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      Bienestar psicológico y cáncer de mama Translated title: Psychological wellbeing and breast cancer

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          Se plantean los aspectos psicológicos más relevantes estudiados en las mujeres con cáncer de mama, tales como estilos de afrontamiento, preocupaciones, valoraciones de su enfermedad y efectos psicológicos del tratamiento. Se analizan los determinantes del bienestar psicológico de las pacientes, tales como la autoconfianza, la estabilidad emocional, la fortaleza, la afectividad positiva y la autoestima, así como el afrontamiento satisfactorio a situaciones de estrés, entre ellas al estrés de la enfermedad, y a los cambios que esta impone en el estilo de vida. Se considera en este análisis la influencia de determinadas variables sociodemográficas, así como de variables clínicas, que influyen en la calidad de vida y el bienestar de las pacientes con cáncer de mama. Se destaca la necesidad de que las estrategias de atención sanitaria a las pacientes con cáncer de mama incluyan elementos clínico-psicológicos que promuevan una mejoría del bienestar psicológico de estas mujeres.

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          Psychological aspects such as coping styles, worries, disease perception and psychological consequences of treatment in women with breast cancer are discussed in this article. Self-confidence, emotional stability, hardiness, positive affects, self-esteem, as well as successful coping with stress, particularly with disease stress, changes in life style, and personality factors which may explain psychological wellbeing, are analyzed. In such analysis, it is taken into account some demographic and social variables, as well as medical issues, which influences breast cancer patient’s quality of life and wellbeing. Importance of health policies, including psychological elements, in order to improve psychological wellbeing in these women is remarked.

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          This meta-analysis used 9 literature search strategies to examine 137 distinct personality constructs as correlates of subjective well-being (SWB). Personality was found to be equally predictive of life satisfaction, happiness, and positive affect, but significantly less predictive of negative affect. The traits most closely associated with SWB were repressive-defensiveness, trust, emotional stability, locus of control-chance, desire for control, hardiness, positive affectivity, private collective self-esteem, and tension. When personality traits were grouped according to the Big Five factors, Neuroticism was the strongest predictor of life satisfaction, happiness, and negative affect. Positive affect was predicted equally well by Extraversion and Agreeableness. The relative importance of personality for predicting SWB, how personality might influence SWB, and limitations of the present review are discussed.
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            Emotionally expressive coping predicts psychological and physical adjustment to breast cancer.

            This study tested the hypothesis that coping through emotional approach, which involves actively processing and expressing emotions, enhances adjustment and health status for breast cancer patients. Patients (n = 92) completed measures within 20 weeks following medical treatment and 3 months later. Women who, at study entry, coped through expressing emotions surrounding cancer had fewer medical appointments for cancer-related morbidities, enhanced physical health and vigor, and decreased distress during the next 3 months compared with those low in emotional expression, with age, other coping strategy scores, and initial levels on dependent variables (except medical visits) controlled statistically. Expressive coping also was related to improved quality of life for those who perceived their social contexts as highly receptive. Coping through emotional processing was related to one index of greater distress over time. Analyses including dispositional hope suggested that expressive coping may serve as a successful vehicle for goal pursuit.
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                Avances en Psicología Latinoamericana
                Av. Psicol. Latinoam.
                Universidad del Rosario (Bogotá )
                1794-4724
                June 2007
                : 25
                : 1
                : 72-80
                Affiliations
                [1 ] Universidad Médica de La Habana Cuba
                [2 ] Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico Hermanos Ameijeiras Cuba
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                S1794-47242007000100008
                a7d702c0-d6b0-48e6-b656-c6dd7c4c40c4

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                PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

                Clinical Psychology & Psychiatry
                psychological wellbeing,breast cancer,quality of life,psycho-social factors,cáncer de mama,bienestar psicológico,calidad de vida,factores psicosociales

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