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Trial reportCancer nursing

Resilience, Positive Coping, and Quality of Life Among Women Newly Diagnosed With Gynecological Cancers.

Sharon L Manne, Shannon Myers-Virtue, Deborah Kashy, Melissa Ozga, David Kissane, Carolyn Heckman, Stephen C Rubin, Norman Rosenblum

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Cancer nursing. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

36 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Factors related to the resilience and mental health of adult cancer patients: a systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2021
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  8. Exploring the real-world experience of abemaciclib treatment for HR +, HER2 - metastatic breast cancer-a qualitative analysis of the IMPACTOR study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Sharon L ManneAuthor Affiliations: Department of Medical Oncology, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick (Drs Manne and Myers-Virtue); Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, East Lansing (Dr Kashy); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York (Drs Ozga and Kissane); Cancer Prevention and Control, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Dr Heckman); Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine, Philadelphia (Dr Rubin); and Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Dr Rosenblum).
Shannon Myers-Virtue
Deborah Kashy
Melissa Ozga
David Kissane
Carolyn Heckman
Stephen C Rubin
Norman Rosenblum

Funding

PSYCHOLOGICAL INTERVENTION FOR OVARIAN CANCER PATIENTSR01CA085566 · NCI · UNIV OF MED/DENT NJ-R W JOHNSON MED SCH · PI MANNE, SHARON L · 2000 to 2014
$4.8M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA085566NCI NIH HHS R01CA08566
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundResilience has been linked to psychological adaptation to many challenging life events.

objectiveThe goal was to examine 3 coping strategies--expressing positive emotions, positive reframing of the cancer experience, and cultivating a sense of peace and meaning in life--as potential mechanisms by which resilience translates to quality of life among women recently diagnosed with gynecological cancer.

methodsThis cross-sectional study utilized baseline data from women diagnosed with gynecological cancer participating in an ongoing randomized clinical trial (n = 281; mean age, 55 years; 80% were white). Participants completed measures of resilience, positive emotional expression, positive reappraisal, cultivating a sense of peace and meaning, and quality of life. Univariate and multiple mediation analyses were conducted.

resultsGreater resilience was related to higher quality of life (P < .001). Multiple mediation analyses indicated that the coping strategies, as a set, accounted for 62.6% of the relationship between resilience and quality of life. When considered as a set, cultivating a sense of peace and meaning had the strongest indirect effect (b = 0.281, SE = 0.073, P < .05).

conclusionThe findings suggested that resilient women may report higher quality of life during gynecological cancer diagnosis because they are more likely to express positive emotions, reframe the experience positively, and cultivate a sense of peace and meaning in their lives. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: Interventions promoting a sense of purpose in one's life and facilitating expression of positive emotions may prove beneficial, particularly for women reporting higher levels of resilience.

Indexed as

Adaptation, PsychologicalResilience, PsychologicalAdultAgedCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleGenital Neoplasms, FemaleHumansMiddle AgedQuality of LifeYoung Adult

Identifiers

PMID25521911
PMCPMC4470889

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