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Exploring the interconnectedness of fatigue, depression, anxiety and potential risk and protective factors in cancer patients: a network approach
- Source :
- Journal of Behavioral Medicine, Journal of behavioral medicine. Springer New York, Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 43(4), 553-563. SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS, Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 43(4), 553-563. KLUWER ACADEMIC/PLENUM PUBL
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- Springer US, 2019.
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Abstract
- Researchers have extensively studied fatigue, depression and anxiety in cancer patients. Several risk and protective factors have been identified for these symptoms. As most studies address these constructs, independently from other symptoms and potential risk and protective factors, more insight into the complex relationships among these constructs is needed. This study used the multivariate network approach to gain a better understanding of how patients’ symptoms and risk and protective factors (i.e. physical symptoms, social withdrawal, illness cognitions, goal adjustment and partner support) are interconnected. We used cross-sectional data from a sample of cancer patients seeking psychological care (n = 342). Using network modelling, the relationships among symptoms of fatigue, depression and anxiety, and potential risk and protective factors were explored. Additionally, centrality (i.e. the number and strength of connections of a construct) and stability of the network were explored. Among risk factors, the relationship of helplessness and physical symptoms with fatigue stood out as they were stronger than most other connections in the network. Among protective factors, illness acceptance was most centrally embedded within the network, indicating it had more and stronger connections than most other variables in the network. The network identified key connections with risk factors (helplessness, physical symptoms) and a key protective factor (acceptance) at the group level. Longitudinal studies should explore these risk and protective factors in individual dynamic networks to further investigate their causal role and the extent to which such networks can inform us on what treatment would be most suitable for the individual cancer patient. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1007/s10865-019-00084-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
- Subjects :
- Male
Coping (psychology)
Mindfulness
SYMPTOMS
Emotions
Learned helplessness
Anxiety
0302 clinical medicine
Helplessness
Risk Factors
Neoplasms
SUPPORT
MINDFULNESS
030212 general & internal medicine
Longitudinal Studies
Cancer-related fatigue
General Psychology
PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS
SCALE
Fatigue
Cancer
SURVIVORS
Depression
ASSOCIATION
Middle Aged
Anxiety Disorders
Psychiatry and Mental health
Health psychology
Network analysis
Female
medicine.symptom
Coping
0305 other medical science
Psychology
Clinical psychology
Adult
Protective factor
Article
CENTRALITY
03 medical and health sciences
medicine
Humans
030505 public health
ILLNESS REPRESENTATIONS
Protective Factors
Acceptance
Cross-Sectional Studies
Centrality
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15733521 and 01607715
- Volume :
- 43
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Behavioral Medicine
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....e03595e16986fccdd94d140e2d41ca0a