secondary analysis of two waves within a longitudinal survey of patients newly diagnosed with colorectal cancer in Queensland, Australia. Baseline predictors (sociodemographic, disease, lifestyle characteristics, cancer threat appraisal and quality of life domains) were measured via mailed surveys and telephone interviews at 6 months post‐diagnosis. Hope was measured via mailed surveys at 24 months post‐diagnosis. Results: At 24 months post‐diagnosis, 1,265 participants completed the hope measure. Hope was predicted by higher education, physical activity, cancer threat appraisal and each quality of life domain (i.e., physical, social, emotional and functional well‐being; and colorectal cancer‐specific concerns), which explained 23.63% of the total variance in hope, F(14, 1,081) = 23.89, p < 0.001. Conclusion: At 24 months post‐diagnosis, hope was associated with greater functional, social and emotional well‐being, and less threatened cancer appraisals. As hope programmes continue to be developed, designers should include activities that increase well‐being and reduce cancer threat appraisal for people with colorectal cancer.
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Journal Title
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER CARE
Volume
28
Issue
3
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© 2019 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Psychosocial predictors of hope two years after diagnosis of colorectal cancer: Implications for nurse-led hope programmes, European Journal of Cancer Care, Volume 28, Issue 3, Special Issue: Themed section: Contemporary reviews in cancer care, May 2019, e13010, which has been published in final form at 10.1111/ecc.13010. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving (http://olabout.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-828039.html)
Subject
Nursing
Oncology and carcinogenesis
Health services and systems
Public health