Monitoring and blunting coping styles in women prior to surgery

Steptoe, Andrew; O’Sullivan, Jane

doi:10.1111/j.2044-8260.1986.tb00683.x

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“…Among HNPCC carriers and individuals with indeterminate results, monitoring must be considered adaptive, because for them the situation appears to be controllable owing to availability of real options for prevention and early treatment. Despite experiencing increased distress, high monitors may be most likely to adhere to recommended health behavior [63]. Thus, in the context of HNPCC, monitoring coping style should not be discouraged; rather, continued information-seeking should be reinforced and other coping strategies invoked to deal with elevated distress.…”

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Monitoring coping style moderates emotional reactions to genetic testing for hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer: a longitudinal study

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Monitoring coping style moderates emotional reactions to genetic testing for hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer: a longitudinal study

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“…Fears and phobias interfere with medical care [23][24][25]. The cost for a migraine patient with anxiety was US$ 12 642 vs. US$5179 in those without it [26].…”

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Cephalalgiaphobia: a possible specific phobia of illness

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Psychiatric comorbidity, mainly anxiety and depression, are common in chronic migraine (CM). Phobias are reported by half of CM patients. Phobic avoidance associated with fear of headache or migraine attack has never been adequately described. We describe 12 migraine patients with particular phobic-avoidant behaviours related to their headache attacks, which we classified as a specific illness phobia, coined as cephalalgiaphobia. All patients were women, mean age 42, and all had a migraine diagnosis (11 CM, all overused acute medications). Patients had either a phobia of a headache attack during a pain-free state or a phobia of pain worsening during mild headache episodes. Patients overused acute medication as phobic avoidance. It is a significant problem, associated with distress and impairment, interfering with medical care.Cephalalgiaphobia is a possible specific phobia of illness, possibly linked to progression of migraine to CM and to acute medication overuse headache.

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“…This complexity of responses to traumatic situations has been highlighted in other areas of health care (Steptoe & O'Sullivan 1986, van Zuuren & Wolfs 1991, Alderson et al 2006, Locock & Alexander 2006. We have previously urged caution about presentation of information about prenatal screening tests to large numbers of women without assessing its suitability (Lalor & Begley 2006).…”

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A grounded theory study of information preference and coping styles following antenatal diagnosis of foetal abnormality

Lalor

Begley

Galavan

2008

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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Title. A grounded theory study of information preference and coping styles following antenatal diagnosis of foetal abnormality. Aim. This paper is a report of a study to explore the information-seeking behaviour of women following an antenatal diagnosis of foetal abnormality. Background. The identification of a foetal abnormality on routine ultrasound in pregnancy is both shocking and distressing for women, and seeking information in this stressful situation is a common response. There is evidence that women's information needs are not always adequately met, and in some cases they recall little from the initial consultation. Method. A longitudinal study involving 42 women was conducted using a classical grounded theory design. Data were collected in 2004-2006 through in-depth interviews at three time intervals: within 4-6 weeks of diagnosis, 4-6 weeks before the birth and 6-12 weeks postnatally. Findings. Women described their main concern from diagnosis until the time to give birth in terms of regulating the information received in order to cope with the situation. Two main categories were identified: 'Getting my head around it' and 'I'll cross that bridge when I come to it'. These two differing information-seeking preferences are described as monitoring and blunting. Conclusion. Matching of information preferences with coping styles may support individuals to cope with this stressful event. Women with high information needs (monitors) respond well to detail. However, those with information avoidance behaviours (blunters) should be facilitated to 'opt-in' to information when they are ready, in order to reduce the stress caused by perceived information overload.

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Monitoring and blunting coping styles in women prior to surgery

Abstract: Monitoring and blunting coping styles as assessed by the Miller Behavioral Style Scale were related to desire for more information, factual knowledge and vigilant health behaviour in women admitted for gynaecological surgery.

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Monitoring coping style moderates emotional reactions to genetic testing for hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer: a longitudinal study

Monitoring coping style moderates emotional reactions to genetic testing for hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer: a longitudinal study

Cephalalgiaphobia: a possible specific phobia of illness

A grounded theory study of information preference and coping styles following antenatal diagnosis of foetal abnormality

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