Well-being and stress vulnerability in ovarian cancer survivors during the COVID-19 pandemic

This study was designed to examine (1) whether ovarian cancer (OC) survivors would have greater well-being vs. elevated distress compared to community members during a universal health stressor (COVID-19) and (2) how resources and risk factors at diagnosis predicted vulnerability to a subsequent hea...

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Published in:Journal of psychosocial oncology 2024, Vol.42 (3), p.299-314
Main Authors: Telles, Rachel, Zia, Sharaf, Greteman, Breanna B., Thaker, Premal H., Penedo, Frank, Charlton, Mary E., Goodheart, Michael J., Armer, Jessica S., Noble, Alyssa, Sood, Anil K., Lutgendorf, Susan K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Cancer
Cancer Survivors - psychology
Cancer Survivors - statistics & numerical data
Community
COVID-19
COVID-19 - psychology
distress
Female
Health
Humans
Latent class analysis
Medical diagnosis
Middle Aged
Ovarian cancer
Ovarian Neoplasms - psychology
Psychological Distress
Risk Factors
Stress
Stress, Psychological - epidemiology
Survivor
Vulnerability
Well being
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Summary:This study was designed to examine (1) whether ovarian cancer (OC) survivors would have greater well-being vs. elevated distress compared to community members during a universal health stressor (COVID-19) and (2) how resources and risk factors at diagnosis predicted vulnerability to a subsequent health-related stressor. One hundred seventeen OC survivors were recruited from two academic medical centers and compared to a community-based sample on COVID-related distress and disruption. Latent class analysis identified differentially impacted groups of survivors. Survivors reported lower distress than community members. Predictors of higher distress included shorter-term survivorship, greater disruption, and poorer emotional well-­being (EWB) at diagnosis. Survivors were divided into high- and low-COVID-19-impact subgroups; high-impact individuals endorsed higher perceived stress and lower EWB at diagnosis. Survivors reported lower COVID-related distress than community participants. While depression at diagnosis did not predict later distress, EWB was a strong predictor of response to a novel health-related stressor.
ISSN:0734-7332
1540-7586
DOI:10.1080/07347332.2023.2244474