The Role of Optimism/Pessimism in HRQOL in Chronic Hepatitis C Patients
dc.contributor.author | Moyer, Cheryl A. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Fontana, Robert John | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Hussain, Khozema B. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Lok, Anna Suk-Fong | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Schwartz, Steven M. | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2006-09-11T15:21:41Z | |
dc.date.available | 2006-09-11T15:21:41Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2003-03 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Moyer, Cheryl A.; Fontana, Robert J.; Hussain, Khozema; Lok, Anna S. F.; Schwartz, Steven; (2003). "The Role of Optimism/Pessimism in HRQOL in Chronic Hepatitis C Patients." Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings 10(1): 41-49. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/44853> | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1573-3572 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1068-9583 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/44853 | |
dc.description.abstract | One hundred and twenty three outpatients with compensated chronic hepatitis C (CHC) completed the SF-36, BSI, and questions regarding the expected impact of CHC on their health. Respondents were categorized as optimists ( N = 17, 13.8%), realists ( N = 98, 79.6%), and pessimists ( N = 8, 6.5%). Pessimism was associated with lower scores on nearly all SF-36 subscales ( p < .001 –.03) and higher scores on 6 BSI subscales indicative of greater emotional distress ( p < .05). Pessimism was not associated with demographics, liver disease severity, substance abuse, or comorbid medical conditions. However, pessimism was associated with the presence of a psychiatric comorbidity and self-reported health status ( p < .05). We conclude that optimism/pessimism may be an important determinant of QOL and emotional status in CHC patients and that additional studies of cognitive predispositions and coping skills in CHC patients are warranted. | en_US |
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dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.publisher | Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; Plenum Publishing Corporation ; Springer Science+Business Media | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Cognitive Predispositions | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Quality of Life | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Health Psychology | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Public Health/Gesundheitswesen | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Psychology | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Clinical Psychology | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Optimism | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Pessimism | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Emotional Status | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Hepatitis C | en_US |
dc.title | The Role of Optimism/Pessimism in HRQOL in Chronic Hepatitis C Patients | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Psychology | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Psychiatry | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Social Sciences | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Health Sciences | en_US |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Peer Reviewed | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | Global REACH, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationother | Research Office, Department of Medical Education, Oakwood Health Care, Dearborn, Michigan | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationumcampus | Ann Arbor | en_US |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/44853/1/10880_2004_Article_462224.pdf | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1022805813954 | en_US |
dc.identifier.source | Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings | en_US |
dc.owningcollname | Interdisciplinary and Peer-Reviewed |
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