Total Pain and Illness Acceptance in Pelvic Cancer Patients

Exploring Self-Efficacy and Stress in a Moderated Mediation Model

Bibliographic Data

ID15470432
AuthorsDariusz Krok (0000-0002-1034-0944, University of Opole, corresponding author), Ewa Telka (0000-0003-2378-412X, The Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology), Beata Zarzycka (0000-0003-3004-4357, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin)
Year2022
Volume19
Issue15
Pages9631-9631
Publication date2022-08-05
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph19159631
PMID35954987
OpenAlexW4290575610
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited31

Cancer patients experience pain not only in its physical dimension, but also in a broader context that includes psychological, social, and spiritual aspects due to a higher level of anxiety and stress. The present prospective, longitudinal study examined the relationship between total pain and illness acceptance among pelvic cancer patients, taking into consideration the moderated mediation effects of self-efficacy and stress. The study involved a sample of pelvic cancer patients receiving radiotherapy treatment. Assessments were completed at T1 (before radiotherapy), T2 (after 3-4 weeks), and T3 (after radiotherapy) to assess the psychosocial dynamics of illness acceptance ( N = 267). The more physical, psychological, social, and spiritual pain symptoms the patients experienced, the less they accepted negative health conditions and the effects of their illness. Stress moderated the indirect effect between total pain dimensions and illness acceptance through self-efficacy, but it did not moderate the relationship between total pain and illness acceptance. The relationships between total pain dimensions and illness acceptance thus depend on both the mediating effect of self-efficacy and the moderating effect of stress. This highlights the need to control one's motivation and behavior and manage emotional strain or tension

Anxiety · Context (archaeology · Mediation · Physical therapy · Psychiatry · Psychosocial · Psychotherapist · Self-efficacy · Cancer survivorship and care · Clinical Psychology · Medicine · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology

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