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ArticleQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2019

Causal attributions and their impact on psychosocial functioning in head and neck cancer patient-caregiver dyads: a preliminary, longitudinal study.

Jessica L Burris, Jessica N Rivera-Rivera, Kent Armeson, Jane Zapka, Anthony J Alberg, Terry A Day, Katherine R Sterba

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Article in Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Jessica L BurrisDepartment of Psychology and Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky, 307 Combs Cancer Research Building, Lexington, KY, 40536-0096, USA. burris.jessica@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2263-2757
Jessica N Rivera-RiveraDepartment of Psychology and Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky, 307 Combs Cancer Research Building, Lexington, KY, 40536-0096, USA.
Kent ArmesonDepartment of Public Health Sciences and Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
Jane ZapkaDepartment of Public Health Sciences and Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
Anthony J AlbergDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA.
Terry A DayDepartment of Otolaryngology and Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
Katherine R SterbaDepartment of Public Health Sciences and Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
Medical University of South Carolina · USUniversity of Kentucky · USUniversity of South Carolina · US

Funding

Translational Science Laboratory Shared ResourceP30CA138313 · NCI · MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA · PI RAYMOND N. DUBOIS · 2009 to 2026
$42.7M
South Carolina Clinical & Translational Research Institute (SCTR)UL1TR000062 · NCATS · MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA · PI BRADY, KATHLEEN T. · 2012 to 2014
$9.4M
The Dynamics of Smoking Cessation After Cancer Diagnosis: A Naturalisitic StudyK07CA181351 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI BURRIS, JESSICA LYNN · 2014 to 2018
$769k
American Cancer Society MRSG-12-221-01-CPPBDivision of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute (US) K07 CA181351National Cancer Institute P30 CA138313National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences UL1TR000062NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR000062NCI NIH HHS K07 CA181351NCI NIH HHS P30 CA138313
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Abstract

purposeThis longitudinal study explores causal attributions in newly diagnosed head/neck cancer (HNC) patients and their caregivers.

methodsPerceptions of causal attributions and associated level of responsibility regarding each patient's HNC diagnosis at baseline (n = 72 dyads) were described and then tested as predictors of depressive symptoms, cancer worry, and perceived support 6 months later.

resultsWhen causes were reported, tobacco and alcohol use topped the list of both patients and caregivers. Three-quarters of dyads agreed about perceptions of the patients' responsibility in causing their HNC. Some dyad-level patterns of causal attribution were associated with patients' and caregivers' cancer worry (p < 0.05) and caregivers' perceived support (p < 0.05) in unadjusted models.

conclusionsThis preliminary study indicates that causal attributions warrant further exploration in HNC patient-caregiver dyads specifically, as well as studies of quality of life in patient-caregiver dyads more broadly considered.

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AgedCaregiversFemaleHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedPsychologyQuality of LifeCancerCausal attributionsDistressDyadsSocial support

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