Cancer recurrence worry, risk perception, and informational-coping styles among Appalachian cancer survivors.
Despite a growing literature on the psychosocial impact of the threat of cancer recurrence, underserved populations, such as those from the Appalachian region, have been understudied. To examine worry and perceived risk in cancer survivors, Appalachian and non-Appalachian cancer patients at an ambulatory oncology clinic in a university hospital were surveyed. Appalachians had significantly higher worry than non-Appalachians. Cancer type and lower need for cognition were associated with greater worry. Those with missing perceived risk data were generally older, less educated, and lower in monitoring, blunting, and health literacy. Additional resources are needed to assist Appalachians and those with cancers with poor prognoses (e.g., liver cancer, pancreatic cancer) to cope with worry associated with developing cancer again. More attention for cancer prevention is critical to improve quality of life in underserved populations where risk of cancer is greater.
School of Pharmacy and Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA. kmkelly@hsc.wvu.edu
Kimberly M
KM
Kelly
Randi
R
Shedlosky-Shoemaker
Kyle
K
Porter
Philip
P
Desimone
Michael
M
Andrykowski
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001061:Appalachian Region; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination / Q000379:methods; D007255:Information Services; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*; D012008:Recurrence; D012306:Risk; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology*
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