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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Autores: Dourado Junior, Mário Emílio Teixeira, Leandro, Georgiana Soares, Santana, Glauciane Costa, Dantas, Luan Samy Xavier
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
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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.