Coping with prostate cancer : A meta-analytic review

The present meta-analytic review assessed the relations between coping categories and indices of adjustment in men with prostate cancer. Relevant methodological and statistical information was extracted from 33 target studies (n = 3,133 men with prostate cancer). Men with prostate cancer who used ap...

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Published in:Journal of behavioral medicine 2005-06, Vol.28 (3), p.281-293
Main Authors: ROESCH, Scott C, ADAMS, Linda, HINES, Amanda, PALMORES, Alan, VYAS, Pearlin, TRAN, Cindy, PEKIN, Shannon, VAUGHN, Allison A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Adjustment
Anxiety
Biological and medical sciences
Comorbidity
Coping
Erectile dysfunction
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Illness and personality
Illness, stress and coping
Male
Medical diagnosis
Medical sciences
Nephrology. Urinary tract diseases
Prostate cancer
Prostatic Neoplasms - psychology
Psychology and medicine
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Quality of life
Tumors of the urinary system
Urinary tract. Prostate gland
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Summary:The present meta-analytic review assessed the relations between coping categories and indices of adjustment in men with prostate cancer. Relevant methodological and statistical information was extracted from 33 target studies (n = 3,133 men with prostate cancer). Men with prostate cancer who used approach, problem-focused, and emotion-focused coping were healthier both psychologically and physically, although the effect sizes for problem-focused coping and emotion-focused coping were more modest. For approach coping these effect sizes were particularly strong for measures of self-esteem, positive affect, depression, and anxiety. Conversely, men with prostate cancer who used avoidance coping experienced heightened negative psychological adjustment and physical health, and particularly for measures of positive mood and physical functioning. The findings of this study suggest that active approaches to coping with prostate cancer are beneficial psychologically, physically, and are positively associated with a return to pre-cancer activities.
ISSN:0160-7715
1573-3521
DOI:10.1007/s10865-005-4664-z