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Cancer-Related Search for Meaning Increases Willingness to Participate in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
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- 자료유형학술지논문
- 저자명Garland, Sheila N.,Stainken, Cameron,Ahluwalia, Karan,Vapiwala, Neha,Mao, Jun J.
- 학회/출판사/기관명Sage Publications
- 출판년도2015
- 언어영어
- 학술지명/학위논문주기INTEGRATIVE CANCER THERAPIES
- 발행사항Vol.14No.3[2015]_x000D_
- ISBN/ISSN1534-7354
- 소개/요약Search for Meaning among Cancer Patients While increased screening and recent medical advances have improved overall survival rates, a diagnosis of cancer and the effects of treatment remain associated with significant psychological distress [1, 2]. The potentially life-threatening nature of a cancer diagnosis can threaten one’s sense of security and trigger a process of examination and reevaluation of life’s meaning, purpose, and priorities [3]. Meaning in life can be divided into two components, the search for meaning and the presence of meaning, each of which plays a unique role in psychological adjustment to chronic disease [4]. The search for meaning is as defined as “the strength, intensity, and activity of people’s desire and efforts to establish and/or augment their understanding of the meaning, significance and purpose in their lives” whereas the presence of meaning refers to the “sense made of, and significance felt regarding, the nature of one’s being and existence” [5]. The presence of meaning in life has been associated with healthier psychological adjustment to a cancer diagnosis [6–9]. In contrast, a continued or unproductive search for meaning is related to unmet needs, higher levels of distress, and poorer functioning [10]. A handful of studies have demonstrated that interventions specifically designed to help patients with cancer create meaning in their experience can improve well-being, but these programs are not widely available [11, 12].
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