Post-traumatic Growth in Cancer Patients: A Correlational Study in Turkey

BOYACIOĞLU N. E., TEMEL M., Caynak S.

JOURNAL OF RELIGION & HEALTH, vol.61, no.6, pp.4366-4381, 2022 (AHCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 61 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s10943-022-01574-w
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF RELIGION & HEALTH
  • Journal Indexes: Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, IBZ Online, Periodicals Index Online, ATLA Religion Database, CINAHL, EMBASE, Index Islamicus, MEDLINE, Psycinfo
  • Page Numbers: pp.4366-4381
  • Keywords: Adaptation, Adult, Post-traumatic growth, Resilience, Religious coping, Turkey, SOCIAL SUPPORT, BREAST-CANCER, RESILIENCE, WOMEN, SURVIVORS, ADOLESCENT, PREVALENCE, PREDICTORS, STRESS, LINKS
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: No

Abstract

This study aims to evaluate the factors that influence post-traumatic growth (PTG), including religious coping and resilience. This descriptive and correlational study involved 111 cancer patients, followed up at a hematology inpatient clinic of a university hospital in Turkey. Religious coping scale, resilience scale, and PTG inventory were used for data collection. PTG was positively associated with negative religious coping and was negatively associated with age. PTG scores were higher for patients without children, who were recently diagnosed, had higher knowledge about the disease, and used negative religious coping.