Coping Mechanisms, Psychological Distress, and Quality of Life Prior to Cancer Genetic Counseling

Frontiers in Psychology

Valentina E. Di Mattei¹ 

关键词: cancer genetic counseling;    psychological distress;    coping mechanisms;    quality of life;    pre-test distress;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01218

学科分类：心理学（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Background: Breast Cancer susceptibility genes 1 and 2 are implicated in hereditary breast and ovarian cancer and women can test for the presence of these genes prior to developing cancer. The goal of this study is to examine psychological distress, quality of life, and active coping mechanisms in a sample of women during the pre-test stage of the genetic counseling process, considering that pre-test distress can be an indicator of post-test distress. We also wanted to identify if subgroups of women, defined based on their health status, were more vulnerable to developing distress during the genetic counseling process.

【 授权许可】

CC BY