The relationship between coping strategies, quality of life, and mood in patients with incurable cancer

2016275 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Ryan David Nipp · Massachusetts General Hospital

Areej El‐Jawahri · Harvard University

Joel N. Fishbein · Harvard University

Justin Eusebio · Harvard University

Jamie M. Stagl · Massachusetts General Hospital

Emily R. Gallagher · Massachusetts General Hospital

Elyse R. Park ·

Abstract

Patients with newly diagnosed, incurable cancer use a variety of coping strategies. The use of emotional support and acceptance coping strategies correlated with better QOL and mood, whereas the use of denial and self-blame negatively correlated with these outcomes. Interventions to improve patients' QOL and mood should seek to cultivate the use of adaptive coping strategies. Cancer 2016;122:2110-6. © 2016 American Cancer Society.

Topics & Keywords

Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Cancer survivorship and care Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Cancer

Volume 122, Issue 13, pp. 2110-2116

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.30025

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 16.54