Spiritual peace and life meaning may buffer the effect of anxiety on physical well‐being in newly diagnosed cancer survivors

Objective To assess the extent to which spiritual well‐being moderates the relationship between anxiety and physical well‐being in a diverse, community‐based cohort of newly diagnosed cancer survivors. Methods Data originated from the Measuring Your Health (MY‐Health) study cohort (n = 5506), compri...

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Published in:Psycho-oncology (Chichester, England) England), 2021-01, Vol.30 (1), p.52-58
Main Authors: Sleight, Alix G., Boyd, Patrick, Klein, William M. P., Jensen, Roxanne E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anxiety
Cancer
Meaning
Medical diagnosis
Mental health
Newly diagnosed
oncology
Peace
physical well‐being
psycho‐oncology
Race
spirituality
Survivor
survivorship
Well being
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Summary:Objective To assess the extent to which spiritual well‐being moderates the relationship between anxiety and physical well‐being in a diverse, community‐based cohort of newly diagnosed cancer survivors. Methods Data originated from the Measuring Your Health (MY‐Health) study cohort (n = 5506), comprising people assessed within 6‐13 months of cancer diagnosis. Life meaning/peace was assessed using the 8‐item subscale of the Spiritual Well‐Being Scale (FACIT‐Sp‐12). Anxiety was measured with an 11‐item PROMIS Anxiety short form, and physical well‐being was assessed using the 7‐item FACT‐G subscale. Multiple linear regression models were used to assess relationships among variables. Results Life meaning and peace was negatively associated with anxiety, b = −0.56 (P 
ISSN:1057-9249
1099-1611
DOI:10.1002/pon.5533