Illness perceptions and perceived stress in patients with advanced gastrointestinal cancer.
Jessica MiceliDavid GellerAllan TsungCarol Lynn HechtYisi WangRitambhara PathakHannah ChengWallis MarshMichael AntoniFrank PenedoLora BurkeKathleen EllShutian ShenJennifer Lynne SteelPublished in: Psycho-oncology (2019)
Our findings suggest that participants who negatively perceived their illness experienced greater levels of perceived stress. Interventions that aim to adjust patients' illness perceptions in order to facilitate a reduction of stress and improvement in quality of life are needed.
Keyphrases
- social support
- physical activity
- depressive symptoms
- mental health
- healthcare
- primary care
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- stress induced
- papillary thyroid
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- squamous cell carcinoma
- patient reported outcomes
- heat stress
- squamous cell
- lymph node metastasis