Journal
PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY
Volume 18, Issue 3, Pages 267-275Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1394
Keywords
hopelessness; hope; depression; social support; breast cancer recurrence; oncology
Funding
- American Cancer Society [PBR-89, RSGPB-03-248-01-PBP]
- Longaberger Company-American Cancer Society Grant for Breast Cancer Research [PBR-89A]
- US Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity [DAMD17-94-J-4165, DAMD17-96-1-6294, DAMD17-97-1-7062]
- National Institutes of Mental Health [1 R01 MH51487]
- National Cancer Institute [K05 CA098133, R01 CA92704]
- General Clinical Research Center [M01-RR0034]
- Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center [P30 CA16058]
- NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE [R01CA092704, P30CA016058, K05CA098133] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- NATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH RESOURCES [UL1RR025755, M01RR000034] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH [R01MH051487] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
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Objective: The Hopelessness Theory of Depression provides the framework to test feelings of hopelessness and social support as predictors of depressive symptoms in women recently diagnosed with a recurrence of breast cancer. Methods: Patients (N=67) were assessed within weeks of receiving their recurrence diagnosis (initial) and again 4 months later (follow-up). Results: Controlling for their current physical and depressive symptoms, hopelessness at diagnosis was a significant predictor of the maintenance of depressive symptoms among patients. A corollary of the theory was also confirmed: social support (i.e. the presence/absence of a romantic partner) interacted with hopelessness. Conclusions: Women who reported feelings of hopelessness and who were alone (i.e. without a partner) were especially vulnerable to later depressive symptoms. The data provide support for the Hopelessness Theory and suggest factors conferring risk for depressive symptoms for those coping with a worsened cancer prognosis. Copyright (C) 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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