Personality, neuroticism, and coping towards the end of life.

Abstract:

:The influence of personality characteristics on how patients cope with various challenges at the end of life has not been extensively studied. In order to examine the association between end-of-life experience and neuroticism (defined within the personality literature as a trait tendency to experience psychological distress), a measure of neuroticism was administered to a cohort of dying cancer patients. Various other measures of physical, psychological, and existential distress were also measured to explore their possible connection to patient personality style. The personality characteristic neuroticism demonstrated a significant relationship with several end-of-life sources of distress, including depression, anxiety, sense of dignity, quality of life (rating and satisfaction), hopelessness, concentration, and outlook on the future. Neuroticism appears to have a significant association with the dying experience. This association is expressed across the psychological, existential and, to a lesser extent, physical and social domains of end-of-life distress. This may help clinicians identify vulnerable individuals who are most likely to have poorer adjustments and may benefit from earlier targeted interventional approaches. Exploring the relationship between various facets of personality and end-of-life distress, and mapping this information against optimal therapeutic responses, remains the challenge for future research broaching this intriguing and largely ignored area of palliative care.

journal_name

J Pain Symptom Manage

authors

Chochinov HM,Kristjanson LJ,Hack TF,Hassard T,McClement S,Harlos M

doi

10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2006.05.011

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2006-10-01 00:00:00

pages

332-41

issue

4

eissn

0885-3924

issn

1873-6513

pii

S0885-3924(06)00442-8

journal_volume

32

pub_type

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