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O crescimento pós-traumático em pessoas com cancro e a influência de um expert companion no ajustamento psicossocial à doença
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Objetivo: A presente investigação tem como principais objetivos: (a) compreender a associação entre as variáveis sociodemográficas e psicossociais e o crescimento pós-traumático, (b) avaliar a intensidade da associação entre as variáveis, com o intuito de perceber a influência do tipo de apoio de um Expert Companion, consoante a gravidade da doença; (c) avaliar as relações entre as variáveis psicossociais, (e) e compreender se o facto de existir um expert companion durante a doença oncológica tem alguma influência no processo de crescimento pós-traumático.
Método: O presente estudo é transversal e correlacional. A amostra, resultante de uma mostragem não probabilística por conveniência, é constituída por 250 indivíduos (M = 43,50; DP = 10,87), 203 do sexo feminino (81,2%), que já tiveram ou têm diagnóstico de cancro. Foram utilizadas as seguintes escalas: O Inventário de Crescimento Pós-Traumático (ICPT); O Inventário de Crenças Centrais (ICC) ; O inventário de Expressão Emocional (Distress Disclosure Index – DDI); A Escala de Controlo Emocional de Courtauld (CEC); A Escala Multidimensional de Suporte Social Percebido (Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support - MSPSS). Com o objetivo de perceber de que forma é que a presença do expert companion teve influência no CPT, a amostra foi dividida em dois grupos (G1-sem expert companion; G2 – com expert companion).
Resultados: Foi possível verificar que as variáveis psicossociais se encontram correlacionadas significativamente com o CPT, que existe uma associação positiva e significativa entre a gravidade da situação e o tipo de apoio que um expert companion pode exercer ao longo do processo da doença oncológica e que a idade, a disrupção das crenças centrais, a expressão emocional, o suporte social que é fornecido e a presença de expert companion são variáveis preditoras de CPT.
Objective: The present investigation has as main objectives: (a) to understand the association between sociodemographic and psychosocial variables and post-traumatic growth, (b) to measure the intensity of the association between the variables, in order to understand the influence of the type of support from an expert companion, depending on the severity of the disease; (c) assess the relationships between psychosocial variables; (e) and whether the fact that an expert companion exists during the oncological disease has any influence on the post-traumatic growth process. Method: The present study is cross-sectional and correlational. The sample, resulting from a non-probabilistic sample for convenience, consists of 250 individuals (M = 43.50; SD = 10.87), 203 female (81.2%), who have had or are currently diagnosed with cancer. The following scales were used: The Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI); The Inventory of Central Beliefs (ICB); The inventory of Emotional Expression (Distress Disclosure Index - DDI); The Courtauld Emotional Control Scale (CEC); The Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support - MSPSS). In order to understand how the presence of the expert companion had an influence on the CPT, the sample was divided into two groups (G1-without expert companion ; G2 - with expert companion). Result: It was possible to verify that the psychosocial variables are significantly correlated with PTG, that there is a positive and significant association between the severity of the situation and the type of support that an expert companion can offer throughout the oncological disease process and that age, the disruption in central beliefs, the emotional expression, the social support provided and the presence of an expert companion are predictive variables for PTG.
Objective: The present investigation has as main objectives: (a) to understand the association between sociodemographic and psychosocial variables and post-traumatic growth, (b) to measure the intensity of the association between the variables, in order to understand the influence of the type of support from an expert companion, depending on the severity of the disease; (c) assess the relationships between psychosocial variables; (e) and whether the fact that an expert companion exists during the oncological disease has any influence on the post-traumatic growth process. Method: The present study is cross-sectional and correlational. The sample, resulting from a non-probabilistic sample for convenience, consists of 250 individuals (M = 43.50; SD = 10.87), 203 female (81.2%), who have had or are currently diagnosed with cancer. The following scales were used: The Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI); The Inventory of Central Beliefs (ICB); The inventory of Emotional Expression (Distress Disclosure Index - DDI); The Courtauld Emotional Control Scale (CEC); The Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support - MSPSS). In order to understand how the presence of the expert companion had an influence on the CPT, the sample was divided into two groups (G1-without expert companion ; G2 - with expert companion). Result: It was possible to verify that the psychosocial variables are significantly correlated with PTG, that there is a positive and significant association between the severity of the situation and the type of support that an expert companion can offer throughout the oncological disease process and that age, the disruption in central beliefs, the emotional expression, the social support provided and the presence of an expert companion are predictive variables for PTG.
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Dissertação de mestrado apresentada ao ISPA – instituto Universitário para obtenção do grau de Mestre na especialidade de Psicologia Clínica
Keywords
Cancro Crescimento pós traumático Disrupção das crenças Stress do acontecimento Expressão emocional Controlo emocional Suporte social Expert companion Cancer Post-traumatic growth Disruption of beliefs Emotional stress Emotional expression Emotional control Social support