Finding benefit in breast cancer during the year after diagnosis predicts better adjustment 5 to 8 years after diagnosis. Export

@article{citeulike:621755, abstract = {Cancer patients experience positive as well as adverse consequences from diagnosis and treatment. The study reported here examined longer term reverberations of such experiences. A set of benefit-finding items along with measures of well-being were completed by 230 early-stage breast cancer patients in the year postsurgery. Four to 7 years later, 96 of them again completed measures of well-being. Controlling for initial distress and depression, initial benefit finding in this sample predicted lower distress and depression at follow-up.}, address = {University of Miami, Department of Psychology, Coral Gables, FL 33124-0751, USA. ccarver@miami.edu.}, author = {Carver, C. S. and Antoni, M. H.}, citeulike-article-id = {621755}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0278-6133.23.6.595}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15546227}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=15546227}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://www.psy.miami.edu/faculty/ccarver/p04_HP_BF_and_LTS.pdf}, doi = {10.1037/0278-6133.23.6.595}, issn = {0278-6133}, journal = {Health Psychol}, keywords = {breastcancer, cancer, methodology, positive, psychosocial, survivorship, transition}, month = {November}, number = {6}, pages = {595--598}, posted-at = {2006-05-10 19:11:32}, priority = {2}, title = {Finding benefit in breast cancer during the year after diagnosis predicts better adjustment 5 to 8 years after diagnosis.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0278-6133.23.6.595}, volume = {23}, year = {2004} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:621755 L3 - citeulike-article-id:621755 N2 - Cancer patients experience positive as well as adverse consequences from diagnosis and treatment. The study reported here examined longer term reverberations of such experiences. A set of benefit-finding items along with measures of well-being were completed by 230 early-stage breast cancer patients in the year postsurgery. Four to 7 years later, 96 of them again completed measures of well-being. Controlling for initial distress and depression, initial benefit finding in this sample predicted lower distress and depression at follow-up. IS - 6 JF - Health Psychol SN - 0278-6133 AD - University of Miami, Department of Psychology, Coral Gables, FL 33124-0751, USA. ccarver@miami.edu. EP - 598 TI - Finding benefit in breast cancer during the year after diagnosis predicts better adjustment 5 to 8 years after diagnosis. VL - 23 SP - 595 KW - breastcancer KW - cancer KW - methodology KW - positive KW - psychosocial KW - survivorship KW - transition AU - Carver, CS AU - Antoni, MH PY - 2004/11// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0278-6133.23.6.595 ER -