Correlation between Components of General Health with Posttraumatic Growth in Cancer Patients

The present study aims to investigate correlation between components of general health with posttraumatic growth in cancer patients. Question of research is, if Components of general health anticipate posttraumatic growth. The present study is quantitative, non-experimental and the correlative. Population included men and women aged 14-72 years diagnosed with any kind of cancer in Tehran and Zanjan, from 1391 till 1392 .95 men and women were selected as available samples. Data were collected by general health questionnaire (GHQ) and posttraumatic growth inventory (PTGI) and were analyzed by simple and multiple regression analysis. Findings indicated that general health variables, depression, somatic symptoms, anxiety and insomnia and social dysfunction are predictors of positive changes after trauma. Thus, by increasing the "social function", "posttraumatic growth" also increases and with increasing "anxiety", "physical symptoms" and "depression", "posttraumatic growth” is reduced. Therefore it can be concluded components of general health is effective in facilitating posttraumatic growth so performing psychological interventions can help to facilitate patients to achieve positive change and improve their quality of life.