ArticleFrontiers in psychology2021
Posttraumatic Growth and Coping Strategies Among Patients With Head and Neck Cancer: Do Approach Coping and Avoidant Coping Predict Posttraumatic Growth Over Time?
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- Psychosocial factors associated with quality of life in cancer survivors: umbrella review.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2024Pooled it
- Personality Traits and Coping Strategies Relevant to Posttraumatic Growth in Patients with Cancer and Survivors: A Systematic Literature Review.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2022Pooled it
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- The Relationship Between Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Post-Traumatic Growth: A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
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- From trait emotional intelligence to wellbeing and growth: the role of adaptive coping during hardship.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Psychological Adaptation in Colorectal Cancer Survivors: Pilot Study Findings.HCA healthcare journal of medicine · 2026Article
- Post-Traumatic Growth in Adult Cancer Survivors: A Scoping Review of Psychological Factors, Predictors, and Interventions.International journal of psychology : Journal international de psychologie · 2025Article
- Fear of cancer recurrence and coping strategies among patients with oral cancer: the impact on post-traumatic growth.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Posttraumatic growth in young adults with parents diagnosed with cancer: Application of the self-regulation model.Palliative & supportive care · 2024Article
- Unchanging dynamics in posttraumatic growth in cancer patients: ways of coping and illness perception.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Posttraumatic Growth, Positive Psychology, Perceived Spousal Support, and Psychological Complications in Head and Neck Cancer: Evaluating Their Association in a Longitudinal Study.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Veterans and Nonveterans Coping With Stress During 4 Months of COVID-19.Annals of family medicineArticle
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Abstract
Despite an enormous number of studies addressing the importance of posttraumatic growth (PTG) among cancer patients, the literature lacks data regarding how different coping strategies affect PTG among head and neck cancer (HNC) patients over time. This longitudinal study investigated the PTG trend and coping over 5-7months among a cohort of HNC patients within the first year after their diagnosis. It determined an association between coping strategies and PTG over time. The study's HNC respondents were administered a socio-demographic and clinical characteristics questionnaire during their baseline assessments. Additionally, the Malay versions of the "PTG Inventory-Short Form" (PTGI-SF) and the "Brief Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced Inventory" (Brief COPE) were administered during respondents' baseline assessments and follow-up assessments (5-7months after the baseline assessments). In total, 200 respondents reported an increasing PTG trend and approach coping (active coping, planning, positive reframing, acceptance, emotional support, and instrumental support) and a decreasing trend of avoidant coping (self-distraction and denial) over time. Two approach coping strategies (acceptance and planning) significantly increased PTG while denial was the only avoidant coping strategy that significantly lowered PTG, after controlling for socio-demographic and clinical characteristics, over time. Our study's findings identified the need to incorporate psychosocial interventions that enhance approach coping and reduce avoidant coping into HNC patients' treatment regimes.
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