title: Religious beliefs, coping, and psychological well-being among Greek cancer patients.
abstract: Using a prospective design, the aim of this study was to examine the relationship between coping and psychological well-being (distress and positive affect) in a sample of Greek cancer patients ( N = 86), giving a special emphasis on the role of religiosity (religious beliefs and coping). Results showed that religious coping during chemotherapy was the only predictor of positive affect 7 months later, when engagement and disengagement strategies were included in the model. The present findings suggest that religious coping may play a positive role in the well-being of patients facing a life-threatening disease, such as cancer.
authors.affiliation: 1 Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.|2 Hellenic Police, Greece.
authors.forename: Apostolos
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kaliampos
authors.affiliation: 1 Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Pagona
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Roussi
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D000368:Aged; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006115:Greece; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents
keywords: beliefs; cancer; coping; religion; well-being