TABLE 1.
Study | Sample | N | Characteristics | Mechanisms | Outcomes |
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Risk Assessment or Screening | |||||
Ho et al., 2010 | Individuals with family history of colorectal cancer mutations | 76 | Hope | – | Reduced distress |
Mendes & Sousa, 2012 | Families with breast, ovarian, and colorectal cancer mutations | 9 | Spirituality | Optimism, social support | Hope, inner strength |
Diagnosis | |||||
Gregg, 2011 | Breast | 23 | Demographics, spirituality | Coping, spirituality | Growth |
Jim et al., 2006 | Breast | 167 | – | Coping | Growth |
Kenne Sarenmalm et al., 2013 | Breast | 131 | Inner strength | Coping | QOL, reduced distress |
Stanton & Snider, 1993 | Breast | 36 | Demographics, optimism | Coping | QOL, reduced distress |
Treatment | |||||
Fan & Eiser, 2012 | Hepatocellular | 33 | – | Coping, medical experience | QOL |
Hou et al., 2010 | Colorectal | 234 | Hope, optimism | Medical experience, social support | Reduced distress |
Lam et al., 2010 | Breast | 285 | Optimism | Medical experience | Reduced distress |
Lam et al., 2012 | Breast (six years postdiagnosis) | 186 | Optimism | Medical experience | Reduced distress |
Llewellyn et al., 2013 | Head, neck | 68 | Demographics, optimism | Coping | Growth |
Ponto et al., 2010 | Ovarian | 60 | Demographics | Medical experience | Adjustment, growth |
Silva et al., 2012 | Breast | 50 | – | Coping | Growth, QOL |
Survivorship | |||||
Bellizzi et al., 2010 | Breast | 802 | Demographics | Spirituality | QOL |
Blank & Bellizzi, 2006 | Prostate | 490 | Optimism | – | Coping, positive psychological functioning |
Bozo et al., 2009 | Breast | 104 | Optimism | Social support | PTG |
Carver et al., 2006 | Breast | 163 | Optimism | – | QOL |
Chambers et al., 2012 | Colorectal | 763 | Demographics | – | QOL |
Chan et al., 2011 | Breast | 170 | Cognitive processing | – | PTG |
Costanzo et al., 2009 | Various | 389 | – | – | Adjustment |
Gall, 2004 | Prostate | 34 | Spirituality | – | QOL |
Kraemer et al., 2011 | Breast | 139 | Coping | – | Adjustment |
Kung et al., 2006 | Head, neck, thyroid | 190 | Optimism | – | QOL |
Lelorain et al., 2012 | Breast | 28 | Coping, social support | PTG | |
Levine et al., 2009 | Breast | 175 | Spirituality | Reduced distress, QOL, social support | |
Lopez-Class et al., 2011 | Breast | 28 | – | – | QOL |
Survivorship | |||||
Loprinzi et al., 2011 | Breast | 20 | – | – | QOL, reduced distress |
Low et al., 2006 | Breast | 538 | Coping | Growth, QOL, reduced distress | |
Marcus et al., 2010 | Breast | 304 | – | – | Growth, QOL, reduced distress |
Mizuno et al., 2011 | GI | 25 | – | – | QOL |
Mols et al., 2009 | Breast | 183 | – | – | Growth |
Morrill et al., 2008 | Breast | 161 | PTG | – | QOL, reduced distress |
Mosher et al., 2009 | Breast, prostate, colorectal | 753 | Demographics | – | QOL |
Park & Fenster, 2004 | Various | 167 | – | PTG | Positive psychological functioning, spirituality |
Perkins et al., 2007 | Breast | 127 | Inner strength, optimism, social support, spirituality | – | Positive psychological functioning, QOL, reduced distress |
Petersen et al., 2008 | Breast | 268 | Optimism | – | QOL |
Pudrovska et al., 2010 | Various | 497 | Demographics | – | Growth |
Sabiston et al., 2007 | Breast | 20 | – | – | Positive psychological functioning |
Salsman et al., 2009 | Colorectal | 55 | Cognitive processing | – | Growth |
Schmidt et al., 2012 | Various | 5 | Coping, social support, spirituality | – | Growth |
Schroevers et al., 2010 | Various | 206 | Social support | – | Growth |
Stanton, Danoff-Burg, & Huggins, 2002 | Breast | 70 | Coping | – | Positive psychological functioning, reduced distress |
Stanton, Danoff-Burg, Sworowski, et al., 2002 | Ovarian | 200 | – | – | QOL |
Stanton et al., 2000 | Breast | 92 | Coping | – | QOL, positive psychological functioning |
Stanton et al., 2005 | Breast | 558 | – | – | QOL, reduced distress |
Tallman et al., 2010 | Hematologic | 25 | Demographics, optimism, social support | – | Growth, QOL, reduced distress |
Tessier et al., 2012 | Breast | 321 | – | – | QOL |
Thornton et al., 2012 | Lung | 118 | Positive coping | – | Growth |
Thornton & Perez, 2006 | Prostate | 106 | – | – | Growth |
Wenzel et al., 2002 | Ovarian | 49 | Spirituality | – | QOL |
Widows et al., 2005 | Hematologic | 72 | Coping, demographics | – | Growth |
Survivorship | |||||
Zebrack et al., 2008 | Breast, prostate, colorectal, lymphoma | 193 | Demographics | – | QOL |
Zucca et al., 2010 | Various | 863 | Social support | – | Coping |
Zucca et al., 2012 | Various | 863 | – | – | QOL |
End of Life | |||||
Cavers et al., 2012 | Brain | 26 | Hope | Medical experience, social support, spirituality | Adjustment, QOL, positive psychological functioning, social support |
Lipsman et al., 2007 | Brain | 29 | – | Medical experience | Adjustment, growth, QOL |
GI—gastrointestinal; PTG—post-traumatic growth; QOL—quality of life