ArticlePsycho-oncology2022
Are fear of cancer recurrence and fear of progression equivalent constructs?
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- From Fear to Adaptation: The Journey of Patients with Liver Cancer Living with the Fear of Cancer Recurrence.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2025Article
- Symptom distress and fear of progression associated with quality of life in multiple myeloma patients receiving treatment.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- Fear of progression profiles and their association with quality of life and depression in ischemic stroke survivors: a latent profile analysis.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Psychometric Properties of the Fear of Progression Questionnaire for Children in Two German Samples (Acute Treatment and Follow-Up Care).Psycho-oncology · 2025Article
- Relationship between uncertainty in illness and fear of progression among lung cancer patients: The chain mediation model.World journal of psychiatry · 2025Article
- Fear of Recurrence and Progression in People with Heart Disease: Risk Factors and Implications for Emotional Support.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Two hearts, one fear? Dyadic fear-of-progression and quality of life among Thai gynecologic-cancer survivors and caregivers.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- The relationship between spiritual well-being and fear of cancer progression in Iranian cancer patients.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe predominant definition of fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) conflates FCR with fear of progression (FOP). However, this assumption has never been tested. Importantly, if FCR and FOP are distinct and have different predictors, existing interventions for FCR may not be equally effective for survivors who fear progression rather than recurrence of their disease. The present study aimed to determine whether FCR and FOP are empirically equivalent; and whether they are predicted by the same theoretically derived variables.
methodsThree hundred and eleven adults with a history of breast or ovarian cancer were analysed (n = 209, 67% in remission). Exploratory factor analysis was conducted on the items of the FCR Inventory severity subscale and short-form FOP Questionnaire together. Structural equation modelling was conducted to predict FCR and FOP and determine whether theoretical models accounted equally well for both constructs, and whether models were equally relevant to those with and without current disease.
findingsThe factor analysis demonstrated that the FCR Inventory severity subscale and the short-form FOP Questionnaire loaded onto distinct, but related, factors which represented FCR and FOP. Structural modelling indicated that risk perception and bodily threat monitoring were more strongly associated with FCR than FOP. However, both FCR and FOP were associated with metacognitions and intrusions.
interpretationThese findings suggest that whilst FCR and FOP are related with some overlapping predictors, they are not the same construct. Hence, it is necessary to ensure that in clinical practice and research these constructs are considered separately.
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