The Relationship of Coping Mechanisms and Social Support Among Hungarian Women Suffering from Malignant Breast Cancer
Journal Title: New Medicine - Year 2011, Vol 15, Issue 1
Abstract
Objectives. To assess the types of coping mechanisms among women suffering from malignant breast cancer, the inherence of social support in relation to socio-demographic factors, and the time passed since the diagnosis. Materials and methods. In the present cross-sample study 112 women diagnosed with malignant breast cancer (C50) were selected at the Oncotherapy Department of the University of Pécs Medical School. Data were collected with the help of questionnaires, validated into Hungarian, translated authentically (FKV-LIS, F-SozU), and socio-demographic data. Different sets of questions were defined concerning the coping mechanism and the level of social support. Analysis was carried out with the SPSS 17.0 statistics software. We applied the t-test with independent samples and correlation calculation.Results. There is a correlation between trivializing and depressive coping (r=0.321), between distractive and active coping (r=0.456), and between religious, searching for meaning and distractive coping. Age, marital status and the level of education influence the type of applied coping mechanism (p<0.05). Examining the level of social support, we can state that women who have a partner, have children, live in a village, or have known their diagnosis for more than a year, are better supported. Those women who do not have a partner, live alone, live in a town, or have known their diagnosis for less than a year, are remarkable. Conclusions. The patient must feel emotional and physical support given by family members and friends. The coping mechanisms of the patient must be measured longitudinally because negative compliance and social isolation can lead to a worse prognosis.
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Katalin Németh, János Kállai, István Tiringer, László Mangel, Szimonetta Farkas, Anikó Dér, Péter Balázs, Ilona Szabó, Annamária Pakai
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