Sarah M Bannon, Sarah W Hopkins, Victoria A Grunberg, Ana-Maria Vranceanu
OBJECTIVES: We sought to characterize psychosocial profiles of adaptation to neurofibromatosis (NF). METHODS: Participants (N = 224) completed self-report measures of psychosocial functioning, including risk (i.e., perceived stress, depression, anxiety) and resiliency (i.e., gratitude, optimism, coping, social support, mindfulness, empathy). We used a TwoStep hierarchical cluster analysis to determine clusters reflecting adaptation to NF. RESULTS: The analysis revealed two distinct groups, with the "Low Adaptation" group defined by high emotional distress and low resiliency (n = 130; 57% of participants), and the "High Adaptation" group defined by low emotional distress and high resiliency (n = 85; 37% of participants)...
February 2022: Journal of Neuro-oncology