Depression in Uveal Melanoma Survivorship: Examining Psychological Predictors of Adjustment in the First Year Following Diagnosis

Author:

Hoch Megan M1ORCID,MacDonald James J1ORCID,Jorge-Miller Alexandra1ORCID,McCannel Tara A2ORCID,Beran Tammy M1,Stanton Annette L1345ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles , Los Angeles, CA , USA

2. Department of Ophthalmology, Retina Division and Ocular Oncology Center, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles , Los Angeles, CA , USA

3. Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Los Angeles , Los Angeles , CA , USA

4. Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology, University of California, Los Angeles , Los Angeles, CA , USA

5. Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles , Los Angeles, CA , USA

Abstract

Abstract Background A rare cancer, uveal melanoma (UM) affects 5 in 1 million adults annually. Research on predictors of mental health in UM survivors is scarce. Purpose In this prospective study, we tested models that postulate interactions between illness perceptions and coping processes in predicting depressive symptoms 1 year following UM diagnosis. Methods Participants’ approach- and avoidance-oriented coping processes and illness perceptions specific to control and chronicity were assessed. Participants (N = 107) completed assessments prior to diagnosis (T0), and 1 week (T1), 3 months (T2), and 12 months after UM diagnosis (T3). Results At T1, a significant avoidance coping × chronicity perception interaction (b = 1.84, p = .03) indicated that the link between higher avoidance coping and greater T3 depressive symptoms was stronger for participants with prolonged chronicity perceptions (b = 17.13, p < .001). Chronicity perceptions at T2 interacted significantly with approach-oriented coping at all time points; the link between higher approach coping and lower T3 depressive symptoms was stronger for participants with prolonged chronicity perceptions at T2. Interactions between control perceptions and coping did not significantly predict T3 depressive symptoms. Conclusions Findings lend partial support to predictive models that consider the combined, interacting influence of chronicity perceptions and coping processes on depressive symptoms in survivors of eye cancer.

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Psychiatry and Mental health,General Psychology

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