Relationships between posttraumatic growth and psychological distress among patients with prostate cancer
10.3969/j.issn.1671-8283.2016.01.001
- VernacularTitle:前列腺癌患者创伤后成长和心理痛苦水平及其相关性
- Author:
Hailian CHEN
;
Yumian JIANG
;
Yuezhen WANG
;
Xiaoping LIANG
;
Biling XIAO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
prostate cancer;
posttraumatic growth;
psychological distress
- From:
Modern Clinical Nursing
2016;15(1):1-4
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the level and relationships of posttraumatic growth (PTG) and psychological distress among patients with prostate cancer. Method Totally 116 patients with prostate cancer involved in the investigation by a self-designed demographic questionnaire, posttraumatic growth inventory (PTGI) and distress thermometer (DT). Results The total score of PTGI was (53.12 ± 13.51), at a low level, and the score of DT was (4.32 ± 2.59), at a medium level. The score of DT was negatively correlated to the scores of PTG and its dimensions (all P<0.05). Conclusions Patients with prostate cancer show a low level of PTG and a medium level of psychological distress and they are negatively related . Therefore , nurses should take measures to reduce the patients psychological distress and then improve their PTG level.
