title: Religious coping and psychological distress in military veteran cancer survivors.
abstract: Research on the relationship between religious coping and psychological well-being in cancer survivors is limited. Forty-eight veteran cancer survivors completed measures of psychological distress, posttraumatic growth, and positive and negative religious coping. Negative religious coping was associated with greater distress and growth. Positive religious coping was associated with greater growth. Gender, race, and religious affiliation were significant predictors of positive and negative religious coping. Veteran cancer survivors who utilize negative religious coping may benefit from referral to clergy or a mental health professional. Assessment of religious coping may be particularly important for female, non-White, and Christian cancer survivors.
authors.affiliation: Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, 450 Brookline Ave., Boston, MA 02215, USA. trevino.kelly@gmail.com
authors.forename: Kelly M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Trevino
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Archambault
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schuster
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Richardson
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Moye
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017741:Survivors; D014728:Veterans / Q000523:psychology*