Cancer Survivors' Health Worries and Associations with Lifestyle Practices

Bibliographic Data

ID4227682
AuthorsCatherine E Mosher (0000-0002-9689-5392, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center), Isaac M Lipkus (Duke Medical Center), Isaac Lipkus (0000-0001-9579-1383), Richard Sloane (Duke Medical Center), William E Kraus (0000-0003-1930-9684, Duke Medical Center), Denise Clutter Snyder (Duke Medical Center), Bercedis Peterson (Duke Medical Center), Bercedis L Peterson, Lee W Jones (0000-0002-3716-8793, Duke Medical Center), Wendy Demark-Wahnefried (Duke Medical Center), Wendy Demark‐wahnefried (0000-0001-5241-932X)
Year2008
Volume13
Issue8
Pages1105-1112
Publication date2008-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1359105308095964
PMID18987083
PMCIDPMC3641188
OpenAlexW1968616392
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited23

This study examined among recently diagnosed breast and prostate cancer survivors ( N = 678) associations between worry about a future diagnosis of heart disease or cancer and hypothetical and actual adherence to exercise and dietary guidelines. Greater worry about future illness was reported under the hypothetical scenario of nonadherence to guidelines relative to the scenario of adherence. Worry about potential heart disease was associated with actual adherence to guidelines, whereas worry about a potential cancer diagnosis was not. Findings suggest that the motivational properties of worry should be considered when developing interventions to reduce heart disease risk among cancer survivors

Cancer · Environmental health · Health behavior · Cancer survivorship and care · Health and Wellbeing Research · Medicine · Nutrition and Health in Aging · Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Gerontology

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