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[What is "coping"?]
Adelaida Zabalegui Yarnoz1, Angel Vidal Milla, Dolores Soler Gómez
1Universidad Internacional de Catalunya.
Revista De Enfermeria (Barcelona, Spain)
|September 26, 2003
Summary
This study explores how cancer patients conceptualize confrontation with their illness. It examines the uses, attributes, and consequences of confrontation in cancer care.
Area of Science:
- Oncology
- Psychosocial Oncology
- Health Psychology
Context:
- Cancer patients undergoing treatment
- Illness experience
- Coping mechanisms
Purpose:
- Analyze the concept of confrontation in cancer patients
- Evaluate uses, attributes, antecedents, and consequences of confrontation
- Present conceptual and operational definitions of confrontation
Summary:
- Empirical evidence from cancer patients was studied
- The concept of confrontation was analyzed in relation to the disease
- Different definitions of confrontation were presented
Impact:
- Provides a deeper understanding of patient confrontation
- Informs psychosocial support strategies for cancer patients
- Contributes to the conceptual clarity of confrontation in illness