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15264977

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-7-21
pubmed:abstractText
A sample of 69 breast cancer patients was assessed before and after cessation of treatment to determine the predictors of posttreatment distress. Patients were assessed approximately 6 weeks before completing chemotherapy treatment, 1 month after completing treatment, and 3 months after completing treatment. Results indicate that timeline beliefs are related to distress: Patients who conceptualize their cancer as a chronic or cyclic illness are more anxious, depressed, and worried about a recurrence than patients who conceptualize their cancer as an acute illness. These findings hold true even while controlling for disease stage. The way patients conceptualize their illness appears to be more influential in determining levels of posttreatment distress than objective indicators of the likelihood of recurrence.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0278-6133
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2004 American Psychological Association
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
23
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
407-12
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Conceptualization of disease timeline predicts posttreatment distress in breast cancer patients.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown Medical School and The Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI 02903, USA. crabin@lifespan.org
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't