Open AccessPosttraumatic growth and death anxiety in caregivers of cancer patients: PHOENIX study
Author(s) -
Ali Alkan,
Elif Berna Köksoy,
Ebru Karcı,
Aslı Alkan,
Éduardo Bruera,
Filiz Çay Şenler
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
turkish journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1303-6165
pISSN - 1300-0144
DOI - 10.3906/sag-2001-228
Subject(s) - medicine , posttraumatic growth , death anxiety , anxiety , multivariate analysis , clinical psychology , cancer , psychiatry
Posttraumatic growth (PTG) is defined as positive psychological changes following a challenging or traumatic life event. The purpose of this study is to define the predictors of PTG and death anxiety (DAN) in caregivers of cancer patients and evaluate the impact of DAN on PTG.