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Influence of Coping Strategy on Perception of Anxiety and Depression in Patients with Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the influence of cognitive adjustment to cancer, assessed on the mini-Mental Adjustment to Cancer (mini-MAC) scale, on perception of anxiety and depression, assessed with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, in patients with non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC). There were 185 patients, grouped according to the score of mini-MAC into constructive coping strategies, balanced coping strategies, and destructive coping strategies. We found that patients with predominantly destructive coping strategies had a higher level of anxiety than those with balanced or constructive strategies (10.9 vs. 9.3 vs. 6.3 points, respectively; p < 0.001). Likewise, symptoms of depression were more pronounced in patients having destructive coping strategies than in those with balanced or constructive strategies (11.9 vs. 8.8 vs. 5.8 points, respectively; p < 0.001). We further found that constructive coping strategy was a significant independent predictor of lower levels of anxiety and depressive symptoms. Other predictors included symptomatic treatment and a good nutritional status, while pain, chemotherapy, and poor performance status exacerbated the negative emotions. We conclude that cognitive adjustments to having cancer outstandingly modify the development of anxiety and depression in NSCLC patients, which also influences the choice of treatment and the treatment process itself. Thus, psychological assessment is essential in clinical practice and care for patients with lung cancer.

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All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. The study was approved by the Bioethics Committee of Wroclaw Medical University in Poland (permit no. 507/2015).

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  1. Department of Clinical Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland

    Beata Jankowska-Polańska

  2. Department of Internal Medicine, Occupational Diseases, Hypertension and Clinical Oncology, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland

    Jacek Polański & Grzegorz Mazur

  3. Division of Surgical Procedures, Department of Clinical Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland

    Mariusz Chabowski

  4. Department of Surgery, Fourth Military Teaching Hospital, Wroclaw, Poland

    Mariusz Chabowski

  5. Department of Nervous System Diseases, Faculty of Health Sciences, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland

    Joanna Rosińczuk

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Jankowska-Polańska, B., Polański, J., Chabowski, M., Rosińczuk, J., Mazur, G. (2019). Influence of Coping Strategy on Perception of Anxiety and Depression in Patients with Non-small Cell Lung Cancer. In: Pokorski, M. (eds) Trends in Biomedical Research. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology(), vol 1251. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/5584_2019_448

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