Coping and adaptation in pancreatectomized patients: a somatopsychic perspective.
The present study describes various strategies of coping with illness as observed in pancreatectomy patients, a group of patients which has not been investigated before in this field of research. Questionnaire data obtained from a sample of n = 134 were analyzed with regard to sociodemographic (age, sex) and medical characteristics (indication for surgery: chronic pancreatitis vs. pancreatic carcinoma; outcome after surgery: diabetes, hypoglycemia, pain). The relationships between ways of coping and several adaptation criteria were investigated. The question is put up to discussion, if it is possible to clearly separate emotion as a way of coping and emotion as an outcome of coping.
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Institut für Psychotherapie und Medizinische Psychologie, Universität Würzburg, BRD.
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D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010180:Pancreatectomy / Q000523:psychology*; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery*; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery*; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000523:psychology*; D012803:Sick Role; D012944:Social Support