Coping style, locus of control, psychological distress and pain-related behaviours in cancer and other diseases

Arrarás, Juan Ignacio; Wright, Stephen J.; Jusué, G.; Tejedor, María Paz Ruiz; Calvo, J. I.

doi:10.1080/13548500120116139

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“…Patients are observed to avoid stressful events with the increasing levels of anxiety and depression (Table 4). Similar to our findings, studies performed on patients with various types of cancer have shown that there is a positive relation between the avoidance strategy and the level of depression and anxiety (22,23), and reported that anxiety (28,44) and depression (9,24) levels were found to be higher in patients recruiting the avoidance strategy more frequently. Therefore, it has been concluded that patients recruiting the avoidance strategy should be followed up for depression and anxiety, and attention should be paid to these patients (24).…”

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“…Studies in the literature suggest that there is a relationship between the coping strategies recruited by patients with cancer and psychological symptoms including anxiety and depression. It has been stated that patients using ineffective coping strategies have higher levels of anxiety and depression and that benefiting from social support results in a marked reduction in the levels of anxiety and depression (3,9,(20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27)(28).…”

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Coping, Anxiety and Depression in Turkish Patients with Cancer

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Coping, Anxiety and Depression in Turkish Patients with Cancer

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“…However, results have been mixed. For example, a study among cancer and chronic pain patients found that lower internal HLC predicted higher depression (Arraras et al, 2002). On the other hand, a study among breast cancer patients did not find any direct relationship between HLC and depression and anxiety (Naus et al, 2005).…”

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Health Locus of Control in Indonesian Women with Breast Cancer: a Comparison with Healthy Women

Iskandarsyah

Klerk²,

Suardi³

et al. 2014

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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Asian Pac J Cancer Prev, 15 (21), 9191-9197 IntroductionBreast cancer is a serious health condition among women worldwide. In 2008, approximately 1.38 million new cases were diagnosed and approximately 458,000 deaths were recorded both in developed and developing countries (Ferlay et al., 2010). Receiving a breast cancer diagnosis is a life threatening negative event and potentially causes considerable psychological problems. Affected women are faced with multiple stressors throughout their illness trajectory, such as having a biopsy, awaiting diagnosis, having surgery, experiencing treatment side effects, anticipating the possibility of cancer metastasizing, coping with financial, family and social problems and facing the risk of recurrence and/or death. A previous comparative study found that women with breast cancer experienced more psychological problems than healthy women (Pan et al., 2013). The most prevalent psychological problems among women with breast cancer are anxiety and depression, with reported prevalences of 21.1% to 53% (Montazeri et al., 2001;Zabora et al., 2001;Osborne et al., 2003;So et al., 2010 AbstractThe aims of this study were to assess whether Indonesian women with breast cancer havea higher external health locus of control (HLC) than healthy women, and to explore the association between HLC and symptoms of anxiety and depression. In this study, 120 consecutive women with breast cancer were recruited at the outpatient surgical oncology clinic at the Hasan Sadikin Hospital in Bandung. One hundred and twenty two healthy women were recruited from the Bandung area as controls. A standard demographic form, Form C of the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control, as well as the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and patients' medical records were used. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, Pearson's correlation, MANOVA and multiple linear regressions. Women with breast cancer had higher scores on all external HLC subscales, i.e. chance, doctor, powerful others and God, and lower internal HLC compared to healthy women. High God LHC scores were associated with a high level of anxiety (β=0.21, p<0.05), whereas none of the HLC subscales were associated with depression. Our results suggest that women with breast cancer tend to have high external HLC, while healthy women tend to have high internal HLC. A strong belief in an external source of control, i.e. God, might be negatively associated with patient emotional adjustment. Further research is needed to give an insight into the direction of this association.

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“…found that in adults with type 1 diabetes, external locus of control was associated both with poor short-term control at baseline and prediction of poorer long-term control over time. Conversely, other studies have supported the link between good metabolic control and external locus of control beliefs , Matby et al, 2007Arraras, 2002;Elfström & Kreuter, 2006). Holding beliefs in external locus of control (health professionals) and internal locus of control can be beneficial: the combination of internal and powerful others locus of control is considered useful: while the patient feels personal responsibility for self-care, there is also a good patient-provider relationship.…”

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The Role of Psychosocial Factors in Wellbeing and Self-Care in Young Adults with Type 1 Diabetes

Pires-Yfantouda¹,

Evangeli²

2012

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The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between glycaemic control, locus of control beliefs, diabetes knowledge and wellbeing in young adults with type 1 diabetes. A cross-sectional study of forty-two young adults (16-25 years) with type 1 diabetes recruited from two diabetes clinics in London. Participants completed postal questionnaires designed for this specific population. Wellbeing was assessed by the W-B12, locus of control by the ADDLoC and diabetes knowledge by the ADKnowl. HbA1c was employed as a measure of glycaemic control. Results indicated that external (health professionals) and internal locus of control beliefs and diabetes knowledge were significantly associated with psychological wellbeing. Patients place high expectations on their practitioners and accordingly, practitioners need to address patients' diabetes knowledge to help them to manage their diabetes effectively and independently. The relationship between internal and external locus of control beliefs, diabetes knowledge and wellbeing indicates the importance of addressing empowerment and self-efficacy in psychoeducation interventions for this client group.

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Coping style, locus of control, psychological distress and pain-related behaviours in cancer and other diseases

Cited by 70 publications

References 21 publications

Coping, Anxiety and Depression in Turkish Patients with Cancer

Coping, Anxiety and Depression in Turkish Patients with Cancer

Health Locus of Control in Indonesian Women with Breast Cancer: a Comparison with Healthy Women

The Role of Psychosocial Factors in Wellbeing and Self-Care in Young Adults with Type 1 Diabetes

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