Coping Strategies and Their Effects on Quality Of Life of Cancer Patients during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Year 2023, Volume: 8 Issue: 4, 425 - 432, 18.12.2023

Çiğdem Ökten , Havva Gezgin Yazıcı

https://doi.org/10.26453/otjhs.1229643

Abstract

Objective: The study aimed to investigate the coping strategies employed by individuals diagnosed with cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic and the effects of these strategies on their quality of life.
Materials and Methods: The present descriptive and cross-sectional study analysed 131 patients from June 1 to July 1, 2021, through the social media networks of several cancer-related associations. Personal information form, coping strategies form and Duke Health Profile were used to collect data via Google forms.
Results: The participants employed the strategies of spiritual beliefs (94.7%), social/emotional support (92.4%) and positive reframing (91.6%) most among all coping strategies. The Duke Health Profile (general health) score of the participants was 57.43 ± 16.20. Multiple linear regression analysis revealed that social/emotional support, hobbies, substance use, and behavioural disengagement coping strategies were effective on the general health score (p < 0.05).
Conclusion: As a result, most of the patients use many coping strategies, and the coping strategies used seem to be effective in their quality of life. For this reason, oncology nurses should include practices to strengthen coping strategies in patient care.

Keywords

Cancer, coping strategies, COVID-19 pandemic, quality of life

COVID-19 Pandemisinde Kanser Hastalarının Başa Çıkma Stratejileri ve Yaşam Kalitesine Etkisi

Abstract

Amaç: Bu araştırmada COVID-19 salgını sırasında kanser tanısı olan bireylerin kullandıkları başa çıkma stratejileri ve yaşam kalitesine etkisinin değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmıştır.
Materyal ve Metot: Tanımlayıcı ve kesitsel türde olan bu çalışma, 01 Haziran 2021- 01 Temmuz 2021 tarihleri arasında derneklerin sosyal medya ağları aracılığıyla 131 hasta ile yapılmıştır. Google formlar aracılığı ile kişisel bilgi formu, başa çıkma stratejileri formu ve Duke Sağlık Profili veri toplamada kullanılmıştır.
Bulgular: Katılımcıların sırasıyla fonksiyonel başa çıkma stratejilerinden en çok Spiritual beliefs (%94,7), Sosyal/Emosyonel Destek (%92,4), Pozitif Yeniden Çerçeveleme (%91,6), Kabullenme (%87,8) stratejilerini, fonksiyonel olmayan başa çıkma stratejilerinden ise en çok Kendi kendine dikkat dağıtma (%84,0) stratejisini kullandıkları bulunmuştur. Katılımcıların Duke sağlık profili genel sağlık skoru 57,43±16,20 olarak belirlenmiş olup Sosyal/Emosyonel Destek, Hobiler, Davranışsal Ayrılma başa çıkma stratejileri ile genel sağlık skoru arasında anlamlı bir ilişkinin olduğu görülmüştür.
Sonuç: Sonuç olarak, hastaların çoğu birçok başa çıkma stratejisini kullanmaktadır ve kullanılan başa çıkma stratejilerinin yaşam kalitesi üzerinde etkili olduğu görülmektedir. Bu nedenle Onkoloji hemşireleri hastanın bakımına başa çıkma stratejilerini güçlendirmeye yönelik uygulamaları da katmalıdır.

Keywords

Başa çıkma stratejileri, COVID-19 pandemisi, kanser, yaşam kalitesi

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