Nursing and cancer support groups

Abstract

Support group participation for patients with cancer has a positive impact in various areas. Nurses should promote participation as a crucial part of their care.

Coping, Anxiety and Depression in Turkish Patients with Cancer

“…Studies have reported marked improvement in the levels of anxiety and depression of patients participating in cancer support groups compared to patients not participating in such groups (3,26). A negative correlation was also found between social support, depression, and anxiety in the study of Tagay et al It has been reported that patients who receive adequate support from family and friends present with better disease-compliance and manifest less depressive symptoms (20,21).…”

“…A negative correlation was also found between social support, depression, and anxiety in the study of Tagay et al It has been reported that patients who receive adequate support from family and friends present with better disease-compliance and manifest less depressive symptoms (20,21). It has also been reported that patients who share their cancer experiences with others develop effective coping strategies and have better psychological disease compliance (3,46). In their study, Hassanein et al, have stated that there is a negative correlation between coping strategies and depression.…”

“…Cancer diagnosis and treatment brings changes in patients' personal paths of life, in their daily activities, work, relationships, and family roles, and it is associated with a high level of patient psychological stress. This stress shows up as anxiety and/or depression (3).…”

“…Studies in the literature suggest that there is a relationship between the coping strategies recruited by patients with cancer and psychological symptoms including anxiety and depression. It has been stated that patients using ineffective coping strategies have higher levels of anxiety and depression and that benefiting from social support results in a marked reduction in the levels of anxiety and depression (3,9,(20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27)(28).…”

The Relationship between Siege Stressors, Anxiety, and Depression among Patients with Cancer in Gaza Strip

“…Cancer diagnosis and treatment brings changes in patient's personal paths of life, in their daily activities, work, relationships, and family roles, and it is associated with a high level of patient psychological stress. This stress shows up as anxiety and/or depression [9]. These stressors may generate coping strategy, which may affect the mental health [10,11].…”