scholarly journals Normalization of the AIS (Acceptance of Illness Scale) questionnaire and the possibility of its use among cancer patients

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Czerw ◽  
Urszula Religioni ◽  
Paweł Szumilas ◽  
Katarzyna Sygit ◽  
Olga Partyka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Acceptance Of Illness

scholarly journals Impact of illness acceptance on the quality of life in cancer patients after surgical treatment

2020 ◽  
Vol 148 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 338-343
Author(s):  
Barbara Budna ◽  
Zofia Bolanowska ◽  
Jan Juzwiszyn ◽  
Mariusz Chabowski
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Surgical Treatment ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Social Relationships ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Strong Conclusion ◽  
Repeated Surgery ◽  
Acceptance Of Illness ◽  
Acceptance Levels

Introduction/Objective. In Poland, cancers are the second most common cause of death. One in four Poles will have cancer in their life, and one in five will die from it. The purpose of the study was to assess the acceptance of illness and its impact on the quality of life in surgically treated cancer patients. Methods. The study included 123 cancer patients who had undergone surgical treatment between April and May of 2017. The most common were colon (33.3%) and breast cancer (31.7%). Sixty-five percent of the patients were only treated surgically. The Acceptance of Illness Scale, the WHOQOL-BREF quality of life questionnaire, and an original survey were used. Results. Sixty-two patients (50.4%) presented high illness acceptance levels. More than half of the patients rated their quality of life as good (41.5%) or very good (13%). A positive correlation was found between the acceptance of illness and the quality of life scores in the physical health (R = 0.351, p < 0.001), psychological (R = 0.422, p < 0.001), social relationships (R = 0.525, p < 0.001), and environment (R = 0.533, p < 0.001) domains. In the physical and psychological domains, the correlation had moderate strength, while correlations with the social relationships and environment domains were strong. Conclusion. Higher illness acceptance levels were associated with higher quality of life. Acceptance of illness was not associated with patient age, type of treatment, or repeated surgery. Patients who lived alone had significantly lower quality of life and significantly lower acceptance of illness. Patients who had undergone their first surgery perceived their quality of life in the environment domain significantly lower.

Reappraisal in the eighth life cycle stage: A theoretical psychoeducational intervention in elderly patients with cancer

2009 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 271-279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jimmie Holland ◽  
Shannon Poppito ◽  
Christian Nelson ◽  
Talia Weiss ◽  
Mindy Greenstein ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Life Stage ◽  
Life Cycle Stage ◽  
Cognitive Coping ◽  
Group Setting ◽  
Patients With Cancer ◽  
Psychosocial Therapy ◽  
Older Cancer Patients ◽  
Acceptance Of Illness

AbstractElderly patients with cancer face unique physical and psychiatric challenges in coping with their illness. Optimal psychosocial therapy for older cancer patients requires recognizing certain enhanced psychological capacities such as coping better with illness, which is associated with older age. This strength can be combined with the most appropriate cognitive coping strategies to develop a model intervention. This paper describes such a model, which integrates Erik Erikson's eighth and final psychosocial developmental life stage, in which the task is to achieve ego integrity (equanimity) or to experience despair (sadness, regrets), with Susan Folkman's cognitive coping paradigm, which utilizes reappraisal. This theoretical model addresses older cancer patients who are struggling with depression, isolation, and despair related to aging and illness, and utilizes cognitive reappraisal in a group setting to foster relatedness, acceptance of illness, and a sense of meaningful integration.

Acceptance of illness of advanced cancer patients in palliative care center in Kuwait.

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e21501-e21501
Author(s):  
Khalid Al Saleh ◽  
Najla Soliman ◽  
Maha Abdullah ◽  
Fatima Abdelshokoor ◽  
Huda Sheab
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Advanced Cancer ◽  
Care Center ◽  
Advanced Cancer Patients ◽  
Acceptance Of Illness

scholarly journals Correlates of the acceptance of illness in a group of cancer patients

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 37-44
Author(s):  
Marta Ruszkiewicz ◽  
Katarzyna Kreft
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Acceptance Of Illness

scholarly journals Pain, acceptance of illness, adjustment to life with cancer and coping strategies in prostate cancer patients

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 1459-1466 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksandra I. Czerw ◽  
Urszula Religioni ◽  
Andrzej Deptała ◽  
Adam Fronczak
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Pain Acceptance ◽  
Illness Adjustment ◽  
Acceptance Of Illness ◽  
And Coping

Empowerment of Cancer Patients: from a Chinese perspective

2001 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esther Mok
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Personal Control ◽  
Chinese Patients ◽  
Active Involvement ◽  
Patients With Cancer ◽  
Lack Of Control ◽  
Acceptance Of Illness ◽  
Chinese Cancer Patients ◽  
Depth Interviews

The philosophy of empowerment, which is based on the premises that clients must be active, equal and collaborative participants, who are aware and commited to change, has guided research in empowerment interventions. This article reports on a small part of a research study that sought to understand Chinese cancer patients’ conceptualization of empowerment. Qualitative delineation of the concept of empowerment by means of in-depth interviews was carried out with 12 Chinese patients with cancer. The findings showed that empowerment is a process whereby patients develop a sense of inner strength through connection with others, including families, friends and health care professionals. It is also a process of transformation through which they actively develop new perspectives by reframing and reinterpreting their illness. Acceptance of illness was shown to result from a realization of a lack of control in the situation, which is then enhanced by the beliefs of Confucianism and Taoism. In the cancer context, personal control comprises both primary and secondary processes. Active involvement, awareness of the situation, partnership, self-determination and self-reliance are important values in empowerment. The concept and therapeutic foundations of empowerment provide ample legitimacy for its vigorous pursuit in nursing.

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