• A successful psychological adjustment to the disease was shown to be related to problem-oriented coping strategies, like seeking for information, and emotional coping strategies like denial--the latter may, nevertheless, vary with disease stage. (nih.gov)
  • Thus, psychological treatment for depression, effective strategies for coping with the disease, and support concerning the maintenance of the social network are needed to cope with the disease. (nih.gov)
  • Pregnant women are vulnerable to psychological problems depending on the adaptive capacities of their personality and coping strategies. (biomedcentral.com)
  • For example, various coping behavior and coping skills may lead to different psychological and physiological effects of stress exposure during pregnancy [ 11 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The data suggested that the relationship between religious attendance and higher QoL could be driven by multifactorial pathways, including psychological, social, and practical benefits. (springer.com)
  • Through the content analysis method, PLWHA needs were generated based on major categories of financial resources , psychological support , cultural competency and patient empowerment and engagement in HIV care and services. (joghr.org)
  • This study aimed to explore changes in psychological responses (perceived stress, traumatic stress, stigma, coping) over time in residents, as well as their predictors. (unm.edu)
  • Use of avoidance coping was associated with all three psychological responses (perceived stress, traumatic stress, and stigma) across the two timepoints. (unm.edu)
  • Residency programs should encourage active coping strategies (e.g., seeking social support, positive thinking, problem solving) among residents, and proactively identify residents who may be at higher risk of psychological sequelae due to circumstances that contribute to isolation. (unm.edu)
  • To achieve this goal, we studied a wide range of variables related to the illness itself (clinical, biological, and treatment-related), patient family and social environment (actual and perceived), as well as social and psychological resources patients could rely upon to help them bounce back. (bounce-project.eu)
  • The baseline data collection of BOUNCE was designed to cover the psychological state of the patients as they take in, and attempt to mentally cope with the diagnosis of breast cancer. (bounce-project.eu)
  • psychological characteristics and coping reactions (i.e. perceptions of illness, optimism, emotional self-regulation strategies, etc. (bounce-project.eu)
  • The use of engagement strategies such as problem focused coping was associated with improved psychological QoL and social support. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Those strategies included psychological and behavioral coping skills, adoption of healthy habits, and use of substances to manage withdrawal symptoms. (jmir.org)
  • Lerman C, Kash K, Stefanek M: Younger women at increased risk for breast cancer: perceived risk, psychological well-being, and surveillance behavior. (cancer.gov)
  • Although half the women had a low level of perceived social support, abused Jordanian women reported moderate to very high levels of self-efficacy and used approach coping more frequently than avoidance coping strategies. (who.int)
  • The most prevalent coping strategy used by pregnant women was the avoidance strategy. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Hierarchical regression revealed that the coping strategy of avoidance was a significant predictor of depression (β = 0.226, p = 0.046) after controlling background characteristics. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Regulation of stressful emotions (emotion-focused coping strategies such as passive and active avoidance, escaping, seeking social support, and positively reappraising the stressor) and management of the problem which causes the distress (problem-focused coping strategies such as planning how to change the stressor, seeking practical or informational support, and confronting the stressful situation) are two widely known major functions of coping [ 12 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Results of the t-test revealed that participants of clinical group were significantly higher on childhood abuse and neglect, perception of threat, centrality, uncontrollability and avoidance emotional coping whereas non-clinical individuals were higher on perceived social support, cognitive appraisal of challenge, controllability and problem focused coping. (ppri.pk)
  • Standard tools were used to collect data from 93 abused women seeking help at a welfare centre in relation to forms of abuse, depression, coping, suicidal ideation, substance use, social support and self-efficacy. (who.int)
  • This study aimed to investigate the association between coping strategies of pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic and depression. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Data collection was performed via questionnaires (Brief cope, Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, CDA, and Demographic questionnaire). (biomedcentral.com)
