TY - JOUR
T1 - Trauma Symptoms in Bone Marrow Transplant Survivors
T2 - The Role of Nonmedical Life Events
AU - DuHamel, Katherine N.
AU - Smith, Meredith Y.
AU - Johnson Vickberg, Suzanne M.
AU - Papadopoulos, Esperanza
AU - Ostroff, Jamie
AU - Winkel, Gary
AU - Manne, Sharon
AU - Redd, William H.
N1 - Funding Information:
We would like to acknowledge Thomas Williams, Dorothy Parks, Austin Moore, Eric W. Scrimshaw, Judy Schor, Ben Morasco, Patricia Ricketts, Guy Montgomery, Ph.D., and Leslie A. Jay for their contributions to data collection or manuscript preparation or both. This research was supported by grant No. 95-123-0 from the American Cancer Society.
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - This cross-sectional study investigated the association of trauma-related symptomatology and recent life events in cancer survivors following bone marrow transplantation (BMT). One hundred adults averaging 4.4 years post-BMT were interviewed. Participants reported their trauma-related symptomatology regarding cancer and its treatment as well as the number and valence of recent life events. Results indicated that the more negative life events a person experienced, the greater his/her trauma-related symptomatology. The association of trauma-related symptomatology with positive events varied by the individuals' level of physical functioning. For individuals with poorer physical functioning, higher levels of trauma-related symptomatology were associated with a greater number of positive events, suggesting the greater vulnerability of these individuals to any type of change in their life.
AB - This cross-sectional study investigated the association of trauma-related symptomatology and recent life events in cancer survivors following bone marrow transplantation (BMT). One hundred adults averaging 4.4 years post-BMT were interviewed. Participants reported their trauma-related symptomatology regarding cancer and its treatment as well as the number and valence of recent life events. Results indicated that the more negative life events a person experienced, the greater his/her trauma-related symptomatology. The association of trauma-related symptomatology with positive events varied by the individuals' level of physical functioning. For individuals with poorer physical functioning, higher levels of trauma-related symptomatology were associated with a greater number of positive events, suggesting the greater vulnerability of these individuals to any type of change in their life.
KW - Bone marrow transplantation
KW - Cancer
KW - Negative life events
KW - Positive life events
KW - Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/0035601579
U2 - 10.1023/A:1007839732523
DO - 10.1023/A:1007839732523
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0035601579
SN - 0894-9867
VL - 14
SP - 95
EP - 113
JO - Journal of Traumatic Stress
JF - Journal of Traumatic Stress
IS - 1
ER -