Proactive Coping and Quality of Life Management

Beyond Coping ◽

10.1093/med:psych/9780198508144.003.0003 ◽

2002 ◽

pp. 37-62 ◽

Cited By ~ 99

Author(s):

Esther R. Greenglass

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Social Support ◽

Theoretical Model ◽

Work Stress ◽

Proactive Coping ◽

Life Management ◽

History Of

Chapter 3 outlines proactive coping and quality-of-life management. It presents a brief history of coping in psychology, and discusses functions of coping, social support and stress, a theoretical model for proactive coping, the proactive coping inventory (PCI), and an application of the PCI to work stress and burnout.

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Study of Social Support and Factors Affecting Efforts Improving The Quality of Life of Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis

SRIWIJAYA JOURNAL OF MEDICINE ◽

10.32539/sjm.v3i3.66 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 3 (3) ◽

pp. 1-14

Author(s):

Pariyana Pariyana ◽

Iche Andriyani Liberty ◽

Muhammad Aziz

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Social Support ◽

Family Support ◽

Community Support ◽

Observational Research ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Tuberculosis Patients ◽

Pulmonary Tb ◽

History Of

Study of Social Support and Factors Affecting EffortsImproving the Quality of Life for Patients with LungTuberculosis.Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Decreasein the quality of life of tuberculosis patients can have a negative impact on the continuity of therapy which causes failureof therapy. The quality of life of pulmonary TB patients is important to be assessed in various aspects ranging from theaspects of physical well-being, psychology, social and environmental relations. The purpose of this study was to examinesocial support and influencing factors influencing efforts to improve the quality of life of pulmonary TB patients. This typeof research is observational research using cross sectional design. The study population was all pulmonary tuberculosispatients in Palembang City. This study received a total sample of 111 people. The quality of life was measured by theIndonesian WHOQOL-BREFF questionare instrument and the results were obtained by univariate, bivariate, andmultivariate analysis using the SPSS 22 program. Of the 111 study respondents, a good percentage of the quality of lifeof tuberculosis patients in Palembang City Health Center was 71.17% and the not good at 28.83%. There was nosignificant relationship between demographic characteristics (age, sex, body mass index, education level, employmentstatus, and marital status), blood pressure, history of diabetes, and history of smoking with quality of life. There is asignificant relationship between treatment duration. family support. friend support. and community support with thequality of life of tuberculosis patients (p value <0.05). Patients with tuberculosis with poor family support have theopportunity to have a poor quality of life of 86.18%.

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Associations Between Social Support and Quality of Life of Patients with History of Ischemic Stroke: An Evidence-Based Case Report

Advanced Science Letters ◽

10.1166/asl.2017.9391 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 23 (7) ◽

pp. 6761-6763

Author(s):

Aqsha Azhary Nur ◽

Fransiska Kaligis

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Social Support ◽

Ischemic Stroke ◽

Case Report ◽

Evidence Based ◽

History Of

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Perceived stress, quality of life, and coping skills among patients with schizophrenia in symptomatic remission

Middle East Current Psychiatry ◽

10.1186/s43045-021-00153-1 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 28 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Sheikh Shoib ◽

Soumitra Das ◽

Anoop Krishna Gupta ◽

Tamkeen Saleem ◽

Sheikh Mohd Saleem

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Social Support ◽

Perceived Stress ◽

Negative Symptoms ◽

Coping Skills ◽

Physical Domain ◽

History Of ◽

Symptomatic Remission ◽

And Coping

Abstract Background Schizophrenia is one of the worst diseases with its ubiquitous challenges due to its unique psychopathology and life events. Patients with schizophrenia use various coping strategies to overcome distress. The aim of the study was to evaluate the association between perceived stress, quality of life, and coping skills in patients with schizophrenia in remission. A total of 48 consecutive patients of schizophrenia, in remission, attending outpatient department of psychiatry at Academic hospital, South India, who satisfied the inclusion and exclusion criteria were recruited for the present study. The participants were assessed on Positive and Negative Symptoms Scale, Ways of Coping Checklist – Revised and Perceived Stress Scale and WHO Quality of Life. Results were analyzed using appropriate statistical package software v 16.0. Result Highest medial was found in self-controlling and positive reappraisal coping skills. Distancing is associated with high physical domain of quality of life whereas patients with good social support score more in social and physical domain of quality of life. Conclusion Patients with history of schizophrenia even though in remission dwell a stressful life. They often need different kind of social support or cognitive aids. In that view, studying their stress level, ability to cope with it, and quality of life will help us to manage them in better way.

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Quality of Life of University Students During The COVID-19 Pandemic: Age, History of Medical Illness, Religious Coping, COVID-19 Related Stressors, Psychological Factors and Social Support Were Predictive of Quality of Life

10.21203/rs.3.rs-104496/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Mohammad Farris Iman Leong Bin Abdullah ◽

Nor Shuhada Murad ◽

Soo Huat Teoh ◽

Mohd Afifuddin Mohamad

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Social Support ◽

University Students ◽

Religious Coping ◽

World Health ◽

Medical Illness ◽

Daily Routine ◽

World Health Organization Quality ◽

History Of

Abstract Background: In Malaysia, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) began to spread in March 2020, and the infection has not been fully controlled since then. Despite the significant impact of COVID-19 on mental health among university students, data on the related quality of life (QoL) are lacking in this group of the population. This study aimed to evaluate QoL and determine its association with various factors and social support in a cohort of Malaysian university students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: This online, cross-sectional survey recruited 316 university students from the medical faculties of two Malaysian public universities. They were administered a self-reported questionnaire to gather data on demographic, personal, clinical and psychological characteristics; the 21-item depression, anxiety and stress scale (DASS-21) to assess the severity of their depressive, anxiety and stress symptoms; the multidimensional scale of perceived social support (MSPSS) to assess the degree of social support; and the World Health Organization quality of life-BREF (WHOQoL-BREF) to assess QoL. Results: The psychological and social QoL scores were lower than the non-pandemic norms of the general population, while the physical health and environmental QoL scores were comparable. Religious coping; greater number of hours of online classes attended; and greater social support from family, friends and significant others were found to be significantly associated with higher QoL among the participants. Older age, frustration because of loss of daily routine and study disruption, living in areas with a high prevalence of COVID-19 cases, a history of pre-existing medical illness, and a higher severity of depressive and anxiety symptoms were significantly associated with lower QoL. Conclusion: COVID-19 impaired the QoL of university students even after the movement control order (MCO) was lifted. Our findings indicated the pivotal role of online mental and physical healthcare services to improve the QoL of university students during the uncertain time of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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