Jin-Hee Park; Yong-Sik Jung; Youngmi Jung

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Factors Influencing Posttraumatic Growth in Survivors of Breast Cancer: Jin-Hee Park, Yong-Sik Jung, Youngmi Jung; Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2016;46(3):454-462.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2016.46.3.454
Published online: June 30, 2016

¹College of Nursing · The Institute of Nursing Science, Ajou University, Suwon, Korea.

²Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Ajou University, Suwon, Korea.

³College of Nursing, Ajou University, Suwon, Korea.

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• Received: January 11, 2016 • Revised: April 4, 2016 • Accepted: April 5, 2016

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Abstract

Purpose
Posttraumatic growth (PTG) is defined as 'positive psychological change experienced as a result of a struggle with highly challenging life circumstances'. The purpose of this study was to identify the level of PTG and its correlates in Korean patients with breast cancer.
Methods
A sample of 120 participants was recruited from outpatients, who had successfully completed primary treatment of breast cancer at a university hospital., Data were collected from June to December, 2014 using Posttraumatic Growth Inventory, lllness Intrusiveness Rating Scale, Cancer Coping Questionnaire, Revised Life Orientation Test and The Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support.
Results
Total score for the PTG was 79.18±17.54 in patients surviving breast cancer. Bivariate analyses indicated that PTG was positively associated with having a religion, perceived social support, greater optimism, cancer coping, and illness intrusiveness. Results of the regression analysis showed that cancer coping (β=.29, p=.001), optimism (β=0.28, p=.001) and illness intrusiveness (β=0.17, p=.037) were statistically significant in patients' PTG.
Conclusion
The research findings show that the variables of cancer coping, optimism and illness intrusiveness significantly explain PTG and these psychological variables can be used to provide improvement in PTG for patients with breast cancer
Keywords: Breast neoplasm; Post-traumatic stress disorder; Social support; Optimism; Psychological adaptation

This work was funded by the Department of Nursing, Graduate School, Ajou University in Korea.

The authors declared no conflict of interest.

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Table 1

The Difference of Posttraumatic Growth by Sociodemographic Characteristics (N=120)

Table 2

Differences in Posttraumatic Growth by Clinical Characteristics (N=120)

Table 3

Descriptive Statistics for Major Study Variables (N=120)

Table 4

Intercorrelation among Major Study Variables (N=120)

Table 5

Factors Influencing Posttraumatic Growth (N=120)

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Factors Influencing Posttraumatic Growth in Survivors of Breast Cancer

J Korean Acad Nurs. 2016;46(3):454-462. Published online June 30, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2016.46.3.454

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Factors Influencing Posttraumatic Growth in Survivors of Breast Cancer

Table 1

The Difference of Posttraumatic Growth by Sociodemographic Characteristics (N=120)

Table 2

Differences in Posttraumatic Growth by Clinical Characteristics (N=120)

Table 3

Descriptive Statistics for Major Study Variables (N=120)

Table 4

Intercorrelation among Major Study Variables (N=120)

Table 5

Factors Influencing Posttraumatic Growth (N=120)

Table 1 The Difference of Posttraumatic Growth by Sociodemographic Characteristics (N=120)

Table 2 Differences in Posttraumatic Growth by Clinical Characteristics (N=120)