The mediation effect of anxiety between post-traumatic stress symptoms and preparatory grief in advanced cancer patients.
cross_sectional · Level IV
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 21146355.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2010.06.014.
- No licence information is recorded for this record.
- Because redistribution is not established, this page shows the abstract only. Follow the links below for the full text.
Abstract
The relationship between anxiety and preparatory grief is complex and poorly understood. To investigate the relationship between anxiety, post-traumatic stress symptoms, and preparatory grief in a sample of patients with advanced cancer. Ninety-four patients with advanced cancer completed the Greek version of the Impact of Events Scale-Revised (IES-R-Gr), the Anxiety subscale of the Greek Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and the Preparatory Grief in Advanced Cancer Patients (PGAC) scale. Statistically significant associations were found between IES-R-Gr subscales, anxiety (P<0.0005), and PGAC (P<0.0005). Some of the effect of post-traumatic stress symptoms on preparatory grief is mediated by anxiety.
Medical subject headings
- Anxiety
- Grief
- Negotiating
- Neoplasms
- Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic