Trial reportOncology nursing forum2020
Illness Uncertainty and Its Antecedents for Patients With Prostate Cancer and Their Partners.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.
- Correlates of illness uncertainty in cancer survivors and family caregivers: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023Pooled it
- Psychometric properties of the Brief Mishel Uncertainty in illness scales for patients with advanced cancer and their family caregivers.BMC psychology · 2025Trial
- Improving the palliative-procedure decision-making process for patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis: A secondary analysis.Gynecologic oncology · 2024Trial
- The Uncertainty in Illness Questionnaire (UIQ): development and validation of a clinically oriented measure for patients and caregivers.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2026Article
- The moderating role of parental cognitive perceptions in the link between children's cancer predisposition genetic testing results and parent psychological adjustment.Journal of pediatric psychology · 2026Article
- Illness uncertainty, resilience, and perceived social support among patients with moyamoya disease: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Signs and symptoms in relation to progression, experiences of an uncertain illness situation in men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer-A qualitative study.European journal of cancer care · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivesGuided by Mishel's uncertainty in illness theory, patterns of change in uncertainty were explored over time for patients with prostate cancer and their partners. In addition, the relationships between uncertainty and its antecedents were examined, and the role effects (patient versus partner) on these relationships were assessed. SAMPLE &
settingThis study is a secondary analysis of the longitudinal data collected from a randomized clinical trial. METHODS & VARIABLES: The current authors fitted multiple-level models that included time-invariant baseline variables (sociodemographics and cancer factors) and time-varying variables (uncertainty, symptoms, and social support) measured at baseline and at 4, 8, and 12 months thereafter.
resultsNo statistically significant patterns of change in uncertainty over time were detected. Partners reported greater uncertainty than patients. Higher uncertainty was associated with more general and prostate cancer-specific symptoms, recurrent and advanced prostate cancer, higher prostate-specific antigen level, and lower social support. More urinary symptoms were associated with greater uncertainty in patients than in partners. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING: Uncertainty management can be tailored for and target symptom management and social support.
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