Distress and coping in cancer patients: feasibility of the Icelandic version of BSI 18 and the WOC-CA questionnaires.
The aim of this study was to test the feasibility of two instruments within an Icelandic context, the Brief Symptom Inventory 18 (BSI 18) and the Ways of Coping Inventory – Cancer Version (WOC-CA) with specific focus on gender and type of treatment and coping techniques among cancer patients during...
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ftulundlup:oai:lup.lub.lu.se:523217f9-d71c-4da4-828d-8e3b7de31002 2023-05-15T16:50:41+02:00 Distress and coping in cancer patients: feasibility of the Icelandic version of BSI 18 and the WOC-CA questionnaires. Hjörleifsdottir, Elisabet Hallberg, I R Bolmsjö, Ingrid Gunnarsdóttir, E D 2006 https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/150065 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2354.2005.00620.x eng eng John Wiley & Sons Inc. https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/150065 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2354.2005.00620.x wos:000234974400010 scopus:33645104554 pmid:16441681 European Journal of Cancer Care; 15(1), pp 80-89 (2006) ISSN: 1365-2354 Gerontology specializing in Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Medicine contributiontojournal/article info:eu-repo/semantics/article text 2006 ftulundlup https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2354.2005.00620.x 2023-02-01T23:28:40Z The aim of this study was to test the feasibility of two instruments within an Icelandic context, the Brief Symptom Inventory 18 (BSI 18) and the Ways of Coping Inventory – Cancer Version (WOC-CA) with specific focus on gender and type of treatment and coping techniques among cancer patients during time of treatment. The sample consisted of 40 cancer patients in three oncology outpatient clinics in Iceland, 53% were women and 47% men. The majority of the participants belonged to the age group 51–70. Cronbach alpha, means, confidence intervals and standard deviations were used for analysis as well as Mann–Whitney U-test for testing differences between genders in relation to psychological distress and coping. Anxiety was the factor causing the greatest distress, mainly reported by patients receiving chemotherapy. More women experienced depression than men, women (18.4%), men (8.3%). Distancing was the most frequently reported coping strategy, and men seemed to focus on the positive side more often than women did (P < 0.01). Although the results should be approached with caution, as the sample size was small, they do provide support for the strength of the measurements. Also the findings indicate that gender differences should be taken into account. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Lund University Publications (LUP) European Journal of Cancer Care 15 1 80 89 |
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The aim of this study was to test the feasibility of two instruments within an Icelandic context, the Brief Symptom Inventory 18 (BSI 18) and the Ways of Coping Inventory – Cancer Version (WOC-CA) with specific focus on gender and type of treatment and coping techniques among cancer patients during time of treatment. The sample consisted of 40 cancer patients in three oncology outpatient clinics in Iceland, 53% were women and 47% men. The majority of the participants belonged to the age group 51–70. Cronbach alpha, means, confidence intervals and standard deviations were used for analysis as well as Mann–Whitney U-test for testing differences between genders in relation to psychological distress and coping. Anxiety was the factor causing the greatest distress, mainly reported by patients receiving chemotherapy. More women experienced depression than men, women (18.4%), men (8.3%). Distancing was the most frequently reported coping strategy, and men seemed to focus on the positive side more often than women did (P < 0.01). Although the results should be approached with caution, as the sample size was small, they do provide support for the strength of the measurements. Also the findings indicate that gender differences should be taken into account. |
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Hjörleifsdottir, Elisabet Hallberg, I R Bolmsjö, Ingrid Gunnarsdóttir, E D |
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Hjörleifsdottir, Elisabet Hallberg, I R Bolmsjö, Ingrid Gunnarsdóttir, E D |
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Distress and coping in cancer patients: feasibility of the Icelandic version of BSI 18 and the WOC-CA questionnaires. |
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Distress and coping in cancer patients: feasibility of the Icelandic version of BSI 18 and the WOC-CA questionnaires. |
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Distress and coping in cancer patients: feasibility of the Icelandic version of BSI 18 and the WOC-CA questionnaires. |
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Distress and coping in cancer patients: feasibility of the Icelandic version of BSI 18 and the WOC-CA questionnaires. |
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Distress and coping in cancer patients: feasibility of the Icelandic version of BSI 18 and the WOC-CA questionnaires. |
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distress and coping in cancer patients: feasibility of the icelandic version of bsi 18 and the woc-ca questionnaires. |
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