| Author/Editor | Šprah, Lilijana; Šoštarič, Mojca | |
| Title | Psychosocial coping strategies in cancer patients | |
| Translated title | Soočanje, spoprijemanje in obvladovanje psihosocialne obremenjenosti pri bolnikih z rakom | |
| Type | članek | |
| Source | Radiol Oncol | |
| Vol. and No. | Letnik 38, št. 1 | |
| Publication year | 2004 | |
| Volume | str. 35-42 | |
| Language | eng | |
| Abstract | Background. The aim of this review is to present common psychosocial problems in cancer patients and their possible coping strategies. Cancer patients are occupied with many psychosocial problems, which are only partially related to their health state and medical treatments. They are faced with a high social pressure, based on prejudices and stereotypes of this illness. The review presents the process of confrontation with the cancer diagnosis and of managing the psychological consequences of cancer. The effects of specific coping styles, psychosocial interventions and a social support on initiation, progression and recurrence of cancer are also described. Conclusions. Although some recent meta-analysis could not provide scientific evidence for the association befween coping strategies and the cancer initiation, the progression or the recurrence (neither have studies rejected the thesis of association), the therapeutic window for the psychosocial intervention is still wide and shows an important effect on the quality of lives of many cancer patients. | |
| Summary | Izhodišča. Namen preglednega članka je predstaviti najpogostejše psihosocialne obremenitve pri bolnikih z rakom in njihove psihosocialne strategije spoprijemanja s to boleznijo. Bolniki z rakom se srečujejo s številnimi psihosocialnimi težavami, ki niso samo posledica razvoja bolezni in njenega zdravljenja. Soočajo se tudi s socialnim pritiskom, ki izhaja iz predsodkov in stereotipov do te bolezni. V članku so predstavljeni nekateri procesi soočanja z diagnozo in spoprijemanja s psihološkimi posledicami raka. Prav tako so opisani vplivi učinkovitosti posameznih načinov spoprijemanja z rakom in vplivi psihosocialnih intervencij ter socialne podpore na razvoj, potek in ponavljanje bolezni. Zaključki. V zadnjem času je bilo opravljenih nekaj metaanaliz, ki niso povsem potrdile povezanosti med psihosocialnimi strategijami spoprijemanja z rakom in razvojem, potekom bolezni ter ozdravitvijo. Terapevtsko okno v primerih psihosocialnih intervencij je široko in lahko v precejšnji meri izboljša kvaliteto življenja mnogih bolnikov z rakom. | |
| Descriptors | NEOPLASMS SOCIAL SUPPORT RECURRENCE DISEASE PROGRESSION |