Pandemic coping and COVID-19 preventive behaviors among cancer survivors.
Patient Educ Couns
; 112: 107716, 2023 07.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2261490
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Cancer survivors are at greater risk for COVID-19 complications, emphasizing the importance of adherence to COVID-19 prevention. Active coping mechanisms can help manage pandemic stress but disengaged coping practices can have adverse effects.OBJECTIVES:
1) Identify differences in COVID-19 coping styles and COVID-19 preventive behaviors among cancer survivors in active treatment, survivors not in treatment, and a comparison group without a cancer history. 2) Exploring variables that may predict adherence to COVID-19 preventative behaviors. PATIENT INVOLVEMENT &METHODS:
This study used an online survey among two categories of cancer survivors - one group in active treatment and one group no longer in treatment - and one group without a cancer history (N = 897 total). RESULTS ANDDISCUSSION:
Cancer survivors in treatment were more likely to utilize both active and disengaged coping (p < .001). This could indicate that the additional COVID-19 strain is making survivors more likely to engage in coping in any way possible. Cancer survivors not in treatment were less likely to report intent to carry out COVID- 19 preventative behaviors compared to the comparison group (p = .009). Providers should understand how survivors may use both coping mechanism types because these coping strategies predict both depression and adherence to COVID-19 preventive behaviors.Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Cancer Survivors
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COVID-19
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Neoplasms
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Patient Educ Couns
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Article
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