Associations between quality of life, coping styles, optimism, and anxiety and depression in pretreatment patients with head and neck cancer

Horney, Debbie J.; Smith, Helen; McGurk, Mark; Weinman, John; Herold, J; Altman, Keith; Llewellyn, Carrie

doi:10.1002/hed.21407

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“…While the association between optimism and QoL is consistent with other studies (see Horney et al, 2011) our lack of moderation on benefit finding was not as predicted. In fact, this lack of association between optimism and benefit finding is not always evident (Mackay and Pakenham, 2011).…”

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Social support mediates the association between benefit finding and quality of life in caregivers

2014

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The psychosocial pathways underlying associations between benefit finding and quality of life (QoL) are poorly understood. Here we examined associations between benefit finding, social support, optimism and QoL in a sample of 84 caregivers. Results revealed that QoL was predicted by benefit finding, optimism and social support. Moreover, the association between benefit finding and QoL was explained by social support, but not optimism; caregivers who reported greater benefit finding perceived their social support be higher and this, in turn, had a positive effect on their overall QoL. These results underscore the importance of harnessing benefit finding to enhance caregiver QoL.

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confidence: 89%

Social support mediates the association between benefit finding and quality of life in caregivers

2014

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“…The findings of this study are consistent with Horney et al (2011), who showed that the use of negative coping styles were related with high levels of anxiety. The findings are also consistent with Mahmoud et al (2012), who showed that coping styles could predict stress, anxiety and depression.…”

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“…The findings indicated that emotion-based coping and avoidance could play an important role as median or an effective factor of negative effects such as depression, anxiety and stress. Horney et al (2011) examined the relationship between quality of life, coping styles, optimism, anxiety and depression in patients. The results showed that the use of negative coping styles was related to high levels of anxiety and lower levels of optimism was associated with higher levels of depression.…”

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Prediction of Anxiety Based on Children's Coping Behavior

Hajimirarab¹,

Rahimi²,

Mohammadi³

2016

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“…The scale was administered to assess patients' coping strategies. In health psychology, the COPE and the brief COPE have predicted clinically relevant outcome across many stressful situations and populations (Tuncay et al, 2008;Horney et al, 2011;Dedert et al, 2012;Yoo et al, 2014). The brief COPE Scale is a 28-item self-report measure of problemfocused versus emotion-focused coping skills.…”

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Coping and Quality of Life in Turkish Women Living with Ovarian Cancer

Tuncay¹

2014

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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Background: This study investigated the utilization of both problem and emotion focused coping strategies and their association with aspects of quality of life among Turkish women with ovarian cancer undergoing chemotherapy. Materials and Methods: The convenience sample consisted of 228 patients in all disease stages. The data were collected using the brief COPE, QOL-Cancer patient tool, sociodemographic sheet, and medical variables were gathered from patients' medical charts. Results: Findings reveal that quality of life is moderately high for this group of cancer patients, despite some specific negative facets of the illness and treatment experience. Acceptance, emotional support and religion were the most frequently used problem-focused coping strategies and self-distraction, venting and behavioral disengagement were the most frequently used emotion-focused coping strategies reported by patients. Overall quality of life and, particularly, psychological and spiritual wellbeing scores of younger patients were lower. Patients reported using significantly more problem-focused coping than emotion-focused coping, and more problem-focused and less emotion-focused coping predicted greater quality of life. Problem-focused coping was related to patients' physical and spiritual well-being and emotionfocused coping was related inversely with psychological and social well-being. Conclusions: Coping strategies are influential in patient quality of life and their psychosocial adaptation to ovarian cancer. Psycho-oncology support programs are needed to help patients to frequent use of problem-focused coping and reduce emotionfocused coping strategies to improve overall quality of life.

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Associations between quality of life, coping styles, optimism, and anxiety and depression in pretreatment patients with head and neck cancer

Abstract: There are a small but significant proportion of pretreatment patients that may benefit from individualized support.

Cited by 85 publications

References 95 publications

Social support mediates the association between benefit finding and quality of life in caregivers

Social support mediates the association between benefit finding and quality of life in caregivers

Prediction of Anxiety Based on Children's Coping Behavior

Coping and Quality of Life in Turkish Women Living with Ovarian Cancer

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