  • Emotional support Financial assistance: helping cover the expenses associated with cancer treatment Practical assistance: treatment monitoring, assistance with decision making and assistance with non-personal tasks such as grocery shopping Spiritual support With medical advances in cancer screening and treatment, cancer has become a chronic rather than an acute disease with the result that patients survive longer with cancer. (wikipedia.org)
  • With regard to pregnancy, coping efforts may have effects on birth outcomes through reducing or impeding negative emotional, cognitive, behavioral, and physiological responses to stressors. (biomedcentral.com)
  • For instance, coping in those who seek emotional support or take action to resolve the problem has fewer harmful effects of stress. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Moreover, logistic regression revealed that among all the study variables, appraisal of uncontrollability, stressfulness and avoidant emotional coping emerged as significant predictors of group with conversion disorder. (ppri.pk)
  • The four unique dimensions of well-being in HRP are physical, mental-emotional, social, and spiritual well-being. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The primary objective of our study was to evaluate changes in depressive symptoms, coping strategies, and receipt of mental health services among low-income African American adolescents and young adults receiving a mental health intervention integrated into an employment training program. (cdc.gov)
  • A pretest-posttest design assessed depressive symptoms, coping strategies, and receipt of mental health services at baseline and 12-month follow-up. (cdc.gov)
  • The intervention had no effect on depressive symptoms or coping strategies. (cdc.gov)
  • Alternative intervention strategies may be needed to decrease the severity of depressive symptoms and increase use of coping strategies among adolescents and young adults in employment training programs. (cdc.gov)
  • The level of perceived stress, traumatic stress, stigma, and coping responses were assessed using the Perceived Stress Scale, Impact of Event-Revised, Healthcare Workers Stigma Scale, and Brief Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced (COPE) Inventory, respectively. (unm.edu)
  • Qualitative data supported an effect of religious involvement on QoL although certain aspects of being religious in Ireland were accompanied by distress. (springer.com)
  • These include lack of nutritional requirements to withstand the effects of ART, poor treatment adherence, lack of sustained social support, stigmatization, relational distress and pregnancy related mortality. (joghr.org)
  • Parents of children newly diagnosed with cancer: anxiety, coping, and marital distress. (cancer.gov)
  • Virtual environments have been increasingly used in conjunction with traditional cognitive behavioral treatments for disorders, such as posttraumatic stress disorder and social anxiety disorder. (researchgate.net)
  • Coping is defined as frequently changing cognitive and behavioral efforts in dealing with the demands of particular stressful situations [ 12 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The present research was conducted to investigate the childhood abuse, perceived social support, cognitive appraisal and coping strategies in patients with conversion disorder and normal individuals. (ppri.pk)
  • both groups would likely to differ on childhood abuse, perceived social support, cognitive appraisal, coping strategies and all the variables would differentially predict conversion disorder in comparison to non- clinical group. (ppri.pk)
  • However, odd ratios suggested that all types of childhood abuse and neglect, lack of perceived social support, perception of stressors as less challenging and more uncontrollable and use of avoidant focused coping strategies increase the likelihood of having conversion. (ppri.pk)
  • Perceived social support seems to be the strongest predictor of psychosocial adjustment. (nih.gov)
  • Secondary outcomes include long-term psychosocial outcomes (e.g. subjective health, perceived cancer control). (biomedcentral.com)
  • To examine the prevalence and correlates of social anxiety disorder (SAD) in veterans, 733 veterans from four VA primary care clinics were evaluated using self-report questionnaires, telephone interviews, and a 12-month retrospective review of primary care charts. (researchgate.net)
  • The current qualitative study compares the experiences of veterans with symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder and social anxiety disorder as they interact with a virtual grocery store environment. (researchgate.net)
  • OBJECTIVE: The anxiety of life that comes with the pandemic process increases the health anxiety and the level of perceived stress. (afsu.edu.tr)
  • While both patients and caregivers report significant unmet needs in the areas of managing daily life, emotions, and social identity, it has been found that patients are less concerned with these issues than caregivers are. (wikipedia.org)
  • en seeking help from a welfare centre. (who.int)
