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Psychiatria Danubina, Vol. 32 No. suppl. 4, 2020.

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PERSONALITY AND STIGMA IN LUNG CANCER PATIENTS

Branka Aukst Margetic orcid id orcid.org/0000-0002-7830-224X ; Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital Center Sestre Milosrdnice, Zagreb, Croatia; Croatian Catholic University, Zagreb, Croatia; School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Suzana Kukulj ; School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia; Department of Pulmolonary Diseases, University Hospital Center Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia; School of Medicine, University of Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Kristina Galic ; School of Medicine, University of Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina; Department of Pulmology, University Clinical Hospital Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Belma Saric Zolj ; Department of Pulmology, University Clinical Hospital Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Nenad Jakšić orcid id orcid.org/0000-0002-5286-720X ; Department of Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

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Background: Stigma in lung cancer has been associated with diagnostic and treatment delay and with poor outcomes. Personality has impact on the perception of someone's life situation and interacts with psychosocial variables and coping strategies. The vulnerability to stigma is still under-researched. The aim of this study was to investigate this vulnerability by examining the associations between stigma and personality dimensions (i.e., temperament and character traits).
Subjects and methods: Seventy six (76) inpatients of the two teaching hospitals with the diagnosis of non-small-cell lung cancer were consecutively included in the study. Patients were assessed with self-reporting scales: Cataldo Lung Cancer Stigma Scale (CLCSS) and Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI). Sociodemographic and clinical data were also collected.
Results: Personality dimensions Self-directedness and Persistence showed to be significant predictors of stigma in the linear
regression (R=0.519; F=3.104; P=0.007). Stigma and personality dimensions were not associated with age, gender, tumor stage
and smoking status.
Conclusion: Stigma is associated with particular character (i.e., Self-directedness) and temperament (i.e., Persistence) dimensions. Given the negative clinical outcomes of stigma in lung cancer patients, personality should be taken into account during screening and treatment planning phases.

Ključne riječi

personality; temperament; character; lung cancer; stigma

Hrčak ID:

262639

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https://hrcak.srce.hr/262639

Datum izdavanja:

18.11.2020.

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