Open AccessEvaluation of coping as a mediator of the relationship between stressful life events and cancer-related distress.
Author(s) -
Dale J. Langford,
Bruce A. Cooper,
Steven M. Paul,
Janice Humphreys,
Carolyn D. Keagy,
Yvette P. Conley,
Marilyn J. Hammer,
Jon D. Levine,
Fay Wright,
Michelle Melisko,
Christine Miaskowski,
Laura B. Dunn
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
health psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.548
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1930-7810
pISSN - 0278-6133
DOI - 10.1037/hea0000524
Subject(s) - disengagement theory , coping (psychology) , distress , clinical psychology , stressor , psychology , lung cancer , medicine , gerontology
Lifetime stressful life events (SLEs) may predispose oncology patients to cancer-related distress (i.e., intrusive thoughts, hyperarousal, avoidance). Coping may influence cancer-related distress by mediating this relationship. This study sought to (a) determine the prevalence and impact of lifetime SLEs among oncology outpatients receiving chemotherapy and (b) examine the relationship between SLEs and cancer-related distress and the mediating role of coping on this relationship.