Sense of Coherence, Self-Disclosure, and Depression in Lung Cancer Patients  

作　　者：Constantinos Togas Fotios Anagnostopoulos George Alexias Constantinos Togas;Fotios Anagnostopoulos;George Alexias(Department of Psychology, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Athens, Greece)

机构地区：[1]Department of Psychology, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Athens, Greece

出　　处：《Open Journal of Medical Psychology》2021年第1期11-26,共16页医学心理学（英文）

摘　　要：This study aimed to investigate the relationship between <span style="font-family:Verdana;">sense</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> of coherence and depression and the mediating role of self-disclosure in lung cancer patients. Α cross-sectional study was conducted in “Sotiria” Chest Diseases Hospital, Greece, with a sample of 200 lung cancer patients. </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> administered questionnaires included demographic-medical information, SOC-13, Distress Disclosure Index, and CES-D scale. </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Analysis</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> was performed by SPSS v.23 and PROCESS. Depression was common (41%) and negatively correlated to SOC (rho = -</span><span><span><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">0.843, df = 198, p < 0.001), while self-disclosure did not mediate this relationship. Hierarchical linear regression analysis showed that patients with weak SOC, disease recurrence, metastases, low income, and receiving therapy in Day clinic had higher levels of depression. In conclusion, a strong SOC represents a protective factor against depression in lung cancer patients. Consequently, there is a need for targeted interventions, which should mainly increase </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">SOC</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> of these patients.</span></span></span></span></span>This study aimed to investigate the relationship between <span style="font-family:Verdana;">sense</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> of coherence and depression and the mediating role of self-disclosure in lung cancer patients. Α cross-sectional study was conducted in “Sotiria” Chest Diseases Hospital, Greece, with a sample of 200 lung cancer patients. </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> administered questionnaires included demographic-medical information, SOC-13, Distress Disclosure Index, and CES-D scale. </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Analysis</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> was performed by SPSS v.23 and PROCESS. Depression was common (41%) and negatively correlated to SOC (rho = -</span><span><span><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">0.843, df = 198, p < 0.001), while self-disclosure did not mediate this relationship. Hierarchical linear regression analysis showed that patients with weak SOC, disease recurrence, metastases, low income, and receiving therapy in Day clinic had higher levels of depression. In conclusion, a strong SOC represents a protective factor against depression in lung cancer patients. Consequently, there is a need for targeted interventions, which should mainly increase </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">SOC</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> of these patients.</span></span></span></span></span>

关 键 词：Lung Cancer Sense of Coherence SELF-DISCLOSURE DEPRESSION Quantitative Method 

分 类 号：R73[医药卫生—肿瘤]