Illness Beliefs and Coping Strategies of Diabetic Women

Awasthi, Purnima; Mishra, Ramesh

doi:10.1007/s12646-011-0074-1

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“…The approach coping affects HRQoL positively, in the sense that the more the use of the coping approach, the HRQoL will also increase. This is consistent with the findings that approach coping mechanisms are associated with positive outcomes [32]. This is also in line with the finding that state when individuals apply active coping and acceptance (type of approach coping), there is a tendency that individuals have a better quality of life [33][34].…”

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The Effect of Illness Representations on Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) in Obesity: The Role of Coping Strategies as Mediator

Marfu’ah¹,

Sandy²,

Arifin³

2022

Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research

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Obesity is a health problem with characteristics and symptoms that can be easily recognized. Nevertheless, awareness of obesity as a threat is far less, even if the risk factors can lead to more chronic diseases. This shows the importance of how people perceive obesity to minimize the impact of obesity itself. This study aims to examine the effect of illness representations on health-related quality of life and see the role of coping strategies as a mediator in the effect of illness representations on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in obesity. This study uses a quantitative approach with non-experimental quantitative research. The sample of this study was 44 people with obesity. The instruments used in this study to measure illness representations were B-IPQ, to measure HRQoL was WHOQOL-BREF, and to measure coping strategies was BRIEF COPE. The data in this study were analyzed with simple regression and path analysis. The finding in this study shows a negative impact of illness representations on HRQoL in obesity with 22,8% impact values. This impact was not mediated by coping strategies, either approach or avoidant coping. Nevertheless, this study found that independently coping strategies impact HRQoL. Approach coping has a positive impact on HRQoL, while avoidant coping has a negative impact on HRQoL.

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confidence: 91%

The Effect of Illness Representations on Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) in Obesity: The Role of Coping Strategies as Mediator

Marfu’ah¹,

Sandy²,

Arifin³

2022

Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research

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“…Few women reported feeling that there was an existential reason for their illness. Awasthi and Mishra (2011) found that patients who believed that their disease emanated from supernatural sources were inclined to use emotion-focused coping strategies. In our sample, even though some women alluded to an existential reason behind their illness, they still utilised a combination of problem- and emotion-focused coping.…”

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“…Researchers have found that women with coeliac disease also employed planning as a coping strategy (Jacobsson et al, 2012). Awasthi and Mishra (2011) found that diabetic women who believed strongly that the cause of their illness emanated from environmental, supernatural and psychosocial sources utilised emotionfocused coping strategies, whereas those who believed less strongly in these sources were more likely to use problem-focused coping strategies.…”

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Coping strategies employed by women with endometriosis in a public health-care setting

Roomaney

Kagee

2016

J Health Psychol

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This study explored how South African patients attending public health facilities reported coping with endometriosis. A total of 16 women with endometriosis were interviewed, and we explored how participants coped with endometriosis. All interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed. Thematic analysis was used to identify themes. Participants reported employing both problem-focused and emotion-focused strategies to cope with endometriosis. Problem-focused strategies included limiting physical activities, increasing knowledge about endometriosis, scheduling social and work activities around menstrual cycle, engaging in self-management and relying on social support. Emotion-focused coping strategies included accepting the disease, adopting a positive attitude, engaging in self talk and evoking spirituality.

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“…Several studies have examined a connection between illness related beliefs and health behavior among women suffering from the cervical cancer and/or diabetes (Awasthi & Mishra, 2011Awasthi, Mishra, & Shahi, 2006;Awasthi, Mishra, & Singh, 2018;Mishra, Awasthi, & Singh, 2004). In cancer patients, "doctor control" was found to reduce psychological and interpersonal consequences as well as the pain caused by the illness, and also enhanced their optimistic view of illness recovery.…”

Section: Coping Strategies Illness Beliefs and Health Outcomesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Illness Beliefs and Coping Strategies of Women Cancer Patients

Awasthi¹,

Mishra²

2019

IJHS

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This study relates to examining the illness beliefs of women cancer patients and the strategies they apply in coping with the illness. The sample consisted of 100 women cancer patients diagnosed with cervix cancer. They were administered the tools measuring illness beliefs and coping strategies. The results drawn suggest that patients adopting “avoidance coping” strategies had their causal beliefs that illnesses source from individual, psychological, social, environmental and supernatural aspects. This was comparable to those who adopted “approach coping” strategies. However, the groups differed significantly only for supernatural causes of illness. Patients adopting avoidance strategies were found to believe in supernatural causes compared to those who showed approach coping. The strategies of approach coping were found to be associated with less severe consequences in psychological, interpersonal and physiological domains apart from the pain experienced due to the illness along with hope for positive outcomes of illness management.

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Illness Beliefs and Coping Strategies of Diabetic Women

Abstract: The present study examines the relationship between illness beliefs and coping strategies in diabetic women patients. Measures of illness beliefs and coping strategies were administered to 100 diabetic women.

Cited by 10 publications

References 58 publications

The Effect of Illness Representations on Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) in Obesity: The Role of Coping Strategies as Mediator

The Effect of Illness Representations on Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) in Obesity: The Role of Coping Strategies as Mediator

Coping strategies employed by women with endometriosis in a public health-care setting

Illness Beliefs and Coping Strategies of Women Cancer Patients

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