Background: Coping strategies may be important factors influencing quality of life (QOL),
depression, and hopelessness. However, most studies on this issue were performed in …

Objective: To assess hopelessness, anxiety, depression, and quality of life in cancer patients
undergoing palliative treatment by comparing their scores at the onset of treatment and one …

BACKGROUND Patients with incurable cancer face many physical and emotional stressors,
yet little is known about their coping strategies or the relationship between their coping …

Advanced cancer, with its considerable physical symptoms and psychosocial burdens,
represents an existential threat and major stressor to patients and their caregivers. In …

Purpose The early integration of oncology and palliative care (EIPC) improves quality of life
(QOL) and mood for patients with advanced cancer. However, the mechanisms by which …

Aims. The aim was to identify characteristics that are considered to describe coping in
patients with advanced cancer, as seen from a patient perspective. Based on the identified …

The study purpose was to determine the relationship between coping strategies and anxiety
in primary family caregivers of palliative cancer patients. A cross‐sectional study was carried …

Recent aggressive chemotherapeutic and combined treatments have resulted in increased
survivorship for advanced stage breast cancer. In some patients, treatment produces an …

There is growing interest in the psychological distress and quality of life of cancer patients.
The aim of this study was to compare the responses of 102 advanced cancer patients on a …

Background Newer models of palliative and supportive cancer care view the person as an
active agent in managing physical and psychosocial challenges. Therefore, personal …