Coping Strategies and Life Satisfaction in Subgrouped Fibromyalgia Patients

2003 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 193-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ragnhild Raak ◽  
Ingrid Hurtig ◽  
Lis Karin Wahren
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Coping Styles ◽  
Physical Symptoms ◽  
Stress Coping ◽  
Cold Pain ◽  
Thermal Pain ◽  
Stress Coping Strategies ◽  
Free Women ◽  
Sensitive Group

The present study describes pain- and stress-coping strategies and life satisfaction in subgroups of fibromyalgia patients. Thirty-two females with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) and 21 healthy pain-free women were studied. Those with FMS were classified as thermal (both heat and cold) pain sensitive or slightly cold pain sensitive based on pain thresholds determined using a Thermotest device. Global stress-coping styles, life satisfaction, and specific pain-coping strategies were measured. Patients classified as thermal pain sensitive were affected by physical symptoms to a greater extent than were those classified as slightly cold pain sensitive. The thermal pain sensitive group used more diverting attention coping strategies than the slightly cold pain sensitive group did. Separating fibromyalgia patients into subgroups might increase the potential for improving nursing care of these patients. Through the use of effective coping strategies in dealing with stress and pain, life satisfaction may also be enhanced.

scholarly journals Comparative analysis of clinical, physiological, temperamental and personality characteristics of elderly subjects and young subjects with asthma

PLoS ONE ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (11) ◽  
pp. e0241750
Author(s):  
Michał G. Panek ◽  
Michał S. Karbownik ◽  
Piotr B. Kuna
Keyword(s):  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Perceived Exertion ◽  
Coping Styles ◽  
Rating Of Perceived Exertion ◽  
Clinical Image ◽  
Elderly Subjects ◽  
Stress Coping ◽  
Stress Coping Strategies ◽  
Temperament Traits

Background Asthma is a heterogeneous disease of a complex etiology in which genetic, environmental and personality variables are important factors determining the development of complicated strategies related to coping with stress and temperament traits. Our thesis is that coping styles in asthmatic patients are modified by the environment (chronic inflammation and stress) which affects individual temperament traits in the course of time. Thus, patient age is one of factors which determine the clinical image of asthma and its natural history. Aim The aim of the study was to evaluate the variables describing stress coping styles and temperament in young (18 to 35 years old) and elderly asthmatics (aged ≥60 years). Material and methods A total of 200 patients, 104 elderly and 96 young asthmatics were enrolled in the study. Apart from medical examination, the following tests were performed in all subjects: the Formal Characteristics of Behavior- Temperament Inventory (FCB-TI), Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations (CISS), Beck Depression Inventory, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and Borg Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE) Scale. Results Elderly patients with asthma exhibited higher intensity of anxiety as a trait, a higher level of depression and experienced dyspnea, as well as higher levels of stress coping strategies such as Avoidance-Oriented Coping (AOC), Distraction Seeking (DS) and Social Diversion (SD) compared to young asthmatics. In elderly patients, Perseverance and Sensory Sensitivity traits have been observed to decline with the duration and development of asthma at later life stages as opposed to young asthmatics, in whom these temperament characteristics are elevated. Conclusions Asthma is a heterogeneous disease of a complex etiopathogenesis that has a complex interplay with mental health. The present study confirms a relationship between age and stress coping strategies as well as temperament traits.

scholarly journals Emotional Intelligence and Stress Coping Styles: A Study of Doctors of Private Hospitals in and Around Chandigarh

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ritu Sharma ◽  
Parmod Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Coping Styles ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Stressful Events ◽  
Stress Coping ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Private Hospitals ◽  
Stress Coping Strategies ◽  
Common Goals

<div><p><em>Emotional Intelligence, or EI, describes an ability or capacity to perceive, assess, and manage the emotions of one’s self, and of others.  Goleman describes emotional intelligence as "managing feelings so that they are expressed appropriately and effectively, enabling people to work together smoothly toward their common goals." According to Goleman, the four major skills that make up emotional intelligence are: Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness and Relationship Management.</em><em>  Stress is a fact of life and is inevitable in this competitive world. </em><em>From individual point of view stress is our body’s physical, chemical and mental reaction to circumstances that frighten, confuse, endanger or irritate us. It can lead to physiological discomfort, some kind of emotional unhappiness</em><em>, and even s</em><em>trained relationship with others. </em><em>EI has been linked with various stress coping strategies particularly rational/problem focused coping. The link between EI and stress is also established in the academic literature. Stress Coping strategies refer to the specific efforts, both behavioral and psychological, that people employ to master, tolerate, reduce, or minimize stressful events. Proposed study is an attempt to find out the relationship between emotional intelligence and stress coping styles among doctors of private hospitals in and around Chandigarh.</em></p></div>

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