Posttraumatic stress disorder and posttraumatic growth in women with breast cancer

Abstract

This research aims to study the psychological condition of breast cancer patients and survivors. More specifically, the main objectives of this study are: first of all, to record the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder and posttraumatic growth in women diagnosed with breast cancer; secondly, to explore their interrelation and finally to investigate the demographic, medical and psychosocial factors that contribute to the development of these phenomena. In order to achieve these goals, the study, quantitative and cross sectional in design was conducted in the public clinic for breast screening and clinical examination at “Helena Venizelou” hospital, from July 2012 to October 2013. The sample of the study was constituted by 202 women diagnosed with breast cancer. The twelve scales that were administrated to the sample were: the Traumatic Life Events Questionnaire- TLEQ, the Impact of Events Scale- IES, the Post Traumatic Growth Inventory- PTGI, the PTSD Check List- Civilian versi ...
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DOI
10.12681/eadd/35594
Handle URL
http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/35594
ND
35594
Alternative title
Μετατραυματική διαταραχή του στρες και μετατραυματική ανάπτυξη σε γυναίκες με καρκίνο του μαστού: συχνότητα εμφάνισης, παράγοντες καθορισμού, συσχέτιση εννοιών
Author
Koutrouli, Natalia (Father's name: Eleftherios)
Date
2015
Degree Grantor
Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences
Committee members
Αναγνωστόπουλος Φώτιος
Ποταμιάνος Γρηγόριος
Μέλλον Ρόμπερτ-Τσάρλς
Στυλιανίδης Στυλιανός
Μαντόγλου Σουλτάνα
Τσαλίκογλου Φωτεινή
Κορωναίου Αλεξάνδρα
Discipline
Social SciencesPsychology and Cognitive Sciences
Keywords
Health psychology; Breast cancer (metastatic); Women; Stress
Country
Greece
Language
Greek
Description
xxii, 374 σ., tbls., fig., ind.
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