title: Quality of life and personality traits in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma and their first-degree caregivers.
abstract: Asbestos exposure causes significant pleural diseases, including malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM). Taking into account the impact of MPM on emotional functioning and wellbeing, this study aimed to evaluate the quality of life and personality traits in patients with MPM and their first-degree caregivers through the World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF) and the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF). The sample was composed of 27 MPM patients, 55 first-degree relatives enrolled in Casale Monferrato and Monfalcone (Italy), and 40 healthy controls (HC). Patients and relatives reported poorer physical health than the HC. Patients had a higher overall sense of physical debilitation and poorer health than relatives and the HC, more numerous complaints of memory problems and difficulties in concentrating, and a greater belief that goals cannot be reached or problems solved, while often claiming that they were more indecisive and inefficacious than the HC. First-degree relatives reported lower opinions of others, a greater belief that goals cannot be reached or problems solved, support for the notion that they are indecisive and inefficacious, and were more likely to suffer from fear that significantly inhibited normal activities than were HC. In multinomial regression analyses, partial models indicated that sex, physical comorbidities, and the True Response Inconsistency (TRIN-r), Malaise (MLS), and Behavior-Restricting Fears (BRF) dimensions of the MMPI-2-RF had significant effects on group differences. In conclusion, health care providers should assess the ongoing adjustment and emotional wellbeing of people with MPM and their relatives, and provide support to reduce emotional distress.
authors: Università degli Studi di Torino, Turin, Italy.
authors: Antonella
authors: A
authors: Granieri
authors: Stella
authors: S
authors: Tamburello
authors: Antonino
authors: A
authors: Tamburello
authors: Silvia
authors: S
authors: Casale
authors: Chiara
authors: C
authors: Cont
authors: Fanny
authors: F
authors: Guglielmucci
authors: Marco
authors: M
authors: Innamorati
keywords: Casale Monferrato; Italy; MMPI-2-RF; Monfalcone; asbestos; cancer
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