Coping and quality of life in patients awaiting lung transplantation

Abstract Objective Patients with end-stage lung disease (ESLD) experience significant decrements in quality of life (QOL). Although coping strategies are related to QOL in patients with ESLD, the extent to which specific native lung disease moderates this relationship is unknown. Methods We investig...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of psychosomatic research 2008-07, Vol.65 (1), p.71-79
Hauptverfasser:	Taylor, Jessica L, Smith, Patrick J, Babyak, Michael A, Barbour, Krista A, Hoffman, Benson M, Sebring, Deborah L, Davis, R. Duane, Palmer, Scott M, Keefe, Francis J, Carney, Robert M, Csik, Iris, Freedland, Kenneth E, Blumenthal, James A
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adaptation, Psychological Adult Biological and medical sciences Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Coping Coping strategies Cystic fibrosis Cystic Fibrosis - diagnosis Cystic Fibrosis - psychology Cystic Fibrosis - surgery Emotions Errors of metabolism Female Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Health Status Humans Illness and personality Illness, stress and coping Internal-External Control Lung transplant Lung Transplantation - psychology Lung Transplantation - rehabilitation Lungs Male Medical sciences Metabolic diseases Middle Aged Miscellaneous hereditary metabolic disorders Personality Inventory Principal Component Analysis Psychiatry Psychology and medicine Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychology. Psychophysiology Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - diagnosis Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - psychology Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - surgery Quality of Life Sickness Impact Profile Stress, Psychological - diagnosis Stress, Psychological - psychology Surveys and Questionnaires Transplants
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Zusammenfassung:	Abstract Objective Patients with end-stage lung disease (ESLD) experience significant decrements in quality of life (QOL). Although coping strategies are related to QOL in patients with ESLD, the extent to which specific native lung disease moderates this relationship is unknown. Methods We investigated the relationship between coping, native lung disease, and QOL among 187 patients awaiting lung transplantation, including 139 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and 48 with cystic fibrosis (CF). Participants completed a psychosocial battery assessing psychological QOL, physical QOL, and coping strategies. Results For both COPD and CF patients, higher levels of Active Coping ( P
ISSN:	0022-3999 1879-1360
DOI:	10.1016/j.jpsychores.2008.04.009