Objectives： The aim of this paper is to analyse the concept of coping in the cancer context. This concept analysis willprovide a theoretical framework for oncology nurses to help patients cope with the influences of ...Objectives： The aim of this paper is to analyse the concept of coping in the cancer context. This concept analysis willprovide a theoretical framework for oncology nurses to help patients cope with the influences of cancer and adapt to theirnew situations. Methods： The concept analysis of coping was conducted according to Walker and Avant＇s method.Results： Coping is defined as a process of dealing with stressful events by means of cognitive appraisal, purposefulefforts, and use of available supports and resources in order to achieve physiological and psychological adjustment.Antecedents to coping involve stressful events, individual personality, individual experience, and available supports andresources. Different coping strategies based on patients’ responses to suffering from cancer bring about positive ornegative results. Effective coping means being well-adapted, which is conducive to patients’ health and optimum qualityof life. Roy’s middle range theory of coping and adaptation processing provides a theoretical framework for the study ofcoping. The Mental Adjustment to Cancer scale and the 15-item Coping and Adaptation Processing Scale are consideredpractical and effectual instruments to measure coping in the cancer context. Conclusions： This concept analysiscontributes to understanding the process of coping with cancer. Oncology nurses should identify cancer patients’ copingpatterns, provide timely and proper professional support and educate effective coping strategies in order to help patientsadapt to their new situations both physiologically and psychologically.展开更多
文摘Objectives： The aim of this paper is to analyse the concept of coping in the cancer context. This concept analysis willprovide a theoretical framework for oncology nurses to help patients cope with the influences of cancer and adapt to theirnew situations. Methods： The concept analysis of coping was conducted according to Walker and Avant＇s method.Results： Coping is defined as a process of dealing with stressful events by means of cognitive appraisal, purposefulefforts, and use of available supports and resources in order to achieve physiological and psychological adjustment.Antecedents to coping involve stressful events, individual personality, individual experience, and available supports andresources. Different coping strategies based on patients’ responses to suffering from cancer bring about positive ornegative results. Effective coping means being well-adapted, which is conducive to patients’ health and optimum qualityof life. Roy’s middle range theory of coping and adaptation processing provides a theoretical framework for the study ofcoping. The Mental Adjustment to Cancer scale and the 15-item Coping and Adaptation Processing Scale are consideredpractical and effectual instruments to measure coping in the cancer context. Conclusions： This concept analysiscontributes to understanding the process of coping with cancer. Oncology nurses should identify cancer patients’ copingpatterns, provide timely and proper professional support and educate effective coping strategies in order to help patientsadapt to their new situations both physiologically and psychologically.
