Hispanic Cancer Survivors Exposed to Multiple Natural Disasters: Pre–Post-Disaster Changes in Anxiety, Depression, PTSD, Perceived Stress, and Physical Symptom Burden
The results support the role of resilience, social support, and post-traumatic growth as potential protective factors preventing psychological distress and diminishing cancer symptom burden among cancer survivors exposed to natural disasters and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Authors
- Zindie Rodríguez
- Rosario Costas-Muñíz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0942-5657)
- Heather S.L. Jim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7353-3711)
- Guillermo N. Armaiz-Peña (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9081-5339)
- Normarie Torres‐Blasco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0745-7703)
- Cristina Peña-Vargas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3495-5991)
- Idhaliz Flores (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2130-4508)
- Ruthmarie Hernández-Torres (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6270-0326)
- Eida Castro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3889-9114)
- Cristina Pereira
- Mónica Rodríguez-Santiago
- Juan I. Figueroa
Institutions
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (US)
- University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus (PR)
- Ponce Health Sciences University (PR)
- University of Rochester Medical Center (US)
- Moffitt Cancer Center (US)
- Battle Creek VA Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Published
- 2024-09-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21091237
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.92
Funders
- American Cancer Society
- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
- National Cancer Institute
- National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities