Reference code: | PT/FB/BL-2010-119.05 |
Location: | Arquivo PCA - Pasta 21/2010
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Title:
| Can stress vulnerability predict patients reactivity to breast cancer diagnosis?
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Publication year: | 2013
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URL:
| http://www.karger.com/Article/Pdf/354142
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Abstract/Results: | ABSTRACT:
INTRODUCTION:
breast cancer diagnosis, being a threat to individual integrity, represents a major stressor that requires a considerable effort to a successful adjustment. From the perspective of a model of emotion regulation, present research intents to characterize and relate stress vulnerability to emotional distress and cortisol levels, as psychobiological stress reactivity measures, in a sample of breast cancer patients compared to control subjects.
METHODS:
Patients were approached before the beginning of any treatment. After informed consent, they completed the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Distress Thermometer and the Stress Vulnerability Questionnaire, among other measures. Saliva cortisol samples were collected in five moments, during a 24 hours period.
RESULTS:
Sample included 67 females, 32 patients, and 35 controls. Patients mean age was 42.8 years, 66% had college or superior education and 72% had no family history of breast cancer. The patients mean value of Distress Thermometer (from 0 to 10, according to severity) was significantly higher than controls (6.4/4.6; p = 0.007). Cortisol levels at waking, 1hour after waking and at 4 p.m. were higher in patients, although not significantly if compared to controls. Stress Vulnerability Total score was significantly higher in control group (31.2/36.2; p = 0.49), however below cut off point in both groups. Linear regression analysis showed that, in patients, stress vulnerability can predict distress levels and cortisol measures1 hour after waking and at 8 p.m..
CONCLUSIONS:
These results seem to reflect the early psychological impact of cancer diagnosis in patients, suggesting the relevance of emotion regulation processes in biological reactivity.
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Accessibility: | Document exists in file
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Copyright/Reproduction:
| By permission
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Language:
| eng
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Author:
| Ouakinin, S.
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Secondary author(s):
| Eusébio, S., Torrado, M., Gonçalves, G., Nabais, I., Lopes, L.
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Document type:
| Abstract
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Number of reproductions:
| 1
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Reference:
| Ouakinin, S., Eusébio, S., Torrado, M., Gonçalves, G., Nabais, I., & Lopes, L. (2013). Can stress vulnerability predict patients reactivity to breast cancer diagnosis? Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 82(Suppl. 1), 80. https://doi.org/10.1159/000354142
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Indexed document: | Yes
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Keywords: | Breast cancer / Stress / Emotional distress / Cortisol
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Can stress vulnerability predict patients reactivity to breast cancer diagnosis? |