Effects of Illness Perception and Emotion Regulation Strategies on Posttraumatic Growth in Lung Cancer Chemotherapy Patients and Their Family Caregivers: An Actor–Partner Interdependence Model Analysis

Reducing negative illness perceptions and expressive suppression may promote posttraumatic growth in patients with lung cancer undergoing chemotherapy and their family caregivers. Facilitating cognitive reappraisal may be useful in enhancing posttraumatic growth, which provides direction for future intervention research. Healthcare professionals should view lung cancer chemotherapy patients and their family caregivers as a whole and develop dyadic interventions.