“…In particular, outpatients have to cope with stressful situations by themselves and how they cope with these situations has attracted attention. Some studies have focused on what cancer patients believe is difficult in specific outpatient treatment situations and how to cope with these difficulties (Takayama, ; Tanaka & Tanaka, ), while others have focused on how to cope with side effects associated with new treatments (McSorley et al., ; Speck et al., ; Takei, Seyama, Ishida, & Kanda, ). The scales currently used to evaluate coping actions include the Ways of Coping Questionnaire, which was developed in the theoretical context of the psychological stress model and the COPE and Brief COPE, which were developed based on the psychological stress model and the model of self‐regulation.…”