Job stress and coping strategies in health care professionals working with cancer patients

2004 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 234-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vedat Isikhan ◽  
Turhan Comez ◽  
M. Zafer Danis
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Job Stress ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Stress And Coping ◽  
And Coping

scholarly journals Health Care Professionals’ Knowledge of Stalking Perpetrators, Victims, Behaviors, and Coping Strategies: A Preliminary Study among Italian Hospitals

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Daniela Acquadro Maran ◽  
Barbara Loera ◽  
Alberto D’Argenio
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Medical Profession ◽  
Large City ◽  
Local Health ◽  
Male Victims ◽  
Physical Consequences ◽  
And Coping

The aim of this study was to investigate health care professionals’ level of in-depth understanding about the various types and characteristics of stalking. In particular, the study examines knowledge on the characteristics of stalkers and their victims, acted behaviors, and coping strategies used to stop the harassment. The data were collected by means of an ad hoc questionnaire. The sample comprised 210 participants working in local health units in Turin, a large city located in the northern part of Italy. The majority were women (160, 76.2%). The participants were aged 20–64 years, and the mean age was 41.63 years (SD = 11.18). The majority of participants were psychologists (99, 47.1%), 31 (14.8%) were nurses, 31 (14.8%) had an unspecified medical profession, 29 (13.8%) were psychiatrists, and 20 (9.5%) were general practitioners. According to the findings, interventions with male victims of stalking, especially when the stalker is a woman, require attention in particular. Underestimating the stalking experience is a risk, so health care professionals in their interventions must explain to the men the emotive and physical consequences of the victimization. Moreover, in suggesting coping strategies, health care professionals must consider the victim’s fear of reporting the incident not only to law enforcement authorities but also to family and friends. The findings showed that health care professionals need a better understanding of the stalking phenomenon. Education courses are a valuable tool to identify characteristics of the phenomenon, validate existing knowledge, and decrease the level of missing information to develop the skills needed to take appropriate action in cases of stalking.

Coping with cancer: a brief report on stress and coping strategies in medical students dealing with cancer patients

2011 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 219-223 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesca M. E. Jones ◽  
Jodie L. Fellows ◽  
David J. de L. Horne
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Stress And Coping ◽  
Coping With Cancer ◽  
And Coping
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