Journal article
Psychological distress and quality of life in lung cancer: The role of health-related stigma, illness appraisals and social constraints
Psycho-Oncology, Vol.24(11), pp.1569-1577
2015
Abstract
Objective Health-related stigma is associated with negative psychological and quality of life outcomes in lung cancer patients. This study describes the impact of stigma on lung cancer patients' psychological distress and quality of life and explores the role of social constraints and illness appraisal as mediators of effect. Methods A self-administered cross-sectional survey examined psychological distress and quality of life in 151 people (59% response rate) diagnosed with lung cancer from Queensland and New South Wales. Health-related stigma, social constraints and illness appraisals were assessed as predictors of adjustment outcomes. Results Forty-nine percent of patients reported elevated anxiety; 41% were depressed; and 51% had high global distress. Health-related stigma was significantly related to global psychological distress and quality of life with greater stigma and shame related to poorer outcomes. These effects were mediated by illness appraisals and social constraints. Conclusions Health-related stigma appears to contribute to poorer adjustment by constraining interpersonal discussions about cancer and heightening feelings of threat. There is a need for the development and evaluation of interventions to ameliorate the negative effects of health-related stigma among lung cancer patients. © 2015 The Authors. Psycho-Oncology Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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- Title
- Psychological distress and quality of life in lung cancer: The role of health-related stigma, illness appraisals and social constraints
- Authors
- S K Chambers (Author) - Griffith UniversityP Baade (Author) - Griffith UniversityPhilippa H Youl (Author) - Griffith UniversityJ Aitken (Author) - Cancer Council QueenslandS Occhipinti (Author) - Griffith UniversityS Vinod (Author) - University of New South WalesP C Valery (Author) - Charles Darwin UniversityG Garvey (Author) - Charles Darwin UniversityK M Fong (Author) - Prince Charles HospitalD Ball (Author) - Peter MacCallum Cancer CentreH Zorbas (Author) - Cancer AustraliaJeffrey Dunn (Author) - Griffith UniversityD L O'Connell (Author) - University of New South Wales
- Publication details
- Psycho-Oncology, Vol.24(11), pp.1569-1577
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
- Date published
- 2015
- DOI
- 10.1002/pon.3829
- ISSN
- 1057-9249
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2015 The Authors. Psycho-Oncology Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Psycho-Oncology Psycho-Oncology 24: 1569-1577 (2015) Published online 29 April 2015 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com). DOI: 10.1002/pon.3829 This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health and Sport Sciences - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99451267002621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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