title: Applying a coping with stress questionnaire for cancer patients to patients with non-cancer chronic illnesses.
abstract: One of the few instruments to evaluate coping skills among patients with chronic illnesses is the Cuestionario de Afrontamiento al Estrés para Pacientes Oncológicos (CAEPO), created initially for cancer patients. We evaluate how well CAEPO applies to patients with non-cancer chronic illnesses. A total of 344 patients (115 with chronic hepatitis C, 120 with inflammatory bowel disease and 109 with recurrent vertigo) completed the CAEPO. Exploratory factor analysis and Cronbach's alpha provide only partial support for the seven factors suggested by the original CAEPO. A streamlined version with fewer dimensions and items may be a better solution for identifying coping strategies among these patients.
authors.affiliation: Health Services Research on Chronic Patients Network (REDISSEC), Hospital Galdakao-Usansolo, Spain. miren.orivecalzada@osakidetza.net
authors.forename: Miren
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Orive
authors.forename: Jose M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Quintana
authors.forename: Kalliopi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vrotsou
authors.forename: Carlota
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Las Hayas
authors.forename: Amaia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bilbao
authors.forename: Irantzu
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Barrio
authors.forename: Begoña
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Matellanes
authors.forename: Jesús A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Padierna
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D019698:Hepatitis C, Chronic / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014717:Vertigo / Q000523:psychology