Title |
Interaction of hope and optimism with anxiety and depression in a specific group of cancer survivors: a preliminary study
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Published in |
BMC Research Notes, November 2011
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DOI | 10.1186/1756-0500-4-519 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Rama K Rajandram, Samuel MY Ho, Nabil Samman, Natalie Chan, Colman McGrath, Roger A Zwahlen |
Abstract |
Anxiety and depression have been identified as a common psychological distress faced by the majority of cancer patients. With the increasing number of cancer cases, increasing demands will be placed on health systems to address effective psychosocial care and therapy. The objective of this study was to assess the possible role of hope and optimism on anxiety and depression. We also wanted to investigate if there is a specific component of hope that could play a role in buffering anxiety and depression amongst cancer patients. |
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United Kingdom | 2 | 29% |
United States | 1 | 14% |
Netherlands | 1 | 14% |
Unknown | 3 | 43% |
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Members of the public | 6 | 86% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 14% |
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Germany | 1 | 1% |
Indonesia | 1 | 1% |
Hong Kong | 1 | 1% |
Singapore | 1 | 1% |
Spain | 1 | 1% |
Unknown | 93 | 95% |
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Student > Bachelor | 16 | 16% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 11 | 11% |
Student > Master | 9 | 9% |
Student > Postgraduate | 8 | 8% |
Professor | 7 | 7% |
Other | 25 | 26% |
Unknown | 22 | 22% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Psychology | 39 | 40% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 16 | 16% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 6 | 6% |
Business, Management and Accounting | 2 | 2% |
Neuroscience | 2 | 2% |
Other | 6 | 6% |
Unknown | 27 | 28% |
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