Differences in Coping Among African American Women With Breast Cancer and Triple-Negative Breast Cancer.
Oncol Nurs Forum
; 44(6): 689-702, 2017 11 01.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES:
To determine differences in psychological distress, symptoms, coping capacity, and coping abilities among African American (AA) women with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) and non-TNBC and to explore differences in relationships among these variables.â©.DESIGN:
A prospective, descriptive, comparative, and correlational design.â©.SETTING:
Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland.â©. SAMPLE 30 AA women with breast cancer.â©.METHODS:
Patients completed questionnaires during chemotherapy. The Transactional Model of Stress and Coping was used to guide the research.â©. MAIN RESEARCH VARIABLES Psychological distress, symptoms, coping capacity, and coping ability.â©.FINDINGS:
Patients with non-TNBC reported more intense present total pain, nausea and vomiting, better emotional functioning, lower cognitive functioning, use of significantly more prayer and hope, and more coping self-statements. A lower coping capacity score was associated with psychological distress in the TNBC group at midpoint and in both groups at completion of chemotherapy treatment. Patients in both groups used a higher level of positive religious coping.â©.CONCLUSIONS:
AA women with TNBC and non-TNBC might benefit (reduced psychological distress and improved coping skills) from receiving a comprehensive psychological care program. The findings can be incorporated and tested in a comprehensive coping strategy program.â©. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING Nurses should work closely with AA women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy to help them identify and consciously use coping strategies associated with increased coping capacity.Palabras clave
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Asunto principal:
Negro o Afroamericano
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Neoplasias de la Mama
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Espiritualidad
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Neoplasias de la Mama Triple Negativas
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Antineoplásicos
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Oncol Nurs Forum
Año:
2017
Tipo del documento:
Article