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Coping strategies among amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients: an integrative review
Georgiana Soares Leandro1, Mário Emílio Teixeira Dourado Júnior2, Glauciane Costa Santana3
1Federal University of Rio Grande Do Norte, Natal, Brazil. georgianaleandro@gmail.com.
Objective:
To identify coping strategies used by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients.
Methods:
Integrative literature review using the Virtual Health Library, MEDLINE, and ScienceDirect databases.
Results:
Eighteen studies were included. "Seeking social support" was the main coping strategy, while "Confrontive coping" and "Distancing" were the least mentioned.
Conclusion:
The coping strategies used by ALS patients do not seem to focus on emotions or stress-triggering problems. Age and gender did not modify the chosen strategy.
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