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ArticleInternational journal of clinical and health psychology : IJCHP

Sense of coherence, resilience, and habitual optimism in cancer patients.

Andreas Hinz, Thomas Schulte, Jochen Ernst, Anja Mehnert-Theuerkauf, Carolyn Finck, Yemataw Wondie, Mareike Ernst

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Article in International journal of clinical and health psychology : IJCHP. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Andreas HinzDepartment of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
Thomas SchulteRehabilitation Clinic Bad Oexen, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany.
Jochen ErnstDepartment of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
Anja Mehnert-TheuerkaufDepartment of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
Carolyn FinckDepartment of Psychology, Universidad de los Andes, Bogota, Colombia.
Yemataw WondieDepartment of Psychology, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Mareike ErnstMedical Psychology and Medical Sociology, Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
Leipzig University · DEJohannes Gutenberg University Mainz · DEKlinik Bad Oexen · DEUniversidad de Los Andes · COUniversity of Gondar · ET

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background/Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate whether the three resource variables sense of coherence, resilience, and dispositional optimism become impaired when people are ill with cancer, whether there are sex and age differences in these variables, and how these variables are associated with quality of life (QoL). Method: A sample of 1108 patients with mixed cancer diagnoses were examined using the Sense of Coherence Scale-3 (SOC-3), the Brief Resilience Scale (BRS), the Life Orientation Test (LOT-R), and the QoL questionnaire EORTC QLQ-C30. Results: The three resource variables showed somewhat lower levels in the patients' sample in comparison with general population controls, with effect sizes between -0.10 and -0.23. While there were only small sex differences in the resource variables, significant age differences were found in these variables, with stronger detriments in younger patients. The correlations among the resource variables ranged between .53 and .61. Sense of coherence was more strongly correlated with QoL than resilience and optimism. Conclusions: Cancer patients with low levels of personal resources adapt to their disease more poorly than patients with high levels. In addition to limitations in QoL, health care professionals should also consider patients' resources for coping with the disease. Special attention should be given to young cancer patients.

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CancerDescriptive survey studyProtective factorsQuality of lifeResources

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