Resilience and coping strategies in relation to mental health outcomes in people with cancer

Macía, Patricia; Barranco, Mercedes; Gorbeña, Susana; Álvarez-Fuentes, Esther; Iraurgi, Ioseba

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0252075

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“…The findings of this current study are novel as previous studies, to the best of our knowledge have not explored the relationship between resilience and coping particularly among patients with hypertension. However, it is not surprising as other studies have found that the positive contribution of higher levels of resilience and an adaptive coping strategy improves the level of health of patients with chronic diseases (Cal et al, 2015;Ghanei Gheshlagh et al, 2016;Li and Miller, 2017;Popa-Velea et al, 2017;Macía et al, 2021;Zapater-Fajarí et al, 2021).…”

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Coping strategies and resilience among patients with hypertension in Ghana

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BackgroundHypertension is associated with high morbidity and mortality and this has been linked to poor treatment and control rates. To optimize drug treatment, patient-centered strategies such as coping, resilience, and adherence to medication may improve control rates and decrease the morbidity and mortality associated with hypertension. This study, therefore, assessed coping skills and resilience among patients with hypertension in Ghana.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. 224 consented patients with a diagnosis of hypertension were consecutively selected from the outpatient clinic. Questionnaires comprising socio-demographic characteristics, clinical parameters, Adult Resilience Measure, and the Africultural Coping Systems Inventory were administered. Data were analyzed using Stata version 16.1 and significance level was set at p-value of ≤ 0.05.ResultsThe mean age of participants was 62.03 ± 11.40 years and the majority were female (63%). The overall coping strategy mean score was 43.13 ± 13.57. For resilience, median relational and personal resilience (PR) scores were 32 (IQR-7) and 39 (IQR-9), respectively. Increased systolic BP significantly increases the overall coping strategy score. Collective coping strategy and systolic BP significantly increased coping scores (95%CI = 0.05–3.69 vs. 95%CI = 0.58–5.31). Overall coping strategy significantly increased personal and relational resilience (RR) domain scores by 0.004 (95%CI = 0.002–0.01) and 0.005 (95%CI = 0.003–0.006) units, respectively. This study demonstrated that Cognitive and emotional debriefing coping strategy was mostly used by patients with hypertension.ConclusionCoping strategies had a positive and significant correlation with personal and RR, specifically collective and cognitive debriefing had a significant positive association with resilience among study participants. There is a need to actively put in measures that can improve the coping strategies and resilience among patients with hypertension to adjust to the long-term nature of the illness and treatment as this will promote better treatment outcomes.

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“…While research has found an association between coping through emotional support seeking and higher quality of life and general mood, [52] interestingly, while emotional support was a signi cant negative predictor for depression and anxiety, it was not signi cant for suicidal ideation. Suicidal ideation, therefore, poses a special speci c problem where an individual might be more sensitive to the potential rejection while seeking emotional support as is explained by the Interpersonal-Psychological Theory of suicide.…”

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Comprehensive Mental Health Facets And Association With Age, Stress And Coping Amid 'The New Normal' Pandemic: How Do Adolescents Differ From Adults?

Singh¹,

Datta²,

Gupta³

et al. 2021

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Background: Given varied forms of stressors in the backdrop of the COVID 19 pandemic, adolescents are particularly vulnerable to specific mental health challenges. It pertinent to explore how adolescents differ from adults regarding the comprehensive mental health facets amid the 'new normal, i.e., the duration between the first and second wave of COVID-19 in a developing country like India. The present study aimed to compare the comprehensive mental health facets of adolescents with the adults. Also, it aimed to explore the association of mental health facets with age, perceived stress, coping and impact of pandemic. Methods: The study followed a cross-sectional design with 1,027 participants [456 adolescents; 347 young and 224 middle age-adults] recruited from schools and colleges. The Comprehensive DSM-5 Self-Rated Level 1 Cross-Cutting Symptom Measure, Perceived Stress Scale and Brief COPE Scale were used for assessment. The difference between groups was analyzed using the Chi-Square Test of Independence and correlational analysis was done using Spearman Rank Correlation. Multiple regression analyses were performed for the mental health facets along with bootstrapping method. Results: 33.77% of adolescents, 25.65% of young adults, and 17.41% of middle-aged adults reported that their symptoms started during the pandemic. Compared to adults, the adolescents reported higher depression, anxiety, suicidal ideations, anger, and somatic complaints. Significantly higher adolescent females (39.9%) were found to have sleep disturbances compared to their male counterparts (25.5%). Therefore, it can be observed Adolescents are more clinically vulnerable in most domains. The correlational analysis showed that most mental health domains, except substance use showed moderate-to-low correlations with ‘Impact of COVID’. Perceived stress, impact of COVID, self-distraction, self-blaming were significant independent positive predictors for all the mental health domains except substance use. ‘Age’ was negatively associated with depression anxiety, repetitive thoughts, personality changes, suicidal ideations and memory, and positively associated with ‘substance use’ at low levels. Maladaptive coping was moderately positively correlated with all the mental health domains. Conclusion: It can be observed Adolescents are more clinically vulnerable in most domains. This study provides a comprehensive analysis for assessment and clinical decision-making to combat the mental health problems arising and exacerbating due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings will help in planning and implementing an appropriate interventional program, and making policy decisions related to the vulnerable group of adolescents.

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“…The American Psychological Society defines resilience as a process of “bouncing back” from difficult experiences and “adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats or significant sources of stress” ( 25 ). It has been found that strengthening individual resilience may help the adoption of positive coping styles, and promote mental health and psychological wellbeing ( 26 , 27 ).…”

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Perceived partial social integration, levels of distress and resilience, and COVID-19 vaccine rejection of Jewish and Arab citizens of Israel

Eshel

Kimhi

Marciano

et al. 2022

Front. Public Health

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IntroductionThe present study examines the role of perceived partial social integration (PPSI) in determining the rejection of the COVID-19 vaccine of Jewish and Arab citizens of Israel.MethodsThe research hypotheses are examined using a relatively large sample of the Israeli public, including 208 Arab and 600 Jewish adults, who have responded to an anonymous questionnaire pertaining, among other issues, to partial social integration and the individual level of vaccine uptake.ResultsHigher levels of PPSI were found to be associated with higher levels of vaccine rejection, in both Jewish and Arab samples. The Arab minority group regards themselves as less socially integrated into the Israeli society and therefore rejects the COVID-19 vaccine to a greater extent than the majority group. The Arab respondents expressed a higher level of psychological distress and a lower level of resilience compared with the Jewish participants. The perceived partial social integration score significantly predicted the levels of distress and resilience of the Jewish but not the Arab sample.DiscussionThe study indicates that increasing the vaccination rates depends more substantially on trust in the authorities than on leveraging greater pressure on individuals that reject the vaccine. Increased trust in the authorities and regarding oneself as an integral component of society are two vital conditions for vaccine acquiescence. Insufficient social integration is a major reason for vaccine rejection.

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Resilience and coping strategies in relation to mental health outcomes in people with cancer

Cited by 31 publications

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Coping strategies and resilience among patients with hypertension in Ghana

Coping strategies and resilience among patients with hypertension in Ghana

Comprehensive Mental Health Facets And Association With Age, Stress And Coping Amid 'The New Normal' Pandemic: How Do Adolescents Differ From Adults?

Perceived partial social integration, levels of distress and resilience, and COVID-19 vaccine rejection of Jewish and Arab citizens of Israel

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