TY - JOUR
T1 - Perceived stress and adjustment of long-term survivors of childhood cancer
AU - Varni, James W.
AU - Katz, Ernest R.
AU - Colegrove, Robert
AU - Dolgin, Michael
N1 - Funding Information:
Dr. Vami is Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychialry. School of Medicine, University of California at Sat Diego, and Director, Psychosocial & Behavioral Sciences Program, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Children's Hospital and Health Center, San Diego. Dr. Katz is Director. Psychosocial and Rehavioral Sciences. Jonathan Jaques Children's Cancer Center. Long Beach Memorial Medical Center. and Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics. School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles. Dr. Colegrove is Head. Behavioral Science Research, Division of Hematology-Oncology. Childrens Hospital of Los Angcles. Dr. Dolgin is Head, Psychosocial & Behavioral Sciences. Sambur Center for Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Children's Medical Centa. Petah-Tikva, Israel. (Address correspondence to Dr. Varni. Psychosocial & Behavioral Sciences Program, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Children's Hospital and Heallh Center, 3020 Children's Way, San Diego, CA 92123.) The research was supported by Grant PR-5-89 from the California Division of the American Cancer Society. The authors wish to acknowledge the contributions of Stacy Waldron. PhD. for data collection and project coordination.
PY - 1994/10/31
Y1 - 1994/10/31
N2 - With the increased probability of long-term survival from childhood cancer, quality of life has assumed an increasingly prominent role. The objective of the present study was to predict statistically the observed variability in adaptation of long-term survivors of childhood cancer. Perceived stress was selected for investigation as a potentially modifiable predictor variable, given its hypothesized role in patient functioning. Higher perceived stress statistically predicted increased psychological distress and lower general self-esteem after controlling for relevant demographic and medical variables. The implications of these findings suggest that stress management interventions may enhance the quality of life of long-term survivors of childhood cancer.
AB - With the increased probability of long-term survival from childhood cancer, quality of life has assumed an increasingly prominent role. The objective of the present study was to predict statistically the observed variability in adaptation of long-term survivors of childhood cancer. Perceived stress was selected for investigation as a potentially modifiable predictor variable, given its hypothesized role in patient functioning. Higher perceived stress statistically predicted increased psychological distress and lower general self-esteem after controlling for relevant demographic and medical variables. The implications of these findings suggest that stress management interventions may enhance the quality of life of long-term survivors of childhood cancer.
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U2 - 10.1300/J077V12N03_01
DO - 10.1300/J077V12N03_01
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AN - SCOPUS:0028148492
SN - 0734-7332
VL - 12
SP - 1
EP - 16
JO - Journal of Psychosocial Oncology
JF - Journal of Psychosocial Oncology
IS - 3
ER -