ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2021
Understanding benefit finding among patients with colorectal cancer: a longitudinal study.
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- Translation and Validation of the Japanese Version of the University of Washington Caregiver Benefit Scale and the Perception of Benefit-Finding by Caregivers of Children With Spina Bifida and Related Factors: Mixed Methods Research and Comparative Analysis.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2026Article
- The mediating role of resourcefulness in the relationship between perceived stress and benefit finding among non-small cell lung cancer patients: a cross-sectional study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- The mediating roles of intimate relationships and constructive communication in the association between self-disclosure and benefit finding among patients with colorectal cancer.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · 2025Article
- Trajectories and predictors of benefit finding among patients with colorectal cancer undergoing chemotherapy: A longitudinal observational study.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · 2025Article
- Tracing the dynamic interplay of benefit finding, self-management efficacy, and social support in gynecological cancer patients: a longitudinal study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Relationship between symptom burden and benefit finding in patients with gastrointestinal cancers undergoing chemotherapy: the chain-mediating role of comprehensive needs and communication pattern.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- Interdependence relationships between unmet supportive care needs and its influencing factors in couples coping with colorectal cancer: a cross-sectional study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- Roles of benefit finding in psychological and inflammatory adjustments in persons with colorectal cancer: a prospective analysis on the multidimensionality of benefit finding.Psychology & health · 2025Article
- Development and feasibility pilot study of positive psychological intervention for maintenance hemodialysis patients in China.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Benefit Finding: The Mediator Linking Social Support to Self - Management Efficacy in Gynecological Cancer.Cancer management and research · 2025Article
- Heterogeneity of benefit finding in maintenance hemodialysis patients: a decision tree-based subgroup analysis of self-efficacy and social support.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Benefit finding and its influencing factors in patients with thyroid cancer: A retrospective study.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · 2024Article
- Benefit-finding profiles and comparison of caregiving ability among informal caregivers of patients with lung cancer: A latent profile analysis.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · 2024Article
- Benefit finding in individuals undergoing maintenance hemodialysis in Shanghai: a latent profile analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- The Chinese version of the general benefit finding scale (GBFS): Psychometric properties in a sample of college students.PloS one · 2024Article
- Post-traumatic stress symptoms and benefit finding: a longitudinal study among Italian health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2023Article
- Experience of providing care to a family member with Crohn's disease and a temporary stoma: A qualitative study.Heliyon · 2023Article
- Gender Differences in Psychosocial Outcomes and Coping Strategies of Patients with Colorectal Cancer: A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
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Abstract
purposePerceiving positive life changes ("benefit finding") is thought to promote better adjustment after cancer, yet is poorly understood among colorectal cancer (CRC) patients. We characterized benefit finding and examined its relationship to demographic/medical factors, change over time, and association with distress.
methodsCRC outpatients (N = 133, 50% metastatic) completed self-report measures (demographic/medical factors, benefit finding, distress) at baseline and 6 months later. Wilcoxon rank-sum (Kruskal-Wallis) tests or Spearman correlations tested associations between benefit finding and demographic/medical factors. Linear regressions assessed (1) change in benefit finding over time and whether this differed by demographic/medical factors, and (2) association between benefit finding and distress and whether this changed over time.
resultsBenefit finding was common among patients with CRC, with highest rated items reflecting gratitude, acceptance, and stronger family relationships. Women and racial minorities reported greater benefit finding than men (p < 0.001) and White patients (p = 0.015), respectively. Medical factors (e.g., metastatic disease) were not associated with benefit finding. Benefit finding significantly increased over time (p = 0.03). While greater benefit finding trended towards an association with lower distress, results were not statistically significant and the relationship did not change over time.
conclusionBenefit finding was characterized largely by perceived psychological and social benefits, as opposed to pragmatic benefits. Individual differences and social determinants may be more informative than medical characteristics when it comes to benefit finding; although, cultural factors and mediators should be examined further. Benefit finding seems to evolve over time perhaps as a coping process; however, its association with psychological distress appears tenuous.
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