Asian Oncol Nurs.  2015 Mar;15(1):1-8. 10.5388/aon.2015.15.1.1.

The Influence of Stress, Spousal Support, and Resilience on the Ways of Coping among Women with Breast Cancer

• Kang J
• Suh EE

• KMID: 2269428
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5388/aon.2015.15.1.1

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of stress, spousal support, and resilience on the types of coping among women with breast cancer. METHOD: Using a cross-sectional survey design, a total of 120 participants, diagnosed with breast cancer, had a mass removal surgery, and were fluent in Korean, were recruited at a cancer center in Seoul, Korea. Self-reported questionnaires of stress, spousal support, resilience, and ways of coping were administered upon the permission from the original developers. Data were analyzed using SPSS 22.0 Win program. RESULT: Ways of coping was positively correlated with spousal support, resilience, and stress. Positive correlations were found between problem-focused coping, spousal support, and resilience. Positive correlations were found between emotion-focused coping with stress and resilience. Hierarchical multiple regressions revealed that spousal support had significant moderating effect on the relationship between stress and emotion-focused coping.
CONCLUSION
Women perceived their diagnosis and surgery as more stressful, they more like to use emotion-focused coping. Women with more spousal support and resilience were found to use problem-focused coping more. Based on the findings of this study, a tailored intervention for women with breast cancer for improving their coping is expected in future research.

Keyword

Breast Cancer; Stress; Spousal Support; Resilience; Coping

MeSH Terms

Breast Neoplasms*
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diagnosis
Female
Humans
Korea
Seoul