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Facilitating emotional coping during treatment.

D Spiegel1

  • 1Stanford University School of Medicine, CA 94305.

Cancer
|September 15, 1990
PubMed
Summary

This study highlights that addressing cognitive, emotional, and social aspects of breast cancer improves patient coping. Interventions focusing on these areas can reduce anxiety and pain, enhancing overall patient well-being.

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Area of Science:

  • Oncology
  • Psychology
  • Patient Care

Background:

  • Breast cancer diagnosis and treatment present significant challenges to patients' emotional and social well-being.
  • Patients often experience heightened death anxiety and social isolation during their illness journey.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore comprehensive patient resources for coping with breast cancer.
  • To investigate methods for reducing death anxiety, managing emotional distress, and alleviating physical symptoms.

Main Methods:

  • Focusing on cognitive, affective, psychosomatic, and social components of the illness.
  • Encouraging realistic goal setting based on prognosis.
  • Treating persistent depression and anxiety with psychoactive medication when indicated.
  • Utilizing techniques like self-hypnosis, biofeedback, and systemic desensitization for physical symptom management.
  • Implementing group and family treatment to combat social isolation.

Main Results:

  • Sympathetic examination of vulnerability can reduce death anxiety.
  • Realistic goal pursuit aids constructive adjustment.
  • Effective management of persistent depression and anxiety, including somatic symptoms.
  • Significant reductions in mood disturbance and pain reported in systematic studies of interventions.
  • Group and family treatment effectively counter social isolation.

Conclusions:

  • A holistic approach addressing multiple patient needs is crucial for effective breast cancer coping.
  • Interventions targeting psychological and social aspects yield favorable outcomes, improving patient quality of life.
  • Comprehensive patient support resources are vital for navigating the complexities of breast cancer.

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