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

Rachel Telles; Sharaf Zia; Breanna Greteman; Premal Thaker; Frank Penedo; Mary Charlton; Michael Goodheart; Jessica Armer; Alyssa Noble; Anil Sood; Susan Lutgendorf

doi:10.1080/07347332.2023.2244474

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

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

Rachel Telles, Sharaf Zia, Breanna Greteman, Premal Thaker, Frank Penedo, Mary Charlton, Michael Goodheart, Jessica Armer, Alyssa Noble, Anil Sood, …

Journal of psychosocial oncology, Vol.42(3), pp.299-314

2024

DOI: 10.1080/07347332.2023.2244474

PMCID: PMC10873467

PMID: 37587850

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Abstract

Objective: 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. Methods: 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. Results: 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. Conclusion: 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.

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Title: Subtitle: Well-being and stress vulnerability in ovarian cancer survivors during the COVID-19 pandemic
Creators: Rachel Telles - University of Iowa
Sharaf Zia - University of Iowa
Breanna Greteman - University of Iowa
Premal Thaker - Washington University in St. Louis
Frank Penedo - Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
Mary Charlton - University of Iowa
Michael Goodheart - University of Iowa
Jessica Armer - University of Iowa
Alyssa Noble - University of Iowa
Anil Sood - The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Susan Lutgendorf - University of Iowa
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of psychosocial oncology, Vol.42(3), pp.299-314
DOI: 10.1080/07347332.2023.2244474
PMID: 37587850
PMCID: PMC10873467
NLM abbreviation: J Psychosoc Oncol
ISSN: 0734-7332
eISSN: 1540-7586
Grant note: name: NIH, award: CA193249, CA246540, CA109298, CA209904; DOI: 10.13039/100000048, name: American Cancer Society (AKS; name: the University of Iowa Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, award: 3P30CA086862; name: the University of Iowa Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center COVID-19 Supplement, award: 3P30CA086862-19S5; DOI: 10.13039/100006108, name: National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the NIH, award: UL1TR002537
Language: English
Electronic publication date: 08/17/2023
Date published: 2024
Academic Unit: Epidemiology; Psychological and Brain Sciences; Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Obstetrics and Gynecology; Writers’ Workshop; Urology
Record Identifier: 9984459413802771

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