MODEL FOR UNDERSTANDING RESPONSES TO AIDS AND CANCER

大约三分之一的美国人最终会患上癌症， 1990年1月，大约有122,000例艾滋病病例被报告给 疾控中心。被诊断的人生活中发生的创伤性变化 对于这两种疾病中的任何一种，都需要更多的应对策略 在日常生活中使用，它们对精神有重要的影响 患者和家属的健康。因此，这些 个人是发展心理社会问题的高危人群。 仅次于疾病。拟议纵向的目的是， 前瞻性研究是测试一种适应危及生命的模型 疾病为理解适应提供了一个框架 从感受压力源到社会和行为结果的过程。 将使用两个对照组，包括120名癌症患者 T1时有120名艾滋病患者。三个数据点为1个月， 6个月和12个月后：确诊为癌症或发病 疾控中心艾滋病。将获得定量和定性数据，以 检查模型中包含的变量之间的关系。 回归将是用于评估的主要统计方法 每个数据点以及跨时间的关系。一个主要的 分析的目的将是确定与此相关的变量 具有积极的社会和行为适应能力。

Approximately 1 in 3 Americans will eventually develop cancer, and as of January 1990 approximately 122,000 cases of AIDS had been reported to the CDC. The traumatic changes that occur in the lives of persons diagnosed with either of these illnesses call for coping strategies beyond those used in everyday life, and they have important implications for the mental health of both the patient and family members. Therefore, these individuals are at high risk for the development of psychosocial problems secondary to the illness. The purpose of the proposed longitudinal, prospective study is to test a model of adaptation to life-threatening illness that provides a framework for understanding adaptation as a process from perception of the stressor to social and behavioral outcomes. Two comparison groups will be used that, include 120 persons with cancer and 120 persons with AIDS at T1. The three data points will be 1 month, 6 months, and 12 months following a: diagnosis of cancer or the onset of CDC AIDS. Both the quantitative and qualitative data will be obtained to examine relationships among the variables included in the model. Regression will be the primary statistical approach used to evaluate relationships at each data point, as well as across time. A primary purpose of the analysis will be to identify those variables associated with positive social and behavioral adaptation.