Living with metastatic cancer: a roadmap for future research

DB Tometich, KA Hyland, H Soliman, HSL Jim… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Although people with metastatic cancer are living longer with their
disease, they are faced with challenges that can interfere with their quality of life. These …

The relations between discrimination, stressful life events, and substance use among adults experiencing homelessness

AC Alexander, JJC Waring, O Olurotimi… - Stress and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The current study investigated whether stressful life events and everyday discrimination
experiences were associated with using one or more substances in the past 30‐days and …

Stigma and quality of life in women with breast cancer: mediation and moderation model of social support, sense of coherence, and coping strategies

H Zamanian, M Amini-Tehrani, Z Jalali… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objectives The breast cancer stigma affects Health-related quality of life (HRQoL), while
general resilience resources (GRRs), namely, sense of coherence (SOC), social support …

Stress and growth in cancer: mechanisms and psychotherapeutic interventions to facilitate a constructive balance

C Ochoa Arnedo, N Sánchez, EC Sumalla… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Post-traumatic stress and growth are common responses to adverse life events such as
cancer. In this article, we establish how cancer becomes a “fertile land” for the emergence of …

Coping with COVID-19: the efficacy of disengagement for coping with the chronic stress of a pandemic

CE Waugh, CJ Leslie-Miller, VT Cole - Anxiety, Stress, & Coping, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background The COVID-19 pandemic was a novel chronic stressor that necessitated
figuring out how to cope with it. We hypothesized that disengagement coping–coping with a …

Perceived discrimination and quality of life for African American and Caucasian American cancer patients: a coping mediation analysis of subtle and overt …

TV Merluzzi, N Salamanca-Balen, EJ Philip - Ethnicity & Health, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Objective Perceived discrimination (PD; eg racism, agism, sexism, etc.) negatively impacts
quality of life (QOL) among cancer patients. Prior research has established that for African …

Twitter users' coping behaviors during the COVID-19 lockdown: an analysis of tweets using mixed methods

R Mittal, W Ahmed, A Mittal, I Aggarwal - Information Discovery and …, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose Using data from Twitter, the purpose of this paper is to assess the coping behaviour
and reactions of social media users in response to the initial days of the COVID-19-related …

Higher levels of stress and different coping strategies are associated with greater morning and evening fatigue severity in oncology patients receiving chemotherapy

F Wright, KM Kober, BA Cooper, SM Paul… - Supportive Care in …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose A cancer diagnosis and associated treatments are stressful experiences for most
patients. Patients' perceptions of stress and their use of coping strategies may influence …

Positive distraction in daily activities as a predictor of good coping: A “day in the life” during the COVID-19 pandemic

CJ Leslie-Miller, VT Cole, CE Waugh - Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction The early part of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) was a chronic stressor
that led to decreased life satisfaction, increased psychopathology, and decreased social …

[HTML][HTML] Distinct stress profiles among oncology patients undergoing chemotherapy

DJ Langford, B Cooper, S Paul, J Humphreys… - Journal of Pain and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Context Cancer and its treatment are inherently stressful and stress impacts important
patient outcomes. Patients vary considerably in their response to stress. Understanding this …