Posttraumatic growth and death anxiety in caregivers of cancer patients: PHOENIX study

Alkan A., KÖKSOY E. B., Karci E., Alkan A., Bruera E., ÇAY ŞENLER F.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.50, sa.5, ss.1364-1370, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 50 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3906/sag-2001-228
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1364-1370
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Posttraumatic growth, death anxiety, caregivers, relatives, cancer, QUALITY-OF-LIFE, PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS, BREAST-CANCER, FEAR, ADOLESCENTS, RECURRENCE, HEAD
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background/aim: Posttraumatic growth (PTG) is defined as positive psychological changes following a challenging or traumatic life event. The purpose of this study is to define the predictors of PTG and death anxiety (DAN) in caregivers of cancer patients and evaluate the impact of DAN on PTG.