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Expression of resilience, coping and quality of life in people with cancer
Considering the importance of coping strategies and resilience in adapting to the stress caused by cancer, the objective of this research is to explore which coping strategies are the most used, in order to know whether different groups of levels of resilience and an appropriate coping style are rel...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7390401/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32726344 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0236572 |
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author | Macía, Patricia Barranco, Mercedes Gorbeña, Susana Iraurgi, Ioseba |
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description | Considering the importance of coping strategies and resilience in adapting to the stress caused by cancer, the objective of this research is to explore which coping strategies are the most used, in order to know whether different groups of levels of resilience and an appropriate coping style are related to a higher quality of life and better adaptation to the disease. There were 74 participants with cancer in this study (79.7% of them were women) ranging in age from 29 to 85 years (M = 50.9). Different instruments were used to measure the resilience construct (ER-20 items Resilience Scale), coping strategies (Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire-Short) and quality of life (General Health Questionnaire). People with higher resilience showed higher scores in the use of adaptive strategies, being acceptance and positive revaluation the most frequent ones. Regarding perception of quality of life, people with lower resilience showed statistically significant differences in the dimensions of pain and general health, which were likewise the most common ones for people with lower resilience. A significant association has been demonstrated between resilience and an adaptive coping, which at the same time are positively linked to quality of life of people with cancer. This study provides information about how different groups of resilience levels are related with coping and quality of life in people with cancer. It could be useful information for psychologists in the oncological area who have to take decisions in the clinical context. A practical consequence would involve trying to modify the type of coping, as well as increasing the level of resilience in people with cancer, in order to achieve a better adjustment to the disease. |
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spelling | pubmed-73904012020-08-05 Expression of resilience, coping and quality of life in people with cancer Macía, Patricia Barranco, Mercedes Gorbeña, Susana Iraurgi, Ioseba PLoS One Research Article Considering the importance of coping strategies and resilience in adapting to the stress caused by cancer, the objective of this research is to explore which coping strategies are the most used, in order to know whether different groups of levels of resilience and an appropriate coping style are related to a higher quality of life and better adaptation to the disease. There were 74 participants with cancer in this study (79.7% of them were women) ranging in age from 29 to 85 years (M = 50.9). Different instruments were used to measure the resilience construct (ER-20 items Resilience Scale), coping strategies (Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire-Short) and quality of life (General Health Questionnaire). People with higher resilience showed higher scores in the use of adaptive strategies, being acceptance and positive revaluation the most frequent ones. Regarding perception of quality of life, people with lower resilience showed statistically significant differences in the dimensions of pain and general health, which were likewise the most common ones for people with lower resilience. A significant association has been demonstrated between resilience and an adaptive coping, which at the same time are positively linked to quality of life of people with cancer. This study provides information about how different groups of resilience levels are related with coping and quality of life in people with cancer. It could be useful information for psychologists in the oncological area who have to take decisions in the clinical context. A practical consequence would involve trying to modify the type of coping, as well as increasing the level of resilience in people with cancer, in order to achieve a better adjustment to the disease. Public Library of Science 2020-07-29 /pmc/articles/PMC7390401/ /pubmed/32726344 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0236572 Text en © 2020 Macía et al http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Macía, Patricia Barranco, Mercedes Gorbeña, Susana Iraurgi, Ioseba Expression of resilience, coping and quality of life in people with cancer |
title | Expression of resilience, coping and quality of life in people with cancer |
title_full | Expression of resilience, coping and quality of life in people with cancer |
title_fullStr | Expression of resilience, coping and quality of life in people with cancer |
title_full_unstemmed | Expression of resilience, coping and quality of life in people with cancer |
title_short | Expression of resilience, coping and quality of life in people with cancer |
title_sort | expression of resilience, coping and quality of life in people with cancer |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7390401/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32726344 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0236572 |
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