Personality variables are associated with colorectal cancer patients' quality of life independent of psychological distress and disease severity

Vassiliki Paika; Augoustina Almyroudi; Barbara Tomenson; Francis Creed; Eleftherios O. Kampletsas; Vassiliki Siafaka; Styliani Gkika; Venetsanos Mavreas; Nicholas Pavlidis; Thomas Hyphantis

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Personality variables are associated with colorectal cancer patients' quality of life independent of psychological distress and disease severity

Vassiliki Paika, Augoustina Almyroudi, Barbara Tomenson, Francis Creed, Eleftherios O. Kampletsas, Vassiliki Siafaka, Styliani Gkika, Venetsanos Mavreas, Nicholas Pavlidis, Thomas Hyphantis

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Objective: The aim of the present study was to test whether psychological distress and personality variables are independently associated with health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in colorectal cancer patients, after adjusting for age, gender, education and disease severity. Methods: In a cross-sectional study of 162 colorectal cancer patients (response rate 65.6%), the following self-report instruments were administered: the Symptom Distress Checklist-90-R, the Sense of Coherence scale, the Life Style Index and the Hostility and Direction of Hostility Questionnaire. The outcome measures were the four components of the WHO Quality of Life Instrument, Short Form. We used hierarchical regressions to determine whether psychological distress mediates the relationship of personality and disease parameters with HRQOL. Results: The overall proportion of the variance in the four components of HRQOL explained by our regression models ranged from 28.1 to 44.4%. Psychological distress was an independent correlate of HRQOL, associated with physical (p

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	273-282
Number of pages	9
Journal	Psycho-oncology
Volume	19
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.1563
Publication status	Published - Mar 2010

Keywords

Colorectal cancer
Ego mechanisms of defense
Oncology
Personality
Psychological distress
Quality of life
Sense of coherence

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Personality variables are associated with colorectal cancer patients' quality of life independent of psychological distress and disease severity

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