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DISCUSSION DURING TREATMENT DECISION-MAKING PREDICTS
EMOTIONAL ADJUSTMENT IN PROSTATE CANCER PATIENTS
by
Kysa Christie
A Thesis Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
MASTER OF ARTS
(PSYCHOLOGY)
December 2006
Copyright 2006 Kysa Christie
Object Description
| Title | Discussion during treatment decision-making predicts emotional adjustment in prostate cancer patients |
| Author | Christie, Kysa |
| Author email | kchristi@usc.edu |
| Degree | Master of Arts |
| Document type | Thesis |
| Degree program | Psychology |
| School | College of Letters, Arts and Sciences |
| Date defended/completed | 2006-08-22 |
| Date submitted | 2006 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2006-11-30 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Meyerowitz, Beth E. |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Davison, Gerald C. John, Richard S. |
| Abstract | Men with prostate cancer are often encouraged to be involved in treatment decision-making. Talking about treatment options may help men decide on a treatment and benefit post-treatment emotional adjustment. This prospective, longitudinal, questionnaire-based study (n=56) examines relationships among treatment-specific discussions with physicians and social network, factors that influence patient's treatment decision, and post-treatment stress and affect. Patients who engaged in more discussion of their treatment options reported significantly lower stress, less negative affect and greater positive affect than patients who engaged in less conversation. Additionally, discussions with social support members significantly predicted decreases in stress and negative affect one-month following treatment, while discussions with physicians predicted increases in positive affect. This study suggests pre-treatment discussions may benefit emotional adjustment and that discussions with physicians and social networks may be associated with an overall pattern of adjustment neither achieves alone. |
| Keyword | prostate cancer; quality of life; treatment decision-making |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m204 |
| Rights | Christie, Kysa |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-Christie-20061130 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume48/etd-Christie-20061130.pdf |
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| Full text | DISCUSSION DURING TREATMENT DECISION-MAKING PREDICTS EMOTIONAL ADJUSTMENT IN PROSTATE CANCER PATIENTS by Kysa Christie A Thesis Presented to the FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree MASTER OF ARTS (PSYCHOLOGY) December 2006 Copyright 2006 Kysa Christie |
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