Korean J Psychosom Med.  2023 Dec;31(2):79-88. 10.22722/KJPM.2023.31.2.79.

Factors Associated With Post-Traumatic Growth in Patients With Cancer

• Lee NP
• Kim JW
• Baik M
• Oh MA
• Lee AR
• Kang WS

• KMID: 2550622
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.22722/KJPM.2023.31.2.79

Abstract

Objectives
：Cancer diagnosis causes significant distress while it may also bring positive change: post-traumatic growth. This study was conducted to analyze factors that affect post-traumatic growth.
Methods
：Medical records of 52 cancer patients who received psychiatric treatment at a university hospital in Seoul were reviewed and the correlation between post-traumatic growth and following factors were analyzed: Resilience, Anxious thoughts and tendencies, Mindful attention awareness, Acceptance attitude
Results
：Using Multiple Generalized Linear model, a positive correlation was found between post-traumatic growth and resilience (B=1.45, p<0.0001), mindful attention awareness (B=0.58, p=0.0030) and acceptance attitude (B=1.29, p=0.0003), while anxious thoughts and tendencies (B=-0.84, p<0.0001) had negative association.
Conclusions
：Factors that have a positive impact on post-traumatic growth were resilience, mindful attention awareness, acceptance attitude and a factor with a negative impact was anxious thoughts and tendencies; Factors that impact post-traumatic growth need to be taken into account, when approaching the treatment of cancer patients.

Keyword

Cancer; Post-traumatic growth; Mindfulness; Acceptance; Anxiety