Coping strategies of long-term cancer survivors

Halstead, Marilyn Tuls; Fernsler, Jayne I.

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“…To date, most of the research and discussion of the parts has been limited to physical, psychosocial and demographic factors of long term survivors (Quigley, 1989;Welch-McCaffrey, et al, 1989;Loescher et al, 1989;Wroblewski, 1994;Bushkin and Bushkin, 1993). Some studies have focused on the needs of adult long term survivors (Gambosi and Ulreich, 1990;Halstead and Fernsler, 1994), while others have concentrated on survivors of childhood cancers (Wallace, Reiter and Pendergrass, 1987;DeLaat and Lampkin, 1992). To talk about the needs of cancer survivors assumes that universal needs exist and that all cancer patients are similar in cultural background and social status.…”

Section: Health and Survivorship As Commoditiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Cancer and beyond: the question of survivorship

Breaden¹

1997

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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Today, more people are surviving cancer as a result of improved treatment and early diagnosis. In Australia, the 5‐year survival rate for persons diagnosed with cancer is now approaching 50%. Although there is a growing population of cancer survivors, little is known about what surviving entails. Traditionally, a survivor has been defined as one who has been disease‐free for more than 5 years. However, this definition does not take into account the experience nor the process of survival and the aim of this article is to document the process of surviving cancer as reflected in the experiences of cancer survivors. Using a method of hermeneutic phenomenology (as described by van Manen), the study draws on the stories of six women, who by their definition, are surviving cancer. A discussion of themes has been structured according to the everyday experiences of living in a body and living in time. The women describe a survival process that includes: ‘feeling whole again’; ‘the body as the house of suspicion’; ‘the future in question’; ‘changes in time’; ‘lucky to be alive’; and ‘sharing the journey’.

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Section: Health and Survivorship As Commoditiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In their study of 59 cancer survivors, Halstead and Fernsler (1994) found that over two thirds of the people thought that prayer or a belief in God was a very helpful strategy in survival.…”

Section: Sharing the Journeymentioning

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Cancer and beyond: the question of survivorship

Breaden¹

1997

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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“…The substitution of a physically demanding leisure activity such as tennis by a lighter activity such as bird watching is an example of a behavioural coping strategy. Both types of strategies can be used concurrently, either with or without the person being aware of them [16] . All coping strategies are neither always successful nor helpful, depending on the individual personal and environmental resources and, most importantly, on the specific situation.…”

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Coping Strategies and Social Participation in Older Adults

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Background: Social participation refers to daily activities, such as personal care and mobility, and social roles, such as interpersonal relationships and leisure. Although restrictions in participation in normal aging have been recognized, little research has been done to study the coping strategies used to alleviate those restrictions. Objective: The objective of the present study was to explore the relationships between cognitive and behavioural coping strategies and the social participation of community-dwelling older adults. Methods: The Assessment of Life Habits (LIFE-H) and the Inventory of Coping Strategies Used by the Elderly (ICSUE) were used to document social participation and coping strategies of 350 randomly recruited older adults living at home independently. Sociodemographic and health-related characteristics were also assessed. Regression analyses were performed to evaluate the relationship between social participation, coping strategies and the other variables. Results: Behavioural coping strategies were the most important factor associated with daily activities, social roles and total participation, followed by the type of living environment and age. These variables explained 33% (p = 0.04), 13% (p = 0.02), and 28% (p = 0.00) of the variance of the models, respectively. The absence of any relationship between the cognitive coping strategies and social participation was a striking result. Conclusion: Our study suggests expanding current geriatric approaches to integrate knowledge on useful, safe and appropriate behavioural changes and to help older people acquire such strategies when they are lacking.

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“…These results (Halstead & Femsler, 1994;Li & Lambert, 2007) support the finding of other researchers (e.g., Kaptein, et ai., 2006) that suggest both functions of coping are typically represented in our response to stressful encounters. These different forms of coping have also been shown to predict specific health-related outcomes in those with chronic illness.…”

Section: Coping In the Context Of Chronic Illnesssupporting

confidence: 92%

“…Confrontive and supportant coping strategies were classified as problem-focused, whereas the other six were classified as emotion-focused methods, making this instrument more heavily weighted toward the latter. Halstead and Femsler (1994) found that an optimistic coping style was the most frequently used among these long-term cancer survivors. Participants also reported commonly using confrontive, supportant, and self-reliant coping strategies.…”

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confidence: 96%

Living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) : a test of the meaning making model of coping.

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Coping strategies of long-term cancer survivors

Cited by 150 publications

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Cancer and beyond: the question of survivorship

Cancer and beyond: the question of survivorship

Coping Strategies and Social Participation in Older Adults

Living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) : a test of the meaning making model of coping.

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