  • Existing evidence supports that biased clinicians provide less-aggressive medical treatment in LIS patients. (nih.gov)
  • Objective: Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) may experience psychiatric problems while having to cope with the various characteristics of the disease. (afsu.edu.tr)
  • Davis-Ali SH, Chesler MA, Chesney BK: Recognizing cancer as a family disease: worries and support reported by patients and spouses. (cancer.gov)
  • Therefore, obtaining further knowledge about impacts of coping strategies on pregnant women seems to be essential. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Pregnancy is a critical period in women's lives because pregnant women experience different physical, mental, and social changes. (biomedcentral.com)
  • We conclude that specific needs and fear-associated predisposing variables contribute to experiencing physical distance and other pandemic-related restrictions as more stressful, which may increase problematic social-networks use and potentially other addictive behaviors as well in the context of the COVID-19-related lockdown. (frontiersin.org)
  • Social distancing policies have drastically reduced access to many forms of social support, but they may have also upended some perceived barriers to reducing or abstaining from opioid use. (jmir.org)
  • Perceived Stress, Stigma, Traumatic Stress Levels and Coping Responses amongst Residents in Training across Multiple Specialties during COVID-19 Pandemic-A Longitudinal Study. (unm.edu)
  • This qualitative study aims to identify informal coping strategies for reducing and abstaining from opioid use among Reddit users who have posted in opioid-related subreddits at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. (jmir.org)
  • Reddit discussion forums have provided a community for people to share strategies for reducing opioid use and support others during the COVID-19 pandemic. (jmir.org)
  • To assess the perceived strain due to COVID-19-related restrictions, we developed a specific questionnaire asking for perceived COVID-19-related strain in several domains of everyday-life. (frontiersin.org)
  • The current study investigates the interplay of perceived strain due to COVID-19-related restrictions and the fear of missing out (FoMO) as well as of symptoms of problematic social-networks use. (frontiersin.org)
  • In a sample of 719 German participants and data collection during the first COVID-19 lockdown (March 30th until April 3rd 2020), a structural equation model was calculated showing that higher levels of need to belong and FoMO increase perceived COVID-19-related strain, which is related to symptoms of a problematic social-networks use. (frontiersin.org)
  • Through improved abilities to mobilise the local Roma community for social change, the participants' critical health literacy improved, allowing them to experience a greater control over their own lives and integration processes. (sdu.dk)
  • Informal caregivers are a major form of support for the cancer patient because they provide most care outside of the hospital environment. (wikipedia.org)
  • Of the 300 subreddit posts, 100 (33.3%) discussed at least 1 type of informal coping strategy. (jmir.org)
  • Article 1 aims to examine how 14 Roma adolescents in West Sweden perceive the concepts of health, well-being and quality of life, and further, to investigate the degree to which they consider themselves able to cope with their own life situation within these areas. (sdu.dk)
  • Article 2 aims to describe how 33 Roma people in West Sweden understand health, well-being, and quality of life within the Roma context, and how they cope with their life-situation. (sdu.dk)
  • This study aims to highlight how an existential-humanistic perspective can inform athlete support and in doing so, emphasize the importance of explicating the philosophical underpinnings of athlete lifestyle support. (humankinetics.com)
  • All residents reported lower perceived stress and lower perceived stigma compared to baseline. (unm.edu)
  • Compared to baseline, specific factors associated with perceived stress and traumatic stress at timepoint 2 were living alone, less problem solving, and seeking social support. (unm.edu)
  • It also uses well-being to define mental health as the following: "a state of well-being in which every individual realizes his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stress of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to his or her community" [ 12 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • A survey of life stress and coping strategy of college students. (ntnu.edu.tw)
  • Caregivers are often frightened and upset by the diagnosis of their loved one, but they have an additional responsibility of trying to support the patient as they go through this difficult time. (wikipedia.org)
  • Find support for a specific problem in the support section of our website. (mdpi.com)
  • many are on the margins of society and face problems of social exclusion, institutional discrimination, low education, unemployment, and poor objective health. (sdu.dk)
  • In the process of providing support, caregivers are often overlooked and have no one to turn to with their own concerns. (wikipedia.org)
  • Pychosocial support groups involving parents caring for children with the same disease could improve caregivers' well-being and QoL by strengthening their social support network and using positive coping styles. (biomedcentral.com)
  • We hypothesized that perceived strain due to COVID-19-related restrictions mediates the effect of specific predisposing variables related to social needs on the symptom severity of a problematic use. (frontiersin.org)
  • In this context, the WHO as well as several scientists have declared that the usage of digital communication and information technologies could be a good way to stay in touch with family members, friends, and colleagues, and that it may help to maintain a form of social exchange and connectedness with others ( 1 , 2 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • Both coming of age in a homogenous religious context, as well as experiencing a seismic change in social values, values which probably shaped one's own moral compass and worldview, could potentially have impacts on a person's well-being. (springer.com)
  • We used photographs taken and selected by PLWHA to identify perceived needs and challenges related to daily living with the disease. (joghr.org)
  • Despite advancements in the control measures and treatment of HIV, this region is still experiencing many challenges including high rates of new infections, AIDS-related deaths and suboptimal disease management strategies. (joghr.org)
  • The results indicate that the respondents perceive their health and life situation as good, despite being marginalized and discriminated. (sdu.dk)
  • In order to prohibit the spread and prevent further infections and deaths, governments of many countries imposed unexpectedly drastic changes in societal, cultural, professional, and social life domains. (frontiersin.org)
  • One of the most important restrictions is the strategy of "social distancing," often also mentioned as "spatial distancing" or "physical distancing," which-in addition to create safe, physical distance between people-mainly includes the restrictions of social contacts in real life and to stay at home. (frontiersin.org)
  • The most common understanding of health and well-being was to feel good, secure, happy and having a wide social network of family and friends. (sdu.dk)
  • Regulations such as "physical distancing," mentioned as "social distancing," and the closure of public facilities during the lockdown could be perceived as burdensome especially by individuals who feel a strong need for social exchange and belonging. (frontiersin.org)
  • This form of self-isolation and contact restrictions seems to be a massive burden, especially for individuals with a strong need for social exchange and belonging. (frontiersin.org)
  • Social support was the most frequently used coping strategy. (sdu.dk)
  • In addition, 12 (4%) subreddit posts explicitly mentioned using social distancing as an opportunity for cessation of or reduction in opioid use. (jmir.org)
  • This support includes: Physical support: management of side effects and late effects of treatment and assistance with personal tasks such as bathing. (wikipedia.org)
  • We conclude that greater emphasis on SP-PQL is required within British sport psychology development pathways, outlining considerations for educators, such as the provision of educational resources and curricula to better inform and support future neophyte's SP-PQL. (humankinetics.com)
  • An exploratory factor analysis identified five factors: perceived strain related to restrictions of (1) social contacts, (2) travel, (3) childcare, (4) work, and (5) own health. (frontiersin.org)
  • Pressure faced and coped by senior students of National Taiwan Normal University and related factors. (ntnu.edu.tw)
  • The effect of need to belong on problematic social-networks use is mediated by experienced COVID-19-related strain and FoMO-online. (frontiersin.org)
  • Breastfeeding and birth trauma were key areas with which women felt they needed support with but which was not easily available. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The 20th Century in Ireland was a time of enormous social and economic change, even though this process of modernization lagged behind its closest European counterparts. (springer.com)
  • C eliminating endemic communicable diseases as public health problems through intensified efforts to apply cost-effective strategies, during a fixed period of time, to decrease the incidence and prevalence of selected communicable diseases, or, in the case of eradication, to rid the world permanently of their presence. (who.int)
  • Modifiable drivers include policy interventions such as those related to the control of secondary infections associated with HIV, negative social and cultural norms, HIV testing, status disclosure and elimination of economic and educational disparities. (joghr.org)
  • These components such as need to belong and the fear of missing out also play a major role in the development and maintenance of a problematic use of social networks. (frontiersin.org)