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dc.contributor.authorAarstad, Anne Kari Hersviken_US
dc.contributor.authorLode, Kirstenen_US
dc.contributor.authorLarsen, Jan Petteren_US
dc.contributor.authorBru, Edvinen_US
dc.contributor.authorAarstad, Hans Jørgenen_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-03-11T09:12:49Z
dc.date.available2011-03-11T09:12:49Z
dc.date.issued2010-11-18eng
dc.PublishedEuropean Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology 1-9en_US
dc.identifier.issn0937-4477
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1956/4566
dc.description.abstractTo be treated for cancer must be a frightening experience. Yet quality of life (QoL) of successfully treated cancer patients seems to be relatively similar in comparison with QoL of a general population, with psychological coping partly responsible for this finding. When measuring choice of coping, the nature of coping score levels constituting appropriate scores, and whether score levels rely on the context of the disease has not been settled. We have studied the COPE coping responses as related to disease in successfully treated head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) patient groups (general and laryngectomized), as well as compared to multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. The COPE response patterns have also been compared to the Beck depression inventory (BDI) scores. Age and gender of patients were not directly associated with choice of coping. Within the problem-focused coping indexes, the coping index “active coping” was reported to be most utilized among HNSCC patients, whereas “coping by suppression” and “coping by social support” were most utilized among MS patients. Emotional-focused coping was most prevalent among HNSCC patients and lowest among the MS patients. Level of avoidance coping was similar between the groups. The coping of the general HNSCC patients differed most from the MS patients. An association was shown between increased coping efforts and lowered mood. In particular, avoidance coping was associated with lowered mood. These associations were stronger among the MS patients than HNSCC patients. Drinking to cope was most prevalent among the laryngectomized group, and was correlated with BDI scores in all groups. Furthermore, adequate coping seems to be to limit avoidance coping and promote coping by acceptance. The response pattern of the COPE inventory seems to be valid among HNSCC and MS patients.en_US
dc.language.isoengeng
dc.publisherSpringereng
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial CC BY-NCeng
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/eng
dc.subjectNeoplasmseng
dc.subjectHead and neck cancereng
dc.subjectMultiple sclerosiseng
dc.subjectPsychological copingeng
dc.subjectDrinking to copeeng
dc.subjectDepressioneng
dc.titleChoice of psychological coping in laryngectomized, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma patients versus multiple sclerosis patientsen_US
dc.typePeer reviewed
dc.typeJournal article
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright The Author(s) 2010. This article is published with open access at Springerlink.com
dc.rights.holderThe Author(s) 2010
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-010-1417-6
dc.identifier.cristin627300
dc.subject.nsiVDP::Medical disciplines: 700eng


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