Coping strategy influences quality of life in patients with advanced lung cancer

Conclusion: Patients with advanced lung cancer using positive reframing as coping strategy experience higher QOL. Self-blame leads to more insomnia and worse emotional wellbeing. Anxious patients using emotional coping have higher QOL, those using denial have lower QOL. Patients with depressive symptoms using positive refraiming as coping strategy experience higer QOL. Providing skills to cope effectively could impact QOL in these patients.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 20, 2019 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Janssens, A., Derijcke, S., Galdermans, D., Surmont, V., De Droogh, E., Lefebure, A., Saenen, E., Vandenbroucke, E., Morel, A.-M., Sadowska, A., Van Meerbeeck, J. Tags: Lung cancer Source Type: research