Coping strategies among amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients: an integrative review
Objective To identify coping strategies used by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients. Methods Integrative literature review using the Virtual Health Library, MEDLINE, and ScienceDirect databases. Results Eighteen studies were included. “Seeking social support” was the main coping strategy, w...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2022 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN) |
| Repositorio: | Repositório Institucional da UFRN |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.ufrn.br:123456789/54164 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://repositorio.ufrn.br/handle/123456789/54164 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00415-021-10472-2 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | coping strategies amyotrophic lateral sclerosis motor neuron disease adaptation |
| Sumario: | Objective To identify coping strategies used by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients. Methods Integrative literature review using the Virtual Health Library, MEDLINE, and ScienceDirect databases. Results Eighteen studies were included. “Seeking social support” was the main coping strategy, while “Confrontive coping” and “Distancing” were the least mentioned. Conclusion The coping strategies used by ALS patients do not seem to focus on emotions or stress-triggering problems. Age and gender did not modify the chosen strategy. |
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