Medizinische Universität Graz Austria/Österreich - Forschungsportal - Medical University of Graz
Gewählte Publikation:
Baider, L; Andritsch, E; Uziely, B; Ever-Hadani, P; Goldzweig, G; Hofmann, G; Samonigg, H.
Do different cultural settings affect the psychological distress of women with breast cancer? A randomized study.
Eur J Cancer Care (Engl). 2003; 12(3):263-273
Doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2354.2003.00412.x
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- Andritsch Elisabeth
- Hofmann Guenter
- Samonigg Hellmut
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- Abstract:
- Breast cancer is the most common malignant disease among women in developed countries. In Austria and Israel, it accounts for 15% and 18%, respectively, of all cancers and 30% of all cancers in women. The purpose of this study, conducted in Graz, Austria, and Jerusalem, Israel, was to determine whether different geographical and cultural settings differentially affect the psychological distress of women who have survived breast cancer and why. The dependence of psychological distress on psychosocial variables such as quality of life, body image, impact of cancer and coping styles was examined at time 1 in a randomized sample of 424 breast cancer women who were disease-free at the time of the study and were surveyed 1-5 years after diagnosis. The most contributing variables to the level of psychological distress in both populations were: the number of stressful life events during last year, financial problems and feeling uncomfortable with the body. Regarding coping styles, mental adjustment to cancer was the principal contributor to psychological distress level [determined by the Grand Severity Index (GSI) scores] in the Graz group, while intrusion was the principal contributor to the GSI level in the Jerusalem group.
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- Adaptation, Psychological -
- Aged -
- Aged, 80 and over -
- Austria -
- Breast Neoplasms - psychology
- Chi-Square Distribution -
- Cross-Cultural Comparison -
- Demography -
- Female -
- Humans -
- Israel -
- Karnofsky Performance Status -
- Middle Aged -
- Prospective Studies -
- Psychological Tests - statistics and numerical data
- Quality of Life - psychology
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- Regression Analysis -
- Stress, Psychological - psychology
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- breast cancer
- psychological distress
- randomized
- cross-cultural
- coping