Self-Efficacy and Adjustment in Cancer Patients
A Preliminary Report
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15251272 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jean C Beckham (0000-0001-8746-8949, corresponding author), Eileen J Burker (0000-0002-8045-7507, University of Health and Allied Sciences), Michelle E Feldman, Maria J Costakis |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 138-142 |
| Publication date | 1997-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Behavioral Medicine (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0896-4289 • E-ISSN: 1940-4026 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/08964289709596370 |
| PMID | 9397286 |
| OpenAlex | W2097694004 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 21 |
The relation between cancer self-efficacy and patient cancer adjustment, depression, psychological distress, and behavioral dysfunction in 42 cancer patients was studied in a preliminary investigation. Participants were male cancer outpatients recruited from a Veterans Administration Medical Center who completed a Cancer Self-Efficacy Scale, the Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression Scale, the Affect Balance Scale, and the Sickness Impact Profile. Correlational analyses indicated that self-efficacy was related to all adjustment measures. Regression analyses revealed that when age, education, time since initial diagnosis, and current disease status were controlled, the relationships between patient self-efficacy expectations and cancer adjustment, psychological distress, negative affect, positive affect, and behavioral dysfunction remained statistically significant. Taken together, the results of the analyses suggested that patient expectancies about control over cancer-related symptoms were related to several important aspects of patient functioning. The results underscored the need for further investigation of this construct in cancer patients
Affect (linguistics · Anxiety · Cancer · Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale · Depression (economics · Depressive symptoms · Disease · Distress · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Self-efficacy · Cancer survivorship and care · Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life · Clinical Psychology · Medicine · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Psychology · Internal Medicine
The mutual determination of self-efficacy to cope with cancer and cancer-related coping over time
Validation of the PROMIS® measures of self-efficacy for managing chronic conditions
Assessment of the psychometrics of a PROMIS item bank
Multidimensionality of the PROMIS self-efficacy measure for managing chronic conditions
Correlates and Predictors of Self-reported Psychological and Physical Morbidity in Chronic Caregiver Stress
The structure of psychological well-being
Assessing Depressive Symptoms in Five Psychiatric Populations
Effect of Psychosocial Treatment on Survival of Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer
The CES-D Scale
Patient Predictors of Caregiver Burden, Optimism, and Pessimism in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Psychometric Properties of Bradburn's Affect Balance Scale among Elderly Persons
The Sickness Impact Profile
The Sickness Impact Profile; Reliability of a Health Status Measure
The Sickness Impact Profile
Perceived self-efficacy and pain control
| Citations per year | 0.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2001 - 2023 (23) |
| Highly cited | No |