- Title
- Lung cancer stigma is a predictor for psychological distress: A longitudinal study. Lung cancer stigma is a predictor for psychological distress
- Creator
- Rose, Shiho; Boyes, Allison; Kelly, Brian; Cox, Martine; Palazzi, Kerrin; Paul, Christine
- Relation
- NHMRC.APP1055408 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1055408 & APP1061335 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1061335 & APP1073317 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1073317
- Relation
- Psycho-Oncology Vol. 30, Issue 7, p. 1137-1144
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pon.5665
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2021
- Description
- Objectives: To examine if baseline stigma predicts psychological distress at 3 and 6 months follow-up among patients newly diagnosed with lung cancer. Methods: This longitudinal study was nested within a larger randomised controlled trial. Eligible participants were recruited via respiratory and oncology out-patient clinics in Australia (n = 194). Consenting participants were asked to complete surveys at baseline, 3 and 6 months post-recruitment. Measures included lung cancer stigma (Cataldo Lung Cancer Stigma Scale) and psychological distress (General Health Questionnaire-12 [GHQ-12]). Results: One-hundred and ninety-four participants were included for analysis. Most were male (57.7%) with a mean age of 68 years (SD = 8.8). A significant relationship between baseline lung cancer stigma and psychological distress at 6 months was found, where a one unit increase in lung cancer stigma increases psychological distress by 0.044 when adjusting for age, gender, smoking status, baseline GHQ-12 scores and intervention allocation (as part of the larger trial; p = 0.001; β = 0.044, 95% CI = 0.010, 0.079). Conclusion: Temporal links between lung cancer stigma and psychological distress was found at 6 months, suggesting stigma-related experiences may have a delayed impact. Development of routine lung cancer stigma assessments is recommended to identify those at risk of psychological distress.
- Subject
- longitudinal; lung cancer; psychological distress; psycho-oncology; stigma; SDG 3; Sustainable Development Goals
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1475036
- Identifier
- uon:49440
- Identifier
- ISSN:1057-9249
- Language
- eng
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