Resilience, Coping Methods, and Quality of Life in Middle-aged Women / 정신간호학회지

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify resilience, coping methods, and quality of life according to general characteristics of middle-aged women. METHODS: Participants were 119 middle-aged women living in the capital area. Data were collected through self-report questionnaires which were constructed to include scales to measure resilience, coping methods and quality of life. Data were analyzed using ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficients and multiple regression analysis with SPSS/WIN 18.0. RESULTS: Resilience was different depending on economic state. Quality of life was different depending on education, economic state, and occupation. There was a positive correlation between resilience and quality of life. There was a positive correlation between coping methods and quality of life. Multiple regression analysis showed resilience and coping methods significantly influenced quality of life in middle-aged women. CONCLUSION: The results that the quality of life increases in proportion to one's ability to cope with tasks and resilience. Thus, programs for nursing interventions to strengthen resilience and coping methods should be developed for middle-aged women.

Effects of a Stress-Management Program on Stress Coping Methods, Interpersonal Relations, and Quality of Life in Patients with Chronic Mental Illness / 정신간호학회지

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a stress-management program on stress coping methods, interpersonal relations and quality of life in patients with chronic mental illness. METHODS: A nonequivalent control group pre-posttest design was used for this quasi-experimental study. The study was conducted from May 1 to December 30, 2010. The 41 participants in this study were selected from patients with chronic mental illness (20 for the experimental group and 21 for the control group). Datas were analyzed chi2-test, t-test, paired t-test, and one-way ANCOVA with the SPSS/WIN 15.0 program. RESULTS: There were significant changes in stress coping methods scores, interpersonal relations scores and quality of life scores in the experimental group before and after treatment, which were significantly different from those in the control group. CONCLUSION: The results of the study indicate that the stress-management program resulted in significant improvement in stress coping methods, interpersonal relations and quality of life for patients with chronic mental illness. Therefore, this study shows stress-management programs are useful in clinical practice as effective nursing interventions in patients with chronic mental illness.

The Relationship of Caregiving Stress, Coping Methods, Social Support and Health of the Caregivers of Patients with Cancer According to the Phases of Cancer Illness / 성인간호학회지

Cancer has been the leading cause of death in this country and produces high levels of stress not only in the patients themselves but also in their families. Caregiving during serious illness is a new experience for many family caregivers and social support and coping strategies have been found to reduce unfavorable health outcomes to stressful events such as cancer. The purpose of this investigation was to identify the relationship of caregiving stress, coping methods, social support, and health in caregivers of patients with cancer according to the phases of cancer illness. The subjects were 92 primary cargivers of cancer patients based on their phases of illness that consisted of 1st (initial) stage, 2nd (metastatic or recurring) stage, 3rd (terminal) stage recruited from two general hospitals in Seoul and Choongnam. The mean age of subjects was 39.1 years and 64.1% of subjects were female and 72.8% were married. The relationships to the patient were children(50%) or spouses (45.7%). According as the phase of illness progressed, caregiver's stress rose higher and their health got worse but coping methods and social support did not show a significant change. In the 1st stage the major predictors for the health of caregivers were family network support(R2=0.261, p=0.003) and the stress of the caregivers (R2=0.168, P=0.007). In the 2nd stage the most important predictor for the health of the caregivers was the stress of the caregivers (R2=0.483, P=0.000). Also in the 3rd stage the main predictor for health was the stress of the caregivers (R2=0.381, p=0.006). A better understanding of the stress process in family caregivers is needed so that nurses can provide family-centered care, taking into account caregiver, as well as patient, well-being.