Study Fromm et al. (1996): study US 1991
- Public
- Adult bone marrow transplantation survivors, USA. 1991
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 172
- Non Response
- 36%
- Assessment
- Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- positive and negative sequale
- Our Classification
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- Remarks
- Greater appreciation of life mentioned by 47% (coded as positive self)
- Distribution
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% statements:
- positive 90%, negative 86% about self
- positive 89%, negative 74% about family
- positive 49%, negative 43% about others - Operationalization
- Self-report on open questions about changes following treatment:
a: Self-sequelae:
Changes specifically related to the BMT survivor
b: Family-sequelae:
Changes related to the respondent's family
c: Other sequelae:
Changes related to outsiders
Responses within each of this three categories were categorized as positive or negative
Examples:
- positive self: more spirituality
- negative self: isolation
- positive family: more support
- negative family: financial constrait
- positive other: increased contacts
- negative other: lack of empaphy