Personality and Perceived Health in Spousal Caregivers of Patients with Lung Cancer: The Roles of Neuroticism and Extraversion.
Personality and Perceived Health in Spousal Caregivers of Patients with Lung Cancer: The Roles of Neuroticism and Extraversion.
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DOI：
10.1155/2016/5659793
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发表时间：
2016
影响因子：
4.7
通讯作者：
Duberstein PR
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作者：
Hoerger M;Coletta M;Sörensen S;Chapman BP;Kaukeinen K;Tu X;Duberstein PR
目的。在过去的十年里，家庭成员对癌症患者的责任急剧增加，而且很可能会继续增加。鉴于照顾与自我照顾能力的下降有关，有必要研究照顾者对自己健康的看法。本研究的目的是探讨人格是否与SF-36中的四个自我报告健康项目有关。方法。该样本由114名肺癌患者的配偶组成，他们完成了横断面测量，这是一项更大的肺癌诊断和治疗调整队列研究的一部分。感兴趣的预测因子是NEO-FFI的神经质和外向性得分。协变量为年龄、性别、责任心、抑郁症状和客观疾病负担。结果。多变量分析显示，外倾性得分较高的照顾者对“我预期我的健康状况会变差”的肯定性反应较少（OR = 0.90, p < 0.05）。神经质与较差的健康感知相关（or为1.11 ~ 1.12,p < 0.05）。结论。目前的横断面研究结果表明，人格与SF-36感知健康项目的反应相关，而不是客观疾病负担和其他协变量所能解释的。外向型照顾者对健康的潜在高估可能会影响他们的健康结果。
Purpose. Family members' responsibilities for patients with cancer have increased dramatically over the past decade and will likely continue to rise. Given that caregiving is associated with declines in self-care, there is a need for research on caregivers' perceptions of their own health. The purpose of this study was to examine whether personality is associated with four self-report perceived health items from the SF-36. Methods. The sample consisted of 114 spouses of lung cancer patients who completed cross-sectional measures as part of a larger cohort study on adjustment to the diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer. Predictors of interest were Neuroticism and Extraversion scores from the NEO-FFI. Covariates were age, gender, conscientiousness, depressive symptoms, and objective illness burden. Results. Multivariate analyses revealed that caregivers with higher Extraversion scores were less likely to respond affirmatively to the item “I expect my health to get worse” (OR = 0.90, p < 0.05). Neuroticism was associated with poorer perceived health (ORs from 1.11 to 1.12, p's < 0.05). Conclusions. The present cross-sectional findings suggest that personality is associated with responses to SF-36 perceived health items beyond what can be accounted for by objective illness burden and other covariates. The potential overestimation of health among extraverted caregivers may have implications for their health outcomes.