Abstract
Women with ovarian cancer experience multiple symptoms that impair quality of life. The factors that influence women's efforts and success at managing multiple symptoms are not well understood. The primary aim of this study, guided by an extended version of Leventhal's Common-Sense Model, was to evaluate the relationships among personality variables, illness- and symptom-related beliefs (representations), symptom-related coping efforts, and appraisal of coping success. A survey containing valid and reliable measures of personality (optimism, trait anxiety); illness representations; symptom representations; coping efforts; and appraisal of coping success (satisfaction with symptom management, life satisfaction) were mailed to members of the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition.
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Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Cross-Sectional
Research Approach
Quantitative Research
Keywords:
Ovarian Cancer Patients, Coping with Symptoms, Personality Factors
Advisor
Sandra Ward
Degree
PhD
Degree Grantor
The University of Wisconsin - Madison
Degree Year
2003
Recommended Citation
Donovan, Heidi Scharf, "The role of cognitive and emotional representations in cancer symptom management" (2020). Dissertations. 1458.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/1458
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Review Type
None: Degree-based Submission
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2020-08-14
Full Text of Presentation
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Description
This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3101319; ProQuest document ID: 305284976. The author still retains copyright.