Self-portraits of families with young adult cancer survivors: using photovoice
Female; Humans; Male; Young Adult; Questionnaires; Self Concept; Socioeconomic Factors; Semantics; Psychology; adolescent; Family/psychology; Survivors/psychology; Quality of Life/psychology; Voice; Narration; Neoplasms/ethnology/psychology; Photography; Ethnic Groups/statistics & numerical data
Photovoice is a participatory research methodology in which individuals photograph their everyday realities. The present study used photovoice to understand the impact of cancer on a sample of six young adult survivors of childhood cancer (YACS) and their family members. The themes of the YACS group included, in their own words, "lost childhood," "my culture," "health," "what keeps me going/sacrifices," and "who am I?" Those of the family group included "how cancer affected survivors' hopes and dreams?," "positive impact of cancer," "importance of information," "barriers to self-care," and "what we learned and what we can do." The family-based and participants-driven framework and photovoice produced some novel findings that call for YACS-targeted guidance and training on social relationships, independence, and career; support for the families from family-oriented cultures; and facilitation of family dialogue.
2010
Yi J; Zebrack B
Journal Of Psychosocial Oncology
2010
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Journal Article
<a href="http://doi.org/10.1080/07347331003678329" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.1080/07347331003678329</a>
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder three years after the siege of Sarajevo
Female; Humans; Male; Adult; Aged; Middle Aged; Life Change Events; Sampling Studies; adolescent; Bosnia-Herzegovina/epidemiology; Post-Traumatic/diagnosis/epidemiology/psychology; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; Stress Disorders; Survivors/psychology; War
The goals of this study were to estimate the lifetime prevalence of traumatic events, the current prevalence of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and the connection between the kinds of traumatic events experienced and the probability of developing PTSD in three study samples in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, three years after the end of the war. A total of 311 people surviving the siege of Sarajevo were assessed with the Checklist for War Related Experiences (CWE) and an adapted version of the Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale (PDS). The study groups consisted of a randomly selected residents sample (n = 98), a group of individuals in psychological treatment (n = 114), and a group in medical treatment (n = 99). Each individual survived an average of 24 traumatic events. According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th ed. (DSM-IV; American Psychiatric Association, 1994) criteria, 18.6% of individuals in the residents sample, 32.7% of those in medical treatment, and 38.6% of those in psychological treatment developed PTSD.
2003
Rosner R; Powell S; Butollo W
Journal Of Clinical Psychology
2003
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Journal Article
<a href="http://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.10116" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.1002/jclp.10116</a>
Perceptions of control and long-term recovery from rape
Female; Humans; Adult; Middle Aged; Self Efficacy; Ontario; Multivariate Analysis; Time Factors; Internal-External Control; Regression Analysis; adolescent; Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support; Adaptation; Psychological; retrospective studies; Stress Disorders; Survivors/psychology; Rape/psychology; Disease Susceptibility; Depression/etiology/physiopathology; Post-Traumatic/etiology/physiopathology; Recovery of Function
The relationship between perceptions of control and symptoms of both long-term depression and post-traumatic stress was examined. Enduring beliefs of personal competence and control were found to be associated with lower rates of depression and stress and to be stronger predictors of long-term recovery than were rape-specific attributions. Implications for clinical practice are discussed.
1999
Regehr C; Cadell S; Jansen K
The American Journal Of Orthopsychiatry
1999
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Journal Article
<a href="http://doi.org/10.1037/h0080386" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.1037/h0080386</a>
Better for it: how people benefit from adversity
Humans; Life Change Events; Social Work; Internal-External Control; P.H.S.; Research Support; U.S. Gov't; Adaptation; Psychological; Survivors/psychology; Psychiatric
Recently, researchers in several different fields have discovered that people who have experienced seriously adverse events frequently report that they were positively changed by the experience. Respondents in these studies typically have reported a variety of different benefits and have reported that they also were harmed by the same experiences. The research suggests several processes that may account for these reports of benefit: purposeful changes in life structure, changes in views of others and the world that result from the experience of vulnerability, the receipt of needed support, and the search for meaning in adversity. Thinking about benefits may help survivors of traumatic events process painful information. This article offers guidance on how to introduce and manage benefit content within a therapeutic relationship and encourages social workers to cautiously reflect clients' unstated benefits, encourage self-assessments in areas where benefits may accrue, explore any benefits discovered, and help clients plan for positive changes. This process converges well with the strengths perspective and constructivist approaches to social work practice.
1999
McMillen JC
Social Work
1999
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Journal Article
<a href="http://doi.org/10.1093/sw/44.5.455" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.1093/sw/44.5.455</a>