Posttraumatic growth and adjustment among individuals with cancer or HIV/AIDS: A meta-analysis

A Sawyer, S Ayers, AP Field - Clinical Psychology Review, 2010 - Elsevier
There is increasing research on posttraumatic growth after life-threatening illnesses such as
cancer and HIV/AIDS, although it is unclear whether growth confers any psychological or …

Posttraumatic growth following cancer: Links to quality of life

PL Tomich, VS Helgeson - Journal of Traumatic Stress, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
This study examined the linkage of posttraumatic growth (PTG) to quality of life (QOL) among
individuals newly diagnosed with cancer. Individuals (26 men, 36 women) reported PTG 3 …

Posttraumatic Growth Among HIV/AIDS Patients1

JE Milam - Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Correlates (n= 835 at Time 1) and predictors (n= 434 at Time 2) of posttraumatic growth
(PTG; perceiving positive life changes stemming from diagnosis) over 1.6 years were …

Expert companions: Posttraumatic growth in clinical practice

RG Tedeschi, LG Calhoun - Handbook of posttraumatic growth, 2014 - taylorfrancis.com
Living with the human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
(HIV/AIDS) often has a profound impact on an individual's priorities and outlook on life …

The relationship between posttraumatic growth and health-related quality of life in adult cancer survivors: A systematic review

Z Liu, D Doege, MSY Thong, V Arndt - Journal of affective disorders, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Studies have reported mixed findings on the relationship between
posttraumatic growth (PTG) and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in cancer survivors …

Post-traumatic growth in people living with a serious medical condition and its relations to physical and mental health: A systematic review

T Barskova, R Oesterreich - Disability and rehabilitation, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose. The diagnosis of a life-threatening illness can be an extremely stressful, traumatic
experience. However, many survivors report also various positive changes, referred in …

The relationship between posttraumatic stress and posttraumatic growth among adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer patients

B Zebrack, M Kwak, J Salsman, M Cousino… - Psycho …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Theories of posttraumatic growth suggest that some degree of distress is
necessary to stimulate growth; yet, investigations of the relationship between stress and …

Posttraumatic growth among people living with HIV: A systematic review

M Rzeszutek, E Gruszczyńska - Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 2018 - Elsevier
Objectives The aim of this systematic review was to analyse, synthesise and review existing
results on posttraumatic growth (PTG) among PLWH. In particular, we investigated the …

HIV infection associated post-traumatic stress disorder and post-traumatic growth–a systematic review

L Sherr, N Nagra, G Kulubya, J Catalan… - Psychology, health & …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
The phenomenon of post-traumatic stress has been well documented in the literature as a
lasting mental health condition associated with exposure to traumatic life events. The …

Factors contributing to posttraumatic growth: A proposed structural equation model

S Cadell, C Regehr… - American Journal of …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
With the current shift to include positive outcomes of trauma, this research was designed to
explore factors that allow growth to occur. Structural equation modeling was used to lest a …