Review: Percieved social support and coping strategies in advanced cancer patients

2011 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 421-422
Author(s):  
J. Cahill
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Advanced Cancer ◽  
Advanced Cancer Patients ◽  
And Coping

Perceived social support and coping strategies in advanced cancer patients

2011 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 409-420 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adelaida Zabalegui ◽  
Esther Cabrera ◽  
Montserrat Navarro ◽  
María Isabel Cebria
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Advanced Cancer ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Advanced Cancer Patients ◽  
And Coping

scholarly journals Relationship Between Social Support and Coping Strategies and Disease Among the Cancer Patients of the City of Kerman

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 375-382
Author(s):  
Soodeh Maghsoodi ◽  
◽  
Zahra Salehinejad ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Care Program ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Systematic Sampling ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Systematic Sampling Method ◽  
And Coping

Background: Cancer pain affects coping strategies in patients. Besides, social protection is a tool that helps to alter the patient’s encounter with cancer. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between social support, coping, and disease strategies. Methods: This was an analytical cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach, and conducted using a self-made social support questionnaire and the Billings and Mouse coping strategies questionnaire. The study population consisted of all the cancer patients in Kerman City, from September 2016 to March 2017; it was estimated to include 1400 people. Based on the Cochran formula, the study sample size was calculated as 300 cancer patients, which were collected using a systematic sampling method. Also, data analysis was carried out using the Pearson tests and regression in SPSS V. 21. Results: The results showed a statistically significant association of social support and coping with the disease strategies (P<0.01). Moreover, problem-focused coping has the most positive and direct relationship with social support. Regression analysis also showed that emotional aspects (kindness and shared positive actions), service-practical support, and financial support can predict the coping strategies with disease. Conclusion: According to the results, it is recommended to formulate a comprehensive care program and increase social support to enhance the problem-focused coping strategies among cancer patients.

scholarly journals The Roles of Social Support and Coping Strategies in Predicting Breast Cancer Patients’ Emotional Well-being

2010 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 543-552 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junghyun Kim ◽  
Jeong Yeob Han ◽  
Bret Shaw ◽  
Fiona McTavish ◽  
David Gustafson
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
And Coping

scholarly journals Comparison of Illness Concepts and Coping Strategies among Cancer Patients of Turkish and German Origin

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (15) ◽  
pp. 5580
Author(s):  
Katja Thein ◽  
Yesim Erim ◽  
Eva Morawa
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Religious Coping ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Environmental Influences ◽  
Medical Factors ◽  
The Will ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Turkish Patients ◽  
Illness Concepts

Background: The aim of this study was to compare illness concepts and coping strategies among native German cancer patients and those with a Turkish migration background. Methods: Guideline-based, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 11 German (♂: 8, ♀: 3) and 11 Turkish (♂: 2, ♀: 9) cancer patients. The transcripts were evaluated using a qualitative content analysis in accordance with Mayring. Results: We identified eight categories of illness concepts: stressful life events, environmental influences, the will of God, medical factors, fate, trauma, health behaviour, and psychological causes. German patients frequently attributed their illness to environmental influences, persistent stress, or medical factors, whereas Turkish patients blamed persistent stress, the will of God, or trauma. The last two categories are not found among German patients. We classified the coping strategies into 11 main categories: social support, activity, patient competence, fighting spirit/positive thinking, use of health services/alternative healing methods, lifestyle, emotional coping, cognitive coping, religious coping, spiritual coping, and culture-specific methods for patients of Turkish origin. For German patients, activities as well as social support played primary roles in coping. Turkish patients also often used social support. However, in contrast to the German patients, they are less active and use much more religious coping and culture-specific means. In addition, negative emotions occur more often when processing the illness than in the German patients. Conclusion: Common illness representations and coping strategies could be found for Turkish and German patients, but also specific ones for the respective group. It is particularly noticeable that German patients attach more importance to medical factors and try more actively to cope with the illness. For Turkish patients, cultural and religious factors play an important role, which should also be considered in treatment.

Caregiver unmet needs, burden, and satisfaction in symptomatic advanced cancer patients at a Veterans Affairs (VA) medical center

2003 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 319-329 ◽  
Author(s):  
SHIRLEY S. HWANG ◽  
VICTOR T. CHANG ◽  
YVETTE ALEJANDRO ◽  
PAMELA OSENENKO ◽  
CASAUNDRA DAVIS ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Advanced Cancer ◽  
Caregiver Burden ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Unmet Needs ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Family Satisfaction ◽  
Advanced Cancer Patients ◽  
Caregiver Satisfaction

Objectives: Caregiver outcomes among those caring for symptomatic advanced cancer patients at VA Medical Centers have not been well reported. The purposes of this study were (1) to identify the caregiver characteristics and their unmet needs; (2) to examine the association between caregiver unmet needs, caregiver burden, and caregiver satisfaction; and (3) to identify the independent predictors of different caregiver outcomes.Methods: One hundred caregivers completed three caregiver outcomes instruments: Family Inventory of Needs (FIN), Care Strain Index (CSI), and Family Satisfaction with Advanced Cancer Care (FAMCARE). The caregivers' demographics and their function, depression, health status, and social support status as well as the caregivers' perception of the patients' unmet needs (PPUN) were obtained. Principal component analysis was performed to examine the underlying dimensions of caregiver outcome measures. Pearson correlation and stepwise multivariate regression analyses were performed.Results: The median number of unmet needs was 2 and the median CSI score was 4. Most of unmet needs were related to information needs (needing more information related to home care, finding help with the problems at home, and disease prognosis) and symptom management. The majority of caregivers were satisfied or very satisfied by the care patients received. Spouse caregivers (N = 60, 60%) were significantly older (p = 0.006) with higher unemployment rates (p = 0.001), higher depression scores (p = 0.04), and lower social support scores (p < 0.0001) than nonspouse caregivers (N = 40, 40%). The PPUN predicted caregiver burden and the presence of caregiver unmet needs independently. The presence of caregiver unmet needs was the only independent predictor of caregiver satisfaction. Caregivers with a high PPUN and higher depression score experienced a higher burden.Significance of the research: The caregiver outcome model is proposed and needs to be further validated in a new cohort of caregivers.

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