Finding Meaning in Life After a Cancer Diagnosis

What Is the Role of Financial Strain

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ID6192154
AuthorsSarah Alonzi (0000-0001-8775-7281, Tulane University), Laura M Perry (0000-0001-6144-6266, Tulane University), Michael Hoerger (0000-0002-4398-2820, Tulane University, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume30
Issue4
Pages628-639
Publication date2022-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueIllness Crisis & Loss (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1054-1373 • E-ISSN: 1552-6968
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/10541373211007455
OpenAlexW3156139302
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited42

Finding meaning in life is important for maintaining physical and mental well-being. Obtaining a deeper understanding of activities that patients with cancer find meaningful is essential in improving cancer care and increasing meaning in life in these individuals. The sample of the present study consisted of patients with cancer ( N = 61) who reported their levels of financial strain and listed types of activities that they found most meaningful as a part of an online study. Participants engaged in activities that could be grouped into four broad domains (companionship, personal responsibility, recreation, and existential). In addition, results showed that financial strain was associated with higher preference for activities in the existential domain and lower preference for activities in the recreation domain. Future researchers could extend this study by exploring why certain activities are found to be more meaningful and how to combat the influence of financial strain in cancer

Biology · Business · Cancer · Economics · Epistemology · Existentialism · Meaningful life · Preference · Psychotherapist · Recreation · Clinical Psychology · Medicine · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare · Psychology · Social Psychology · Ecology · Finance · Internal Medicine

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