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Coping Patterns and Emotional Distress in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease Who Are Undergoing Lung Transplant Evaluation.

Torunn S SoysethMary Amanda DewMay Brit LundGro Killi HaugstadVidar SoysethUlrik Fredrik Malt
Published in: Progress in transplantation (Aliso Viejo, Calif.) (2020)
Among patients with COPD, a high level of emotional distress was uniquely associated with escape-avoidance coping and lung function. Future work should ascertain whether coping style predicts distress or whether distress increases the use of escape-avoidance coping. Nevertheless, our findings indicate that if either element is present, health care professionals should be attentive to the need for interventions to improve patients' well-being.
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