A contextual approach to treatment decision making among breast cancer survivors.
- 1 January 2005
- journal article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Health Psychology
- Vol. 24 (4, Suppl), S93-S98
- https://doi.org/10.1037/0278-6133.24.4.s93
Abstract
This article presents a contextual model of adjustment to cancer that frames research inquiry on treatment decision making among long-term breast cancer survivors. Psychosocial adaptation, of which treatment decision making is a part, is viewed within a social ecological framework (T. A. Revenson, 1990, 2003) that encompasses 4 contexts: the situational context, the interpersonal context, the sociocultural context, and the temporal context. Examples of how each context may influence decision-making processes are described, and guidelines for future research are provided.Keywords
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