ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2025
Latent profile analysis and related factors for meaning in life among young and middle-aged cancer patients.
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- Cancer patients' perceptions of the meaning in life: a qualitative meta-synthesis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Pooled it
- Supportive care needs, decision-making participation attitudes, and quality of life in young and middle-aged Chinese patients with cancer: A latent profile and mediation analysis.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · 2026Article
- Judicious use of latent profile analysis in supportive care: the distinction between mono- and multi-construct applications.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Latent transition analysis of resilience in breast cancer patients and its association with sense of meaning in life: a longitudinal follow - up study.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Article
- The relationship between alexithymia, meaning in life, and quality of life in older breast cancer patients: a cross-sectional study based on variable-centered and person-centered perspectives.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Latent profile analysis and related factors for fear of progression among nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Effect of three-stage fusion nursing intervention the rehabilitation process and psychological stress in patients after gastric cancer surgery.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2025Article
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purposeThis study identified different subgroups of meaning in life among young and middle-aged cancer patients, examined the sociodemographic and disease-related factors associated with these subgroups, and explored the correlation between these subgroups and psychological distress and post-traumatic growth.
methodsA total of 500 young and middle-aged cancer patients aged 18 to 59 completed the sociodemographic and disease-related questionnaire, the Purpose in Life Test, the Chinese version of the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory, and the Distress Thermometer. Latent profile analysis and multivariate logistic regression analysis were used to explore the subgroups of meaning in life and their associated socio-demographic and disease-related factors. Linear regression was used to investigate the correlation between these subgroups and psychological distress and post-traumatic growth.
resultsThe meaning in life among young and middle-aged cancer patients can be categorized into three profiles: low, moderate, and high meaning groups. The results of the multivariate logistic regression showed that age, gender, educational level, financial stress, disease duration, presence of commercial insurance, and family history were significant factors associated with the subgroups of meaning in life. Linear regression analysis indicated that meaning in life was negatively correlated with psychological distress and positively correlated with post-traumatic growth.
conclusionsThe meaning in life among young and middle-aged cancer patients was heterogeneous. Healthcare providers should develop and offer targeted intervention strategies based on the characteristics of different subgroups to enhance their meaning in life, thereby maintaining good psychological health.
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