Fear of cancer recurrence among Chinese cancer survivors: Prevalence and associations with metacognition and neuroticism.
Danielle Wing Lam NgAva KwongDacita SuenMiranda ChanAmy OrSiuman Simon NgDominic Chi-Chung FooBrenna F S FieldingWendy Wing Tak LamPublished in: Psycho-oncology (2019)
Positive and negative metacognitions may play an important role in the development of subclinical FCR. In particular, negative metacognition and neuroticism may elevate FCR from subclinical to a clinical level. The findings give insight into the identification of cancer survivors with subclinical or clinical FCR and aid the development of interventions aimed at changing metacognitive beliefs in order to manage FCR.