Publications by authors named "Jennifer M Caspari"
Unlabelled: ABSTRACTObjective:Demoralization is a common problem among medical inpatients with such serious health problems as cancer. An awareness of this syndrome, a knowledge of what defines it, and a plan for how to intervene are limited among nursing teams. Nurses are uniquely poised to efficiently provide brief interventions that address demoralization in their patients.
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- This study investigates how perceived cognitive and physical threats after a cancer diagnosis affect posttraumatic growth (PTG) in survivors of breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer.
- Questionnaires completed by 169 cancer survivors revealed that factors like depression, anxiety, and perceived threat explained a significant portion of positive cognitive processing and PTG.
- The findings indicate that positive cognitive processing acts as a mediator, suggesting that helping survivors manage their perceptions of threat could enhance their PTG.