Abstract
Methods
Participants completed questionnaires assessing FOR, psychological distress, QOL, and demographic and treatment characteristics.
Pearson r correlations, t tests, and ANOVAs were used to determine the association between FOR and demographic and treatment-related characteristics.
Hierarchical multiple regression models were performed to investigate the degree to which FOR dimensions account for the variance
in QOL and psychological distress.
Pearson r correlations, t tests, and ANOVAs were used to determine the association between FOR and demographic and treatment-related characteristics.
Hierarchical multiple regression models were performed to investigate the degree to which FOR dimensions account for the variance
in QOL and psychological distress.
Results
Fifty-one African-American breast cancer survivors participated in this study. The mean age of participants was 64.24 (SD = 12.3). Overall fears as well as concerns about death and health were rated as low to moderate. Role worries and womanhood
worries were very low. Inverse relationships were observed between age and FOR dimensions. FOR was positively correlated with
measures of psychological distress and negatively correlated with QOL. FOR significantly accounted for a portion of the variance
in QOL and distress after controlling for other variables.
worries were very low. Inverse relationships were observed between age and FOR dimensions. FOR was positively correlated with
measures of psychological distress and negatively correlated with QOL. FOR significantly accounted for a portion of the variance
in QOL and distress after controlling for other variables.
Conclusions
This study suggests that African-American women in this sample demonstrated some degree of FOR. Results indicate that FOR
among African-American breast cancer survivors decreases with age and time since diagnosis and co-occurs with psychological
distress as well as diminished quality of life.
among African-American breast cancer survivors decreases with age and time since diagnosis and co-occurs with psychological
distress as well as diminished quality of life.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Pages 1-8
- DOI 10.1007/s12529-011-9183-4
- Authors
- Teletia R. Taylor, Howard University Cancer Center, 2041 Georgia Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20060 USA
- Edward D. Huntley, Howard University School of Medicine, 520 W Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20059 USA
- Jennifer Sween, Lombardi Cancer Center, Georgetown University, 3800 Reservoir Road, Washington, DC, 20057 USA
- Kepher Makambi, Lombardi Cancer Center, Georgetown University, 3800 Reservoir Road, Washington, DC, 20057 USA
- Thomas A. Mellman, Howard University School of Medicine, 520 W Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20059 USA
- Carla D. Williams, Howard University Cancer Center, 2041 Georgia Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20060 USA
- Pamela Carter-Nolan, Howard University School of Medicine, 520 W Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20059 USA
- Wayne Frederick, Howard University Cancer Center, 2041 Georgia Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20060 USA
- Journal International Journal of Behavioral Medicine
- Online ISSN 1532-7558
- Print ISSN 1070-5503