Hernandez MD, Pérez GYL, Guerra MVM, Treto GÁ, Grau ÁR

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ABSTRACT

Background: Illness coping styles are essential variables that can both hinder or facilitate adherence to therapy, psychological wellbeing and overall life quality of patients with head and neck cancer.
Objective: To determine illness coping styles in patients with head and neck cancer. Method: Descriptive study of a total of 30 patients selected by systematic random sampling, which were treated at the Celestino Hernández Robau University Hospital of Santa Clara, from November 2007 to May 2008. Among these patients, 15 were newly diagnosed and in pre-treatment stage, while 15 were in control stage of the disease. Patients were assessed qualitatively and quantitatively, by applying the illness coping styles questionnaire and psychological interview. The variables considered were: coping styles, risk factors, interpersonal relationships, self-assessment, life assessment, age, sex, educational level, marital status and employment status. Results: Among patients in the diagnostic stage, there was a tendency to express two basic coping styles: optimistic denial and affection distraction. However, in the group at control stage, predominant coping style was relevant information. Conclusions: The study identified the main illness coping styles in patients with head and neck cancer, with results different from those found by other authors.

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