Cognitive appraisal of the disease and stress level in lung cancer patients. The mediating role of coping styles.
Agata Poręba-ChabrosMagdalena Kolańska-StronkaPiotr Janusz MamcarzIzabela MamcarzPublished in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2022)
The research findings provide support for the hypothesis that coping style is crucial for the way patients appraise their disease and for their stress level. It is important to diagnose individual specific needs of lung cancer patients. The research results are an important source of information for those responsible for training medical staff on how to support cancer patients in their illness.