title: Existential challenges experienced by lymphoma survivors: Results from the 2010 LIVESTRONG Survey.
abstract: We sought to examine the existential challenges that cancer survivors may experience as they strive to make meaning, regain their self-identity, cope with fear of recurrence, and experience feelings of grief and guilt. Lymphoma survivors (n = 429) completed the 2010 LIVE STRONG: survey and provided responses about meaning, cancer worry, security, identity, grief, guilt, and perceived functional impairment due to these concerns. Most survivors (73%-86%) endorsed existential concerns, with 30-39 percent reporting related perceived functional impairment. Concerns were associated with being female, younger, unmarried, and having undergone stem cell transplantation. Lymphoma survivors experience existential challenges that impact their life even years after diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: University of Pittsburgh, USA poslusznydm@upmc.edu.
authors.forename: Donna M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Posluszny
authors.affiliation: University of Pittsburgh, USA.
authors.forename: Mary Amanda
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Dew
authors.affiliation: University of Pittsburgh, USA.
authors.forename: Ellen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Beckjord
authors.affiliation: University of Pittsburgh, USA.
authors.forename: Dana H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Bovbjerg
authors.affiliation: University of Pittsburgh, USA.
authors.forename: John E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.affiliation: University of Pittsburgh, USA.
authors.forename: Carissa A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Low
authors.affiliation: University of Pittsburgh, USA.
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lowery
authors.affiliation: LIVESTRONG Foundation, USA.
authors.forename: Stephanie A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Nutt
authors.affiliation: LIVESTRONG Foundation, USA.
authors.forename: Sarah R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Arvey
authors.affiliation: LIVESTRONG Foundation, USA.
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rechis
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000073116:Cancer Survivors / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D000073859:Survivorship; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: existential; lymphoma; meaning; survivorship; worry
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