➤ Coping strategies can play a vital role in how African American women adapt to their diagnosis of breast cancer. ➤ Nurses should seek to understand the significance of social support and spirituality on coping behaviors among African American women with breast cancer. ➤ Nurses must develop culturally sensitive interventions that will assist African American women and their family members in coping with breast cancer. ➤ Future research studies are needed to determine what are effective and ineffective coping strategies for African American women with breast cancer.